strette
/ˈstrɛteɪ/
noun
- A musical passage, especially in a fugue, where the subject and answer overlap in quick succession, creating a sense of urgency or climax.
- The composer used a strette to build tension before the final chord.
- The fugue ended with a dramatic strette that brought all the voices together.
- In the final strette, the melody entered before the previous phrase had finished.