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For Cullen, the process begins after Lloyd Webber has composed the melodies.
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Darryn King, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Fitzgerald puts on a masterclass, delivering the melody as written with authority and then dipping out to embellish her vocal line just enough to be surprising, at just the right moments to be surprising.
—Marc Hirsh, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Moroney joined in on a following chorus, singing the melody while McRae took a lower harmony.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Rinuccini and Peri’s Dafne was performed using a new style called recitative, in which the vocalist would have imitated the rhythm of spoken language rather than focusing on the melody.
—Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Darryn King, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Fitzgerald puts on a masterclass, delivering the melody as written with authority and then dipping out to embellish her vocal line just enough to be surprising, at just the right moments to be surprising.
—Marc Hirsh, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Moroney joined in on a following chorus, singing the melody while McRae took a lower harmony.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Rinuccini and Peri’s Dafne was performed using a new style called recitative, in which the vocalist would have imitated the rhythm of spoken language rather than focusing on the melody.
—Mariana Fernández, ARTnews.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Melody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/melody. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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