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Fugue - Keywords

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Fugue
a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
Exposition
The beginning of a piece of music that exposes the first material of the piece
Development
The development of the original music material and comes in the second phase.
Recapitulation
The restatement of a main idea; a summary or concise review
Theme
A musical melodic idea
Subject
The first musical theme introduced to a fugue
Answer
The same musical idea as a subject played a 5th or a 4th interval to the subjects original key
Counterpoint
The art of combining in a single texture two or more melodic lines.
Soprano
High female voice
Alto
Low female voice
Tenor
High male voice
Bass
Low male voice
SATB
Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass
Polyphony
Music with two or more melodies blended together.
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