Meaning Of The Word Stretto

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What's The Definition Of Stretto?

stretto in American English
in a fugue, the following of the voices in close succession, esp. in the closing section
noun: the close overlapping of statements of the subject in a fugue, each voice entering immediately after the preceding one

stretto in British English
noun: (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

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