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.

• 🇪🇸Adverbio utilizado en teoría musical que significa 'en estilo de fuga' o 'según los principios de la composición fugada'. Describe la manera en que las voces o temas musicales se desarrollan y entrelazan contrapuntísticamente, siguiendo una estricta estructura imitativa característica de la fuga.

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.

   🇪🇸de manera fugal

   Sinónimos: polyphonically

• more fugally comparative form
• most fugally superlative form