Proper Pronunciation Guide

fugue

[fjug]

Tips:

  • Pronounce this word as one syllable—like the word “few” followed by
    /g/. The letter “u” is pronounced like the name of the letter itself—
    /ju/.
  • Do not pronounce the letters “ue”.

Practice Sentence:

 She played a Bach fugue on the organ.

Definition:

  • (noun) A musical form in which several themes are each introduced and played or sung by a different instrument or voice and are then played simultaneously in a contrastive, or contrapuntal, form.

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