instrumentally
Adverb
Meaning
By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.
With instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally accompanied.
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Industry was regarded entirely instrumentally by party, state and military, in terms of its ability to provide the sinews of war... The business community was characterized by a defensive opportunism in the face of state power.
You cannot dance without music though you can sing instrumentally without dancing.
Instrumentally, the band favors the reverb of SoCal surf-rock and the buzzsaw distortion of early Nirvana, with Preston's airy, psychedelic-tinged vocals floating somewhere up above.
Some of his chansons were doubtless designed to be performed instrumentally.
Sacred music, both a capella and instrumentally accompanied, is at the heart of the tradition.
Other times the issue is avoided by having the performer(s) play the anthem instrumentally instead of singing it.