| 单词 | timbre |
| 例句 | Imitating this sound on a small gong or drumhead will approximate the type of play with timbre that is required. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z As he set the table, he kept from glancing at the living room, although he could hear her laughter and Master’s voice, with its irritating new timbre. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Sometimes I’d give myself an aggressive voice and firm, athletic timbre. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z I heard only the timbre of his voice thumping in my ears. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z It lent an added timbre to her speaking voice. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Time information, which includes rhythm, tempo and meter, timbre, meaning, and emotion is less understood. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z How might you draw or visually represent these sounds and their timbres? Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Children can explore the timbre, production, and material of the instruments to come up with their own ways of categorizing them. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Dad had a fine baritone, with strength and timbre and range, and despite being tanked, he sang that hymn like the roof-raiser it is. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z One spoke with the timbre of a child. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The primary auditory cortex is one of the oldest and first developed areas of the human brain, suggesting that recognizing timbre is an extremely important function in human evolution. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The human ear and brain are capable of hearing and appreciating very small variations in timbre. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z While her voice had the rich, dark timbre of contralto, the lowest female voice, she had no trouble with the ringing tones of soprano, the highest. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z His voice carried the cold timbre inseparable from a metallic diaphragm, “Do you realize the seriousness of such a statement, Powell?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The enraged timbre in Papa’s voice made my fingers cold at the tips. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z If we could listen to them all at once, fully orchestrated, in their immense ensemble, we might become aware of the counterpoint, the balance of tones and timbres and harmonics, the sonorities. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t make out what she was saying, though the timbre of her voice was clear even over the noise: cheerful, raucous, oddly pleasant. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z They observed how timbre is recognized at the mammalian primary auditory cortex to predict human sound source recognition. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Before teaching it, ask students to listen carefully to something in the song’s phrasing, repetition, rhythm, melody, timbre, lyrics, dynamics, rests, mood or affect, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z This difference is in the timbre of the sounds. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Although these exercises were developed for children with special needs, they are highly applicable in developing crucial musical listening skills and for helping children recognize categories of music, instruments, and timbre of sounds. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Below is a list of other ways to think about instruments besides the way the sound is produced, such as its timbre or similar sound; physical attributes, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z What an instrument is made of has a direct effect on its timbre. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Where do the harmonics, and the timbre, come from? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z A business associate speaks in a deep baritone, but I pass through the timbre to attend to his words. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Children are able to discern the timbre of a sound from a very young age, including the vocal timbres of peers, relatives, and teachers, as well as the timbres of different instruments. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Nye, whose normal voice is cuttingly nasal and naturally intimidating, was attempting a subdued timbre, a disarming, throwaway style. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The words musicians use to describe timbre are somewhat subjective, but most musicians would agree with the statement that, compared with each other, the first sound is mellow, the second bright, and the third rich. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z Practice describing different timbres of music—play different types of music on Pandora, for example, and try to describe the timbres you hear, including the vocal timbre of the singer or instrumental timbres. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Music in our ears: The biological bases of musical timbre perception. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z So why do different instruments have different timbres? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z The banging, which had stopped for a few moments, changes timbre and direction. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Don Joaquín’s voice rose in timbre and pitch, until he seemed to disappear and only his words remained, reverberating against the cement walls, piercing the assembled into delirious convulsions and ecstatic trances. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The general sound that one would expect of a type of instrument — a trombone for example is usually called its timbre or color. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z At this hour, it was very possible that Franny felt deeply hesitant about taking a chance on just the timbre, let alone the verbal content, of any of her brothers’ voices on the phone. