fuguing tune
noun
variants: or
fuguing piece
orfuging tune
less commonlyfuge tune
Definition of fuguing tune
: a hymn written in a style popular in England and the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries employing simple contrapuntal imitation in its middle section —called also fuge
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Origin and Etymology of fuguing tune
fuguing from gerund of 2fugue
First Known Use: 1855
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