Stretto


 
 

Stretto, from the Italian stringere "to draw close" is a musical term for when two or more voices in a fugue overlap their statements.

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A stretto is most often used to accelerate the action and movement of a piece, as seen in J.S. Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, No. 1.

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Fugue: :For the use of the word in psychology see fugue state...

Statement: The term statement can have several meanings:...

J.S. Bach: REDIRECT Johann Sebastian Bach...

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