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motivically en · ADV

Etymology

From motivic + -ally.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In accordance with, or by means of, a motif.
    • In contrast to the motivically imprinted accompagnato, however, in which the motive has a purely accompanying function, the arioso often contains motivic imitation between the vocal and instrumental parts. 2005, Alfred Dürr, Richard Douglas Jones, The Cantatas of J.S. Bach: With Their Librettos in German-English Parallel Text: