- 1. n. A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears. Source: opted
- 2. n. dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state Source: wordnet
- 3. n. a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days Source: wordnet
- 4. n. a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement Source: wordnet
- 5. A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears. All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other, like the parts of a fugue. Jer. Taylor. Source: webster
- 6. A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme orthemes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is firstgiven out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way,it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, andso on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing theirseveral melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressivewhole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears.All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other, like theparts of a fugue. Jer. Taylor. Source: adambom
- 7. n:100 n. dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state n. a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days n. a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement Source: ecdict
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