The term was coined by
G.B. Martini in the second volume of his work
Esemplare, ossia Saggio fondamentale pratico di contrappunto (1775), which also featured the terms
attacco and
soggetto to refer to short and average-length fugue themes, respectively. In Martini's definition, a fugue theme of six 4/4 bars could be described as an andamento. The term found limited use outside of
Italy, but has been discussed by scholars. ==Examples==