fugally

/'fju:gəli/

Thân thiện

The choir sang the piece fugally.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a fugal style: In a manner that is characteristic of or resembles a fugue, a complex contrapuntal musical composition.

Usage

• The term "fugally" is used almost exclusively in musical contexts to describe how a piece of music is composed or performed. It specifies that the musical texture or development follows the principles of a fugue.

Examples

• Adverb:
  • The composer developed the main theme fugally in the final movement. (The composer elaborated the main theme using the contrapuntal techniques of a fugue in the final movement.)
  • This section is written fugally, with the subject introduced in each voice in turn. (This section is composed in the style of a fugue, with the main melody presented successively in each independent part.)

Advanced Usage

• "to treat a theme fugally": to develop a musical subject using fugal techniques like imitation and counterpoint.
  • Bach was a master at treating simple melodies fugally. (Bach was exceptionally skilled at developing simple melodies using the complex structure of a fugue.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fugal (adj): Pertaining to or of the nature of a fugue.
  • The piece has a fugal section in the middle.
• Fugue (n): A polyphonic composition based on one or more themes, which are introduced by each voice in succession and developed contrapuntally.

Synonyms

• Contrapuntally: In a style involving counterpoint, the relationship between independent melodic lines. (This is a close synonym, though "fugally" is more specific to the strict structure of a fugue.)
• Polyphonically: In a style involving multiple independent melodic voices sounding simultaneously.

Notes

• "Fugally" is a technical term from music theory. It is not commonly used in everyday language. There are no common idioms or phrasal verbs associated with this specific adverb.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a fugal style