fugue
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“He’s the Rock of Ages of music,” says Carpenter, who particularly loves the fugue nicknamed “St. Anne” and the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
In uniform, Mr. Merkel started experiencing strange fugue states, where he would be awake but barely responsive and would retain little memory afterward of what had happened.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
The chorus, in the old musical forms of canon and fugue, demands light.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2023
Tai has gone into such a fugue state that she's hallucinating visits with her son and causing accidents with her ex-wife in the passenger seat.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023
Fugue — A fugue usually has at least three independent parts, or voices.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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