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z One of the most important elements for all humans is the timbre of a sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z But the timbre of Lily’s voice calms me just the same. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z When listening to music, sound vibrations enter the auditory cortex and are instantaneously broken down into elements of pitch, timbre, spatial relations, and tone duration. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Schulwerk uses the native language, sounds, timbres, rhythms, melodies, and tonal material surrounding the child, particularly in its folk music repertoire. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Its timbre replaced that of the overhead lights and cast a subtle pall across the citizens in the gallery, who sat looking at one another and at the ceiling. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Lev’s deep timbre echoed through the room, his voice as soulful and resonant as when he led prayers as the chazzan in shul. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Musical timbre is one of the most critical of all components of music, yet remains one of the most mysterious of all human perceptual attributes. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Here are a few words commonly used to describe either timbre or tone quality. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z They’re familiar with the musical genres, timbres, modes, and instruments, rhythmic and melodic patterns, and have learned the culturally acceptable cadences, harmonies, texture, and so forth. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Recognizing a sound’s timbre is significant to humans in that it helps us to distinguish the source of the sound, i.e. who is calling us—our parents, friends, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z It was lower than I recalled, a dark, smoky timbre. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Contrasting Timbres: Assign a different movement to different timbres. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Your inspiration for a music or integrated lesson plan can be a song, an instrument, timbre, vocal sound, poem, story, rhythm, speech pattern, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Musical intelligence is the capacity to discern pitch, rhythm, timbre, and tone. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Herbie subsided suddenly, and muttered in a low voice from which the metallic timbre departed almost entirely. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z His Oxford-accented voice was surprisingly soft; it did not have the timbre that it did over the radio and it was a little theatrical, a little too measured. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Digger looked away for a second, and when he looked back at me, his voice had lost its angry timbre. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Unlike Grandfather’s stories, which quieted the warring spirits within her with the softness of moonlight or the lyric timbre of a lone flute, Mrs. Rappaport’s speech thrilled her like sunlight and trumpets. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z The voice had its very own timbre, with a heavy, weary rasp. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z For each instrument, what "color" words would you use to describe the timbre of each instrument? Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z His silhouette, long hair, the timbre of his voice echoing up to me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z So we watch their faces, their hands, their feet, and listen for truth in timbre. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Japanese music relies on subtle changes and exploration of timbre rather than continuous sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z They hear the movement of pitches, the content of rhythms, the movement of meter, and explore the timbre of whatever instrument or voice with which they have access. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z “Get on line!” the sheriff calls again, alarm clear in the timbre of his voice. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The timbre of his voice has a lot in common with thunder. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z His voice, when he spoke very softly as now, did have much the timbre of a woman’s voice, husky and unresonant. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z I think of his face without the mask and the low, thrilling timbre of his voice when he whispered in my ear at the Moon Festival. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Nearly all the keyboard timbres come from one family: rich, rounded tones with a little bit of buzz at the edge, akin to Radiohead songs like “Kid A.” New Music: The Debut of Ultraísta, and ‘Glad Rag Doll’ by Diana Krall 2012-10-01T21:36:40Z "Tempus ex Machina" illustrates that vividly as it taps into the very timbre of its chosen instruments with a feverish animism. Get ready for a 3-D sound experience with Les Percussions de Strasbourg 2011-02-16T21:09:06Z All were, at heart, about morphing timbres and textures, and whether by design or by happenstance, they added up to an impressive demonstration of the space’s tolerances for dynamic breadth and clarity of projection. Music Review: Wet Ink in Gaudeamus Muziekweek at New Issue Project Room 2012-01-28T00:48:03Z Her mother is from Ethiopia and she’s spent time in Bermuda, and when she sings she releases uncanny timbres. Rachel Brown’s Uncanny Voice 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Everything about “Rolling” — its melody and lyrics, Adele’s delivery and timbre, the role played by the backing vocalists — gestures back to a lost golden age of soul singers like Etta James and Dusty Springfield. The Songs of Now Sound a Lot Like Then 2011-07-17T01:45:26Z After their liberation, they let loose for Decca; the Eloquence set superbly reproduces the orchestra’s distinctive postwar timbre, as well as Munch’s intensity of expression. For the Conductor Charles