Fugally

/ˈfjuːɡəli/ adverb

Definition

In the manner or style of a fugue; with the characteristics of fugal composition.

Etymology

From 'fugal' plus the -ly adverbial suffix. A technical term in music criticism and composition.

Kelly Says

When musicians describe something as 'written fugally,' they mean the composer used the architectural discipline of a fugue—multiple voices answering each other like a mathematical proof in sound.

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