fugally

An adverb used in music theory, meaning 'in the style of a fugue' or 'according to the principles of fugal composition.' It describes the manner in which musical voices or themes are developed and interwoven contrapuntally, following the strict imitative structure characteristic of a fugue.

• 🇩🇪Adverb aus der Musiktheorie, das bedeutet 'im Stil einer Fuge' oder 'nach den Prinzipien der Fugenkomposition'. Es beschreibt die Art, wie musikalische Stimmen oder Themen kontrapunktisch entwickelt und miteinander verwoben werden, entsprechend der strengen imitativen Struktur einer Fuge.

1. In a fugal manner C1 formal art

   In a musical style that resembles a fugue, with a contrapuntal composition in which a short melody or phrase is introduced by one part and successively taken up by others.

   • The piece begins fugally, with each instrument entering in turn.
   • The composer structured the final movement fugally to create a dense texture.
   • This section is played fugally, imitating the theme across different voices.

   🇩🇪fugal

   Synonyme: polyphonically

• more fugally comparative form
• most fugally superlative form