Munch, Virtuosity Meant Taking Risks 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z At surface level, it was a special-effects demonstration, a bonanza of texture and timbre: quavery drones, like an oscillating synthesizer; delicate ghost tones, hovering in flute range; sharp, plosive rivets of percussive airflow. With Peter Evans on Trumpet, Only the Shape Is Familiar 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z The soft timbre of Charles Pikler's viola d'amore was an unexpected if welcome touch. Muti's return to CSO leaves hall abuzz with the excitement of old music and new 2011-05-06T16:26:00Z The timbre, the dynamics, the range and scope of textures — they make it overcrowded. For This Pianist, Every Album Is an Essay 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z These composers’ styles vary greatly, but they share a sensibility steeped in both Asian and Western timbres and tuning systems. Guo Wenjing’s ‘Feng Yi Te’ Mixes East and West 2012-07-20T17:11:45Z An artist with a winning stage presence, Ms. Genaux sings with a distinctive, dusky timbre and a wide palette that encompasses shades both mellow and bright. Music Review: Vivica Genaux and Daniel Okulitch at Morgan Library & Museum 2012-12-11T22:13:40Z Nathan Davis, a percussionist in the International Contemporary Ensemble, writes music that deals deftly and poetically with timbre and sonority. Music Review: Yarn/Wire Plays Percussion and Piano at Issue Project Room 2012-03-25T21:49:50Z Tiny atomic beads of harmony or timbre bump against each other but remain discrete, never melding into a wash of sound. Los Angeles Philharmonic/Dudamel; Written on Skin – review 2013-03-17T00:06:26Z Everything is chopped up and flung around: voices, rhythms, timbres, spatial cues. 15 Songs We Almost Missed This Year 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z Another hallmark of Mr. Hyla’s style was his exquisite attention to the timbre of instruments, including those — like bass clarinet and hammered dulcimer — typically neglected by concert composers. Lee Hyla, 61, Who Mixed Rock and Jazz Into Classical Works, Dies 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z His playing was commendable for its fluidity and virtuosity, distinguished by both a fleet-fingered lightness and a rich timbre. Istvan Vardai Plays Bach at the Park Avenue Armory 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z Others move at their original pace, somehow divining a metronome beat in the minimalist timbres. Dance review: 'Heaven' is a place where sound, movement meld 2010-04-02T18:19:00Z She demonstrated an alluring timbre and a broad emotional palette in Berg’s “Seven Early Songs.” Review: Dawn Upshaw Gets Down to Earth at Town Hall 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z This recording of works by Schubert is a marvel of the fusion of text and melody, suffused with the beauty of Mr. Gerhaher’s mellow, smooth timbre. Classical Playlist: Beethoven, Brahms and More 2014-12-18T05:00:00Z The band is back to using synthesizers, after a three-album moratorium, and the squelchy disco sounds and vaguely Asian timbres add a haywire gloss to the proceedings. The Magnetic Fields ? love songs with a cynical undertow 2012-03-05T22:10:05Z And the sound is incredible, deep and dense, with great ropy guitar timbres and throbbing tremolo effects, and Johnson’s full-toned, gracefully unspooling saxophone solos against the clave bell and hand percussion. New Releases by Optimo, Anita Wilson and Dexter Johnson 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z The truth: Ditch the wailing divas and you've got some lovely timbres and textures. New band of the day ? No 972: Koreless 2011-02-22T15:02:58Z He sings these words with the timbre of a soul man and scoops into them like a country artist. Review: Joe Henry weighs risks and rewards of love 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z What mattered was detail and continuity: the timbre and articulation of each note, the presence or absence of chords, the shape and suspense of each phrase, the storytelling dynamics of every stretch of music. Sir Richard Bishop Offers Solos at the Issue Project Room 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z It is probably no accident that his vocal timbre can evoke Eddie Jefferson, a pioneer in the style. 2010-01-08T03:51:00Z The result, Mr. Kalish said, was a timbre, nearly unique to Mr. Zukofsky, that stands as an apt metaphor for the man himself: “astringent, but very pure.” Paul Zukofsky, Virtuoso Violinist and Literary Executor, Dies at 73 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Elliott tore into the music with heated intensity, his voice a beguiling timbre of mahogany carried by boyish ardor. Review: A Cast Change Adds Suspense to the Met Opera’s ‘Pearl Fishers’ 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The warmth and richness of the playing was exceptional, with every department contributing its share of complex timbres and holding them together in a finely achieved sound picture. LPO/Masur ? review 2011-02-08T18:15:10Z The performance did not convey quite the exuberance of the original, but the reed quartet's warm timbre, lithe phrasings and unstoppable rhythmic energy pointed to the seriousness and credibility of the effort. 