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stretto

American  
[stret-oh] / ˈstrɛt oʊ /

noun

Music.

plural

stretti, strettos

  1. the close overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, each voice entering immediately after the preceding one.

stretto British  
/ ˈstrɛtəʊ /

noun

  1. (in a fugue) the close overlapping of two parts or voices, the second one entering before the first has completed its statement of the subject

  2. Also called: stretta.  a concluding passage in a composition, played at a faster speed than the earlier material

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Etymology

Origin of stretto

1745–55; < Italian: literally, narrow < Latin strictus. See strict, strait

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