Music. [f. FUGUE + -AL.] Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of fugues.
1854. Cherubini’s Counterpoint, 7. He will be able to form himself in the style which befits the fugal art.
1875. Ouseley, Mus. Form, ii. 23. This is … common in fugal works.
1881. Mus. Trades Rev., 15 Feb., 7/1. It is in B minor allegro, and opens with a fugal figure.
Hence Fugally adv., in a fugal manner.
1892. Daily News, 4 Nov., 2/1. The various themes are properly developed, and in at least two instances are even treated fugally.
