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Recent Examples of polyphonic
Maria Arnal, the composer behind the film’s score, brought her polyphonic approach, collaborating closely with the director.
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
The interviews, some friendly, some contentious, give the novel a polyphonic feel, a sense that the discussions and arguments continue to this day.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
Dazzling and tightly wound, polyphonic and opinionated, the novel was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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Callum McLennan, Variety, 5 Sep. 2024
The interviews, some friendly, some contentious, give the novel a polyphonic feel, a sense that the discussions and arguments continue to this day.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
Dazzling and tightly wound, polyphonic and opinionated, the novel was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
—Emma Alpern, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for polyphonic
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The harmonic convergence reached its height in the spring of 1981.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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There is, however, a harmonic tension at the heart of the conception, as semitone dissonances pierce the texture in almost every bar—F against E, D-sharp against E, C against B. As one of these twinges is resolved, another intrudes.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024
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Plans major in music performance with the eventual goal to earn a full-time position as an orchestral trombone player.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Once More continues in the tradition of that record, compiling the duo’s finest Yuletide songs—Christmas Portrait is well represented—interwoven with sparkling orchestral arrangements and always centering Karen Carpenter’s hearth-warm voice.Darryn King, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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All the while, temple bells ring in the background, weaving together even the most disparate-seeming images into something rhythmic.Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 Dec. 2024
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House music has always been a voice of liberation and unity, and the festival continues this legacy by showcasing world-class artists who infuse these sounds with Brazil’s rhythmic soul.Corein Carter, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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In the campaign, Long models pieces from the Skims Body, Seamless Sculpt and Hosiery collections, putting the brand’s diverse range of tonal pieces front and center.Julia Teti, WWD, 19 Dec. 2024
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What feels like a tonal treadmill is mostly differentiated by environments that will no doubt be wildly confusing to many elementary schoolers’ understanding of African geography, and may even lead adults to mix up the characters.Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2020
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Maybe that explains why their playing in the Eighth Symphony sang out with such fullness and breadth, and why chordal passages had such strong hints of a church choir.New York Times, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
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Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.Dallas News, Dallas News, 25 June 2022
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Kelce’s first reaction to the lyric switch-up was caught in a video posted by a fan on TikTok.Escher Walcott, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Dance sections lacked charm; lyric passages were spiritless; the klezmer episodes in the third movement were strictly goyish.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Polyphonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polyphonic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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