fugue definition by Wordo

Noun

A

contrapuntal

piece

of

music

wherein

a

particular

melody

is

played

in

a

number

of

voices

,

each

voice

introduced

in

turn

by

playing

the

melody

.

Verb

To

improvise

,

in

singing

,

by

introducing

vocal

ornamentation

to

fill

gaps

etc

.