a very spooky piece composed by J.S Bach. it is famous for being overoused in old horror films
person 1: let's watch some old horror films
person 2: OK
*toccata and fugue in d minor plays*
person 1 & 2 are shaking in fear*
person 1: this is so spooky!
person 2: i agree
When you scroll through social media for an extended period and lose your perception of time.
I went on Twitter for like 15 min and got sucked into a scroll fugue. Before I knew it, four hours had passed!
The heady, fuzzy, nearly unconscious state that one slips into after devouring pizza.
Tim: "Sam, what's wrong man? You look like you're about to faint."
Sam: "Nah man, I'm good. I ate a whole pizza, and now I am in a pizza fugue."
1. A classical musician with a clear baroque emphasis regardless of repertoire (eg playing Joplin in baroque meter)
2. A confident musician specializing in baroque era (particularly Bach) music
“Did you hear Davyyd in the practice room? He didn’t tell me he was a fugue-Turkey!”
“What a let-down. The concert was supposed to be indie-pop but the lead singer did all the interludes like a fugue-Turkey.”
Someone who really excels at playing fugues. But a bit old fashioned. Someone who rips a fugue double time on the piano
Did you see that guy shredding the shit out of that fugue? He is a Fugue Turkey
Tiredness (normally post-eating)
Man I’ve got some post eating fugue
1. a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase (the subject) is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others and developed by interweaving the parts.
2. a state or period of loss of awareness of one's identity, often coupled with flight from one's usual environment, associated with certain forms of hysteria and epilepsy.
1. The organist launched into a complex fugue, its intricate melodies weaving and echoing throughout the cathedral.
2. The man's sudden disappearance and subsequent discovery in another state, with no memory of how he arrived there, suggested a possible fugue state.