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Fugue vs Ricercare - What's the difference?

fugue | ricercare |

As nouns the difference between fugue and ricercare

is that fugue is 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 while ricercare is an alternative spelling of ricercar.

fugue

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (music) 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.
  • Anything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.

    • Related terms

    * fugue state

    See also

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    ricercare

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
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