Nicole Mones

In my own life I studied music, not creative writing; I see a novel as music - an opening as an overture, themes and subplots as lines in a fugue. The chance to write a novel about a musician boxed in by all kinds of limitations but who plays out his ultimate struggle for freedom at the piano was irresistible.

American Novelist

Karen DeCrow

I enjoy practicing law too much to even contemplate retiring, but I often think about engaging in serious study of the history of art, of the intricacies of classical music. I could write a fugue, or perhaps learn to play the cello.

American Activist

Krzysztof Penderecki

Listen to the triple fugue in 'Magnificat' - the first subject is seven voices, the second one has 52 different voices, the third uses five; then I combine all together. Such textures you cannot call primitive.

Polish Composer

Vladimir Horowitz

Scriabin slept with Chopin under his pillow, and I slept with Wagner under mine. I could not concentrate on memorizing Bach fugues, but I had all of 'Gotterdammerung' in my fingers.

American Musician

Edna O'Brien

In every question and every remark tossed back and forth between lovers who have not played out the last fugue, there is one question and it is this: 'Is there someone new?

Irish Novelist

Alvin Ailey

We talk too much of black art when we should be talking about art, just art. Black composers must be free to write rondos and fugues, not only protest songs.

American Dancer

Maira Kalman

There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I am with a record by Thelonious Monk.

American Author

Michael Tippett

The blues are like the fugue in 18th century. It's probably the music that belongs most to our time.

English Composer

Isaac Mizrahi

If you try to have a fashion show with Bach fugues and John Coltrane, it doesn't really work.

American Designer

Helen Hayes

The worst constructed play is a Bach fugue when compared to life.

American Actress

Used in classical music discussions, often linked with Baroque styles.

Music Genre

A technical term in music theory; not used in everyday language.

Technical Term

Fugue involves imitation, where one part copies another.

Imitative Technique

Refers to a rare psychiatric condition, often following a traumatic event.

Psychological Condition

The medical fugue is often a temporary, reversible condition.

Temporary State

Unlike daydreaming, a fugue state isn't intentional or controllable.

Not Daydreaming

A metaphorical use, expressing a deep level of distraction from reality.

Mental Escape

Can describe a positive, creative state of deep thought or focus.

Not Always Negative

 become popular. By then, larger, more varied ensembles were the rule with woodwinds, brass, and percussion to help tell the tale. But Vivaldi pulled it off with just one violin, strings, and a harpsichord. Unlike his contemporary Bach, Vivaldi wasn't much interested in complicated fugues.

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