Fuge
Definition of the German term Fuge in music:
- fugue (contrapuntal composition in which a theme is introduced by one voice and then repeated or imitated by others)
- canon in medieval music
- imitative work in the Renaissance
Language
German
Singular
Fuge
Plural
Fugen
Combinations
German musical terms that include Fuge:
- Doppelfuge – double fugue
- Gegenfuge – counterfugue
- Kunstfuge – fugue exhibiting all the possibilities when writin...
- Meisterfuge – literally "master fugue"...
- Quintfuge – fuge at the fifth
- Tripelfuge – triple fugue
Musical examples
Music scores that include Fuge:
- Albert Becker: Präludium und Fuge (1888) Page 1
- Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor (1708) Page 1
Related terms
German musical terms related to Fuge:
- Kanon – canon...
- Krebskanon – retrograde canon
- Rätselkanon – riddle canon