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| stret·to [ stréttō ] (plural stret·tos or stret·ti [ stréttee ]) |
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1. overlapping passages in fugue: in a fugue or similar musical work, the successive statements of the theme very close together in time
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2. fast passage: the speeding up of a piece of music at a climactic moment
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| [Mid-18th century. Via Italian, "narrow, tight" < Latin strictus (see strict)] |
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