adverb
- in a way that involves or uses microtones (musical intervals smaller than a semitone)
Usage: music theory
Examples
- The composer wrote the piece to be performed microtonally.
- She tuned her violin microtonally to achieve quarter-tone intervals.
- The orchestra played microtonally, creating unusual harmonic textures.
- His music explores scales that are organized microtonally.
- The synthesizer can be programmed to play microtonally.
- Traditional Western instruments cannot easily perform microtonally.