'Four Others' charge hard at Jazz Showcase 2011-04-01T15:34:00Z You’ll find different musical timbres and textures in Lou Harrison’s Suite for Violin and American Gamelan, premiered in 1974 with percussion instruments built to be an approximation of the original Indonesian percussion ensemble. Perspective | A beginner’s guide to enjoying classic music. No snobs allowed 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The only constant is the tone and timbre of the fabricated voice. Watch an Art Work About the Dark Web, on the Dark Web 2016-06-11T04:00:00Z Even the minor role of a musician who recites madrigals written by Manon’s rich patron, sung by the captivating Avery Amereau, stood out for the unusually rich, saturated auburn timbre of her voice. ‘Manon Lescaut’ at the Met Opera: A Courtesan in Need of Context 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z His clarion timbre takes getting used to, but he shaped Orlando’s music dramatically. Music Review: A Magician Pulling Strings to Prove a Point: Love Stinks 2011-08-16T22:00:31Z "I like to think I can hear the rhythms, I can hear the timbre and the elements, I can hear music in everyday sounds." The wild sound of Chris Watson 2013-09-11T02:11:39Z Mr. Haber used the soulful lower register of the viola to expressive effect, and its higher register to create intriguing timbres. At the Stone, the Flux Quartet Flexes Its Muscles 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Georgie Fame Lost in a Lover's Dream Three Line Whip 2012 He is instantly recognisable by the timbre of his voice alone, a voice that has scarcely changed in more than 50 years of recording. Georgie Fame: Lost in a Lover's Dream – review 2012-10-13T23:05:57Z To ears accustomed to the literally infinite array of sounds available via modern digital-sampling technology, the palette of timbres that Ms. Spiegel employed for “The Expanding Universe” can seem limited. Rediscovering the Electronic Music Godmothers 2012-11-25T00:50:05Z Scott Johnson, a composer and guitarist who forged an original style involving the rhythmic cadences of speech and the gestures and timbres of popular music, died on Friday in Manhattan. Scott Johnson, Playfully Inventive Composer, Is Dead at 70 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z It was electronic music — Mr. Krlic was hunched over a mixer in the smoke and shadows onstage — but for much of the set, typical keyboard notes or percussion timbres were scarce. Music Review: The Haxan Cloak and Robert Henke in Red Bull Festival 2014-05-12T14:44:09Z This, in turn, led to a performance by the combined ensembles — with the sarod’s metallic twang offering a captivating contrast to the timbres of Hespèrion’s harp and viols — that drew ecstatic applause. Review: The White Light Festival Opens With a Journey to the East 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Russell’s cello is often amplified, and occasionally moves into distorted timbres that are easy, now, to hear as forerunners of 1990s indie rock. Music, Theater and More to Experience at Home This Weekend 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z But now, apparently, songs are relying on a much smaller range of timbres than in the past. Pop music these days: it all sounds the same, survey reveals 2012-07-27T14:32:05Z It takes a moment to grow accustomed to the unfamiliar timbre but the rewards are immense. Chiaroscuro Quartet: Beethoven, Mozart – review 2013-07-13T23:05:03Z Challenging in almost every way, this jaunty, acerbic work is colored with unusual combinations of timbres, strong rhythmic pulses, and all sorts of virtuoso flourishes. Seattle chamber-music fest closes with truly grand finale 2012-07-30T16:46:04Z In this quartet he uses timbres that evoke a swarm of bees, for example, as well as pizzicato chords, eerie harmonics and a mournful conclusion. Music Review: Philharmonia Quartett Berlin at Weill Recital Hall 2012-10-14T22:09:02Z Glover scaled her forces down to chamber proportions, blending strings and winds instead of playing up the different timbres as do many period bands. If the music is Baroque, don't fix it 2011-01-26T15:22:15Z Mr. Bostridge wielded his clear tenor, with its distinctive timbre, to fine effect. Music Review: At Alice Tully, 19th-Century Pop, Via Brahms 2010-04-01T21:07:00Z Going into his audition, and then during filming aboard a life-size recreation of Jet’s beaten-down spaceship, Shakir was most concerned with matching “a certain tone and timbre” that he came to associate with his character. Netflix’s ‘Cowboy Bebop’ reignites a debate: Is Jet Black a Black anime character? 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z You’ll often hear them deploy a fragile, organic timbre over something synthetic and ominous. Playlist: New CDs: Albatrosh, Trio M, Charlie Haden and Hank Jones 2012-01-06T17:00:00Z Throughout the piece, he’s more consistently wry than Stockhausen, even when pushing into stark extremes of timbre. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Angular lines are painted in warm hues, and dramatic scoring touches — most notably, a quiet, introspective passage punctuated with bursts of combined flute and trumpet timbres — keep the proceedings fresh and surprising. Music Review: Students Interpret Kafkaesque Score 2010-09-26T21:26:00Z Evans, who died in 1988, was a composer-arranger of nearly boundless vision, with a gift for blending timbres in distinct and illuminating ways. Music Review: Gil Evans Project at the Jazz Standard 2013-05-15T21:10:30Z When two instruments intersected on a single note, he was not interested in smoothing it over, but in the slight dissonance of different timbres — a slightly strident flute, bisected by a shrill solo violin. Eschenbach and the NSO go almost modernist with Mahler 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “I almost fell of my chair. I swear to God, I didn’t know that’s what it was about,” she remembers, beginning to recite the poem in her wonderfully declarative timbre. Ann Dowd on The Handmaid's Tale: it's a form of activism 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z He also played a slightly-curved mezzo soprano saxophone, with a deeper timbre. Joe Lovano warms Jazz Alley with 'Bird Songs' 2011-04-29T16:02:04Z It seems labor disputes in New York City and Minnesota share a similar timbre. Carnegie Hall Cancels Opening-Night Gala 2013-10-02T21:09:34Z Instrumentally, the principal non-rock timbre was provided by a marimba, interjected occasionally by guitarist Paul Maroon. D.C. native Hamilton Leithauser feels right at home at the Hamilton No matter the style, his timbre seemed immune to age. Concert review: The many faces of Elvis Costello 2010-12-21T12:13:00Z Her voice was huge and opulent, the timbre sometimes reminiscent of that of the supreme Tosca of the ages, Maria Callas, with a slight edge at top volume that is appropriate to the character. L.A. Opera's 