FUGUES
Noun
fugues
plural of fugue
Source: Wiktionary
FUGUE
Fugue, n. Etym: [F., fr. It. fuga, fr. L. fuga a fleeing, flight,
akin to fugere to fiee. See Fugitive.] (Mus.)
Definition: A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or
themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first
given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way,
it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and
so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their
several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive
whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears.
All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each other, like the
parts of a fugue. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition