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fugato

American  
[foo-gah-toh, fyoo-] / fuˈgɑ toʊ, fyu- /

noun

Music.

plural

fugatos

  1. a section of a composition that is in fugal style but does not constitute a real fugue.

fugato British  
/ fjʊˈɡɑːtəʊ /

adverb

  1. in the manner or style of a fugue

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noun

  1. a movement, section, or piece in this style

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Etymology

Origin of fugato

From Italian, dating back to 1865–70; see origin at fugue, -ate 1

Example Sentences

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Possum dicere illius esse quod Odenatus Persos vicit, ac Sapore fugato Ctesiphontem usque pervenit.

From Zenobia or, the Fall of Palmyra by Ware, William

No. 1 has an opening of thirty-seven bars in common time, fugato.

From The Pianoforte Sonata Its Origin and Development by Shedlock, J. S. (John South)

The music then proceeds in fugato manner for a long time, and there are no more directions or quotations from the text in the score till towards the end.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher

He regarded it as a synonym of the fantasia, which was a free form made up of fugato instrumental passages.

From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor

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