A __________ is composed of three or four independent parts of which one part, or voice, states a theme, which is then imitated in succession by each of the others.

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This is a description of a fugue, a common form in Baroque music. Cantatas and madrigals may have imitative sections, but they do not necessarily have the distinct independent parts that characterize a fugue.

A __________ Is Composed of Three or Four Independent Parts