a tune upon which a fugue is built
Fuging tune
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Double fugue
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a fugue which has two separate subjects
Preparation
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Tuning peg
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a peg, usually of wood, or a pin, usually of steel, around which a string runs, and which, when turned, increases or decrease…
Tuning pin
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a peg, usually of wood, or a pin, usually of steel, around which a string runs, and which, when turned, increases or decrease…
Fugue
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form in which a subject theme is introduced and then extended and developed through some number of successive imitations
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