The Emergence Machine

Fugue

physical · Music · Level 11 · E9

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

fugue emerges from counterpoint. It requires sound.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “fugue” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “fugue”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
fugue
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL11L10L9L8L2L1L0FugueCounterpointMelodyThemeCompositionNarrativeNote… intermediate l…EnvironmentFormIdeaInformationActionChangeMatterRhythm AbstractEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesFugueL11CompositionL8ThemeL9CounterpointL10E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Composition L8 (requires)
    A polyphonic composition in which a theme is introduced and then developed through multiple voices in counterpoint.
  • Theme L9 (requires)
    A polyphonic composition in which a theme is introduced and then developed through multiple voices in counterpoint.
  • Counterpoint L10 (foundational)
    Fugue is a contrapuntal form