'Tosca': No gimmicks, just some powerhouse singing 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z “You recognize each one’s timbre in five seconds,” Mr. Noseda said in a rehearsal break, “which is a good thing.” Want to Be a Star? Take Your Lumps 2010-12-26T02:24:10Z The oom-pah-pah beats and tinkling timbres keep taking detours into odd syncopations and dissonances. Toy-Box Trio creates a lilting, lurching soundtrack to a carnivalesque world 2010-06-11T19:45:00Z At the concluding concert of her U.S. tour Sunday, Smith projected a star quality as radiant as the timbre of her voice. Review | Jorja Smith’s star power on full display at Howard Theatre 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z Harding’s voice is chameleonic, and the way it changes in tone and timbre from song to song is one of her music’s disorienting pleasures. Aldous Harding’s Gloriously Peculiar World of Songs 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z While her earlier take was punchy and harsh — both in its electronic timbres and in the acoustic playing — this one sounds warmer. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The solo percussion piece, Dark Ground, performed by Joby Burgess, eschews stick-juggling mesmerism in favour of the layering of complex processes and contrasting timbres. Tansy Davies – review 2013-04-10T17:30:04Z He then proceeded to play this warmly expressive piece superbly, with tone that ranged from a meaningful whisper to a positively overwhelming grandeur, and with a considerable variety of timbre in the music’s frequent pizzicatos. At chamber-music fest, program and performance in harmony 2013-01-22T18:54:33Z But in a era of bombarded ears, the harpsichord's beauty, range of timbre and texture, and, yes, hipness can only be appreciated close-up. Hip harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani goes for Baroque but is unfortunately hard to hear 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Their collaboration focused on what is known as extended techniques — unconventional methods of playing an instrument to produce unusual timbres or effects. Annie Gosfield’s ‘Signal Jamming and Random Interference’ 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z There was an amazing, rich timbre in her voice that made you listen. ArtsBeat Blog: Judy Garland Drama Coming to Broadway 2011-08-18T13:42:15Z Ms. Carrier combined thoughtful musicality with virtuosity in her alternately energetic and delicate account of a flute line laden with light multiphonics and unusual timbres. Music Review: TimeTable Percussion and Friends at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-06-21T22:57:00Z In a quieter mode Mr. Peplowski matched Ms. Carroll in delicacy with his unaccompanied clarinet rendition of Duke Ellington’s “Single Petal of a Rose,” exploring the outer limits of the instrument’s timbres. Music Review: A Classicist Who Enjoys Wild Flights of Imagination 2011-06-23T21:58:13Z Narrated by the avant-garde musician Laurie Anderson in a vocal timbre that blends her performance mode with a more conversational one, this film is informative and often fascinating. ‘Sisters With Transistors’ Review: How Women Pioneered Electronic Music 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z She persuaded by hitting sweet falsetto and provoked with intense interjections, changing her timbre at will. Tune-Yards thrill sold-out Lincoln Hall 2011-05-11T14:16:00Z The album’s center of gravity, always, is the Hadens’ vocal blend, which isn’t seamless or airless but rather a series of alert, intuitive micro-negotiations in the realm of intonation and timbre. New Music: New CDs From Broken Bells, Toni Braxton and Babyface 2014-02-03T22:25:14Z Orchestral timbres are sensuous and minutely shaded, from the smoky drifts of woodwind at the end of Part One, to the glacial weight of the Protector's anger – blurts of low brass – in Part Three. Los Angeles Philharmonic/Dudamel; Written on Skin – review 2013-03-17T00:06:26Z Three percussionists with identical instruments sat side by side, using percussion timbres, vocalizations and body gestures to produce a ritualistically choreographed work that packed as strong a punch visually as aurally. Music Review: Georges Aperghis Compositions at Miller Theater 2012-05-27T21:59:43Z Not only does Vo capture the timbre of Fitzgerald’s lush prose, but she follows the trajectory of the novel’s contrails into another realm. Review | Nghi Vo’s demonic adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby’ might be — gasp — jazzier than the original 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Connick’s slurred enunciation, pillowy timbre and intuitive phrasing show him to be closer to Presley in his vocal sound than to Sinatra. Music Review: Harry Connick Jr. Performs on Broadway 2010-07-16T21:19:00Z He revels in the full range of timbres afforded by the modern piano and often uses the sustaining pedal to allow notes to pool together like watercolors. Music Review: Piotr Anderszewski’s Bach Recital at Carnegie Hall 2012-12-09T22:11:03Z His next few albums featured a broad range of collaborators and a heavy quotient of synthetic timbres. Wayne Shorter, Intrepid Saxophonist and Composer, Dies at 89 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z At the song’s fortissimo climax—the moment of the silent swan’s sound, the woman’s confession—Bullock’s timbre took on a miraculous hue, merging with the color of the pianist Renate Rohlfing’s harmony. The Artistry of the Soprano Julia Bullock 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z Their voices are miraculously supple, sliding in smooth glissandos from pitch to pitch or adding sudden accents and quick changes of timbre. Master musicians from India at Cornish Playhouse | Concert preview 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z When Frank and I spoke a few days later, I heard the same mensch-y timbre in his voice. A Stranger Looked Like My Twin. That Was Just the Beginning. 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z In the quieter moments on her recordings, she doesn't so much play as insinuate the notes, eliciting a plush and dusky timbre from the piano, especially in its lower registers. