stretto

 [stret-oh]  

stret·to

   [stret-oh]
noun, plural stret·ti  [stret-ee] , stret·tos. Music.
the close overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, each voice entering immediately after the preceding one.
Origin:
1745–55; < Italian: literally, narrow < Latin strictus. See strict, strait
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Stretto is always a great word to know.
So is major. Does it mean:
interval smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding major interval
major interval, chord, scale
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stretto (ˈstrɛtəʊ)
 
—n , pl -tos, -ti
1.  (in a fugue) the close overlapping of two parts or voices, the second one entering before the first has completed its statement of the subject
2.  Also called: stretta a concluding passage in a composition, played at a faster speed than the earlier material
 
[C17: from Italian, from Latin strictus tightly bound; see strict]

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