real, tonal reel, TOE-nul Your browser does not support the audio element. [ English ] Definition In a fugue, if the answer has exactly the same intervals as the subject, the only difference being that it is transposed, the answer is said to be real. If the answer varies from the subject it is said to be tonal. Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on X (opens in a new tab) Last Updated: 2016-06-07 13:44:42