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein brings her brand of Bach to Seattle 2011-01-06T22:08:07Z Her attention to detail extended from timbre to form. Perspective | Sophie pushed feel-good music toward a boundary that might not exist 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Like most guitarists who amplify, Ms. Isbin uses a system that lets her be heard but preserves the poetry and warmth of the guitar’s timbre: her sound was rounded and buttery throughout the instrument’s range. Music Review: A Classical Guitarist Making Herself Heard 2011-05-15T21:26:50Z Everything lies in the exteriors – the prosthetics, the precise approximation of a famous person's timbre or manner of speech. FX's "Impeachment" doesn't acquit itself well, despite a humanizing portrayal by Beanie Feldstein 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Patina Miller, recreating her starring performance from the West End production, has a radiant presence and a strong voice with a tangy timbre. | 'Sister Act': Different Church, More Sequins 2011-04-21T02:30:24Z It was not that the players underemphasized Webern’s free use of dissonance and spare, often eerie timbres; they reveled in them. Music Review: Capturing Shifts Between Ecstasy and Anguish 2011-01-18T23:32:38Z The composer allows the flute and cello to arrive at havens — single notes in which their timbres seem to merge — but these oases don’t last long before carnage intrudes. Review: Music on the Edge Makes Its New York Debut 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Made of light ash, it looks like a narrow grand, but sounds more like a fortepiano, with a brittle timbre that sparkles in the higher registers like a dulcimer. Fluid Piano Launch | World music review 2010-03-31T21:00:00Z If there was any weak link it was alto Alexandra Gibson, whose expressions sounded slightly forced at the beginning of the evening and whose veiled timbre didn't always carry well. Dunedin Consort – review 2012-12-21T18:07:41Z The singers were appealing and earnest, but it was hard to disassociate these songs from Mr. Wainwright’s singing of them in his distinctive voice, with its slightly nasal timbre and earthy allure. Critic?s Notebook: City Opera Begins Season With Rufus Wainwright 2011-11-18T21:43:07Z A guitarist and composer with an itch for blending timbres, Mr. Harrison, 55, has no problem putting familiar materials to unfamiliar use. Music Review: The Joel Harrison 19, a Big Band, at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola 2013-07-17T20:24:01Z The four solo voices – Anna Dennis, Tim Mead, Stuart Jackson and George Humphreys – emulated that lilt in their phrasing, with the timbre of Mead's countertenor in particular blending well with the instrumental obbligatos. OAE/Butt – review 2013-03-26T18:19:20Z His alluring tenor, with its baritonal timbre and expressive shadings, is heard to rewarding effect in selections including Siegmund’s “Sword Monologue.” Critics Name Their Favorite Wagner Recordings 2013-08-22T20:50:13Z As such, the subtleties in his singing only deviated minutely from his essentially brilliant timbre — a touch of duskiness here in “Juliet,” an echo of wistfulness there in “Night Song,” both by Owens. Review: Lawrence Brownlee Makes Room for Black Composers 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z They are helped in this quest for transcendence by the fact that both possess voices of a rare, exquisite timbre. Dead Can Dance – review 2012-10-28T18:45:01Z He details how the timbre of Frank's vocals changed as the singer discovered his own pathos. 'Frank: The Voice': James Kaplan chronicles how Frank Sinatra went from good to great 2010-12-03T22:28:00Z The sapphire eyes, the nose that launched a thousand cosmetic surgery requests, the exquisite tension between her glacial Nordic looks and the deep whiskey timbre of her voice. Rich in love: Candice Bergen’s sumptuous life 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z I went looking for the other half, thinking it might be something contrasting — higher, shorter, different timbre. How Sylvan Esso Made ‘Radio’ 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z The greatest challenges fell to tenor Robert Murray, who sang Gerontius with beautiful timbre, expressive depth, and immaculate diction. ‘Gerontius,’ where have you been? Seattle Symphony brings seldom-heard piece to vibrant life 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Throughout, Townsend’s delicate voice remains front and center, its willfully unwavering timbre hinting at an inner tumult words can’t describe. The Best New Podcasts of 2020 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The individual instrumental lines often seem to melt together: strings sound like woodwinds; marimba and piano timbres are inextricable and exotic blends become impossible to parse. Music Review: Celebrating Steve Reich, a Bit Early 2010-12-12T22:18:00Z He distinguishes men from women and age from youth with variations of pitch and timbre. When Alec Baldwin reads his memoir to us, it’s even better than the book 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z In the other, the brilliant Ms. Sumbry-Edwards is more forthright as her heels and toes — striking fast, smooth, impossibly concise — play with tone and timbre. Review: Dorrance Dance and Toshi Reagon’s ‘The Blues Project’ at the Joyce Theater 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Carter’s vocal writing, once assertively angular, is gently melodic these days, and Evan Hughes, a bass-baritone, projected the Pound texts with clarity and an appealing timbre. Music Review: Showcase for Orchestra of the League of Composers 2010-06-09T00:34:00Z The music was very burlesque in a way, but his way of using instrumentation — he doesn’t even use electronics, but it’s so weird and odd and amazing, how he expands his timbre palette. Du Yun: A Composer’s 10 Cultural Influences 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The instruments