+A fugue is a [contrapuntal](/wiki/counterpoint) musical composition where a short melodic idea, the subject, is introduced in one voice and successively taken up by others. It is characterized by the systematic imitation of this subject among various lines, weaving complex [polyphonic](/wiki/polyphony) textures.
+## See also
+- [Canon](/wiki/canon)
+- [Sonata](/wiki/sonata)
+- [Baroque](/wiki/baroque)
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