x.i fugue: a contrapunal composition in which a short melody or phrase is introduced by one part and successively taken up by the others and developed by interweaving the parts...
x.i fugue: a contrapunal composition in which a short melody or phrase is introduced by one part and successively taken up by the others and developed by interweaving the parts (noun- music)
x.ii great-grandfather: flight under threat of arrest resulting from dubious accusation. relocation to alternate region and introduction of new name (U.S. 1920’s)
x.iii. fugue: 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 (noun psychiatry)
x.iv. fugue: from the latin fugaà fugue à flight to flee
x.v. great-grandfather: later in life suffering from advanced dementia, depression, and possibly undiagnosed Alzheimer’s. an attempt at suicide ultimately unsuccessful