are beautifully scaled to one another, and both harmonious and distinct in their timbres. A jam session of harpsichord and zarb as indie spirit grows in classical music 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z "There were two different timbres of the voices that were there," Nixon says. Stand-in for the stars – the art of the dubbing singer 2013-06-25T11:22:01Z In the Andante, her gossamer, silky sound in the soloist’s opening measures evolved into a richer, deeper timbre, enhanced by liquid trills. Review: Lisa Batiashvili With the New York Philharmonic 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Elsewhere, the timbre was unobjectionable but too much the same. At the Phillips Collection, soprano Abigail Mitchell has room to grow 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z The title track, which cruises along in seven-eighths meter — because of the importance of the number seven in the Tiresias myth, of course — shows his knack for reformatting the ensemble in shifting arrays of timbre. New Music: ‘La Misma Gran Senora’ by Jenni Rivera and ‘Tiresian Symmetry’ by Jason Robinson 2012-12-17T22:57:59Z Bobby McFerrin bounced around registers and timbres in a droll a cappella version of “My Generation.” Music Review | 'The Music of the Who': So Who?s Next? Patti Smith and Others 2010-03-03T23:45:00Z The more interesting question, of course, is why Roy clung to nonfiction, and how she engages within it—the timbre of her reaction to demagoguery, inequality, corporate malfeasance, and the spoliation of the environment. The Prescient Anger of Arundhati Roy 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z In the end, the word “shrill” is not about the off-putting volume, pitch, or timbre of a woman’s voice—it’s an attempt to silence a voice. A Century of “Shrill”: How Bias in Technology Has Hurt Women’s Voices 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z At the time, performing on 17th-century violins was the province of specialists, and to this day relatively few violinists move easily between Baroque and modern violins, which differ in string tension, timbres and bowing styles. Sergiu Luca, Violinist Who Founded Music Festivals, Is Dead at 67 2010-12-09T05:24:00Z I was unfamiliar with the timbre, the rhythms, the strange intervals. Music: Face the Music, Teenage Alt-Classical Ensemble 2012-03-25T02:43:04Z What gives this album its own identity is the lineup of timbres, with three saxophones, along with bass clarinet, trumpet, trombone, tuba, piano and drums. Music Review: Tony Malaby?s Novela at Jazz Gallery - Review 2011-12-19T22:05:11Z Lera Auerbach, in her 24 Preludes for Violin and Piano, begins somewhere near where Prokofiev’s work left off, with sharp contrasts of timbre and mood. Music Review: Defining the Art of Gravity With Strings and a Bow 2011-11-10T23:08:05Z "Wiig and Pascal add some nice timbre to the more serious scenes, but the Barbara of it all gets short shrift," he writes. "Wonder Woman 1984" is "chaotic" and "delightfully cheesy": Reviews of this year's superhero sequel 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z When banjo and bansuri share a melody in unison, the eerie timbre is an acoustic discovery. Foo Fighters Begin a New Chapter, and 8 More New Songs 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Zobel caught the sensation of waters lapping around gondolas, while DiDonato lightened her rich mezzo timbre to suit the expressive situation. Mezzo Joyce DiDonato dazzles in sold-out song recital at U. of C. 2011-02-19T21:07:00Z Hamill makes him sound like a man whose fingernails and teeth should be stained with blood and graveyard dirt, with a timbre crackling with broken headstone fragments. Use your voice, Luke: How Mark Hamill's anti-Jedi mind tricks gave him career longevity 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z The works composed for the guitar’s predecessors and relatives transfer directly enough, though with huge changes in timbre and heft. Rearranging Ideas About Alternate Arrangements 2010-06-11T14:18:00Z There were some missed opportunities — such as the dark timbres that color the Act II duet for Senta and the Dutchman — but overall, Guggeis was a confident, sensitive, decisive presence. Review: A Singer Returns to Shore at the Met in ‘Dutchman’ 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z That is good news for fans of this alluring combination of timbres: instrument for instrument, you won’t find three more accomplished players. Music Review: Presenting a Shiny Gem in an Unusual Setting 2010-02-23T23:37:00Z Instead they look to make particular sounds—bending notes and creating unusual timbres—which is a consequence of the heavy African influence on jazz. Steps to heaven 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Kyra Humphrey, whose contralto voice is affecting in timbre if not entirely even across the range, projected the work's one solo movement with strong feeling and excellent diction. Review: Springtime Auburn gets a taste of Russian winter, courtesy of ASO 2010-04-11T16:36:00Z Effusive sentiment is an inherent risk of the cello, with its thundering sonorities and timbre so like the human voice. Janos Starker, Master Cellist, Dies at 88 2013-04-30T15:05:06Z “The sound and timbre of her voice lends itself well to this sort of situation. Watching her movements as an artist and community organizer, I think she is coming from a very profound place.” Moor Mother’s Musical Galaxy Grows Even Bigger 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Kraftwerk revisited the “Autobahn” album rather than reproducing its exact timbres and proportions. Music Review: Music Review ? Kraftwerk at the Museum of Modern Art 2012-04-11T07:45:25Z Mr. Murphy will turn the algorithms into music using a synthesizer-like interface that Mr. Gunderson created for him, which allows him to assign musical values – timbres, rhythms, durations, musical figures and hooks – to each one. James Murphy Turns U.S. Open Matches Into Music 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z A piano’s timbre stays basically the same, but