transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstre-(ˌ)tō ]
noun
also stret·ta -tə
( plural stret·ti -(ˌ)tē ; or strettos )
Etymology: stretto from Italian, from stretto narrow, close, from Latin strictus, past participle; stretta from Italian, from feminine of stretto — more at strict
Date: circa 1740
1.
a. : the overlapping of answer with subject in a musical fugue
b. : the part of a fugue characterized by this overlapping
2. : a concluding passage performed in a quicker tempo