Fugue

A contrapuntal composition in which a subject is introduced and developed through imitative entries

About Fugue

A fugue begins with a single voice stating the subject (the main theme), after which additional voices enter one by one, each stating the subject in turn — alternating between tonicTonicThe first and most important note of a key, serving as the central point of rest and resolution.View full entry → and dominantDominantThe fifth degree of a scale and the second most important tonal centre after the tonic.View full entry → entries. The exposition is complete once all voices have stated the subject.