the voice that sings the first song on a program is not the same voice you hear after an hour of singing. How a soprano’s voice unfolds in the course of an evening 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z His hourlong “Percussion Cycle,” commissioned by Les Percussions de Strasbourg, the granddaddy of all percussion ensembles, is a masterful, dramatic exploration of electronically enhanced timbres: skins, metals, wood. The UW mixes art and science with worldwide talent 2014-03-05T21:10:38Z The Kronos Quartet played the music with forcefulness, passion and a suitably harsh timbre. Music Review: Four Ensembles Unite for a Contemporary Composer?s Big Birthday 2011-05-01T20:57:46Z But a musical pulse and symmetry suffuse Joyce’s work, and his way of reconfiguring the English language has something in common, conceptually, with the way contemporary composers have treated notes, rhythms and timbres. Music Review: A Meandering Thread Becomes James Joyce 2010-10-10T19:42:00Z That combination is entirely Ravelian, and the contrasting timbres put Ravel’s thematic strands in high relief. Rearranging Ideas About Alternate Arrangements 2010-06-11T14:18:00Z They share the same voice, except one imagines the actor trading in the desert's worth of sand in his timbre for a mountain of Keystone state gravel. Bob Odenkirk scores with "Lucky Hank," a frustrated guy who shares DNA with his "Saul" conman 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The piece was well served for its world premiere by the Sinfonietta who, thanks to the animating baton of Sian Edwards, executed the minute adjustments of tempo and timbre with precision and brilliance. Luke Bedford Portrait – review 2013-05-24T16:47:20Z The beauty and purity of his smooth timbre were matched by the refinement of the pianist Gerold Huber, his longtime collaborator. Review: Schubert’s ‘Winterreise’ With Christian Gerhaher 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z His reputation rests on a small, idiosyncratic and viscerally absorbing body of work in which he broke ground in form, harmony, timbre and rhythm. Music Review: International Contemporary Ensemble at Yamaha Piano 2010-07-08T21:25:00Z Mr. Sanchez-Gutierrez incorporated the shakuhachi, a traditional Japanese flute, in his piece, whose string timbres and colors reflected the sound world of the flute. Music Review: Latino Music, From Tango Back to the 16th Century 2011-05-16T21:12:01Z She produced a colorful range of timbres, from richly penetrating in the aching melodies to gritty in the explosive finale. Music Review: Philharmonic?s ?Modern Beethoven? at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-03-10T00:43:09Z Hers is not a big nor even especially attractive voice in timbre, but while listening to her, one is conscious only of style, finesse, vocal resource and musicianship. Denise Duval, French Soprano and Foremost Poulenc Interpreter, Dies at 94 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z And Mr. Honstein built a few Stravinskian gestures into “Marionette,” an abstract assortment of explosive figures in constantly changing combinations of timbre. Music Review: Ensemble ACJW Riffs on Stravinsky at Weill Hall 2012-02-19T21:40:18Z At Illinois, Knapp developed a unique instrumentation for big band, contrasting the lush, mellow timbres of French horn, tuba and fluegelhorn with the brighter sounds of trumpets and trombones. Trumpeter Jim Knapp, key architect of Seattle’s modern jazz scene, dies at 82 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z In context, just the timbre of a bassoon can hold a whole character behind it.” Music: New York Philharmonic Stages Ligeti?s ?Grand Macabre? 2010-05-21T19:40:00Z Trading verses with Ms. Shah, then eventually trading off line-by-line, Ms. Jordan brings a welcome new lightness to the session, in both timbre and affect. The Playlist: Frank Ocean Rescues ‘Moon River,’ and 10 More New Songs 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Her clear, rounded timbre, reminiscent at times of Ella Fitzgerald’s, didn’t strain for effect. Review: Gabrielle Stravelli Gets Torchy and Intense at Feinstein’s/54 Below 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z At Echostage, the band’s timbres sometimes emulated those of neo-disco dance tracks, and the subwoofers rendered the bass and drums palpable enough to rattle rib cages. Tame Impala at Echostage: Trippy concert smells like 1960s spirit 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z The 19th-century diva Pauline Viardot entered the annals of opera history with her fiercely intelligent singing, unique timbre and extensive influence on the arts. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z His tone was a wonder of flexibility and range, a warmer, more liquid timbre than Miles Davis’s icy cool or Dizzy Gillespie’s bright attack. The Sound of Musical Joy: Clark Terry’s Trumpet 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z In Jason Eckhardt’s “Dithyramb,” from “Tongues,” she explored the timbre and color of individual consonants, which become the rhythmic fuel of the piece. Music Review: Resonant Bodies Festival at ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn 2013-09-06T22:26:20Z And for the first time, Boyle’s dialogue — usually inflected with the timbre of real anger — sounds TV-corny. T.C. Boyle’s new novel takes us to America’s far-right edge 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z Against the slap of an acoustic stand-up bass and rattle of a semi-hollow body guitar, her simultaneously sultry and smoky timbre bring the 1950s into the modern century. Lollapalooza Day 3: Rain, more rain, and a Foo Fighters finale 2011-08-08T05:32:00Z In addition to enlisting other singers, whether live or recorded, Harrison varied the vocal timbres with falsetto and such electronic treatments as reverb and vocoder. Review | Dhani Harrison stakes out his own sound 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z At times the melodies in the work, with its kaleidoscopic palette of timbres and rhythms, alternate between piano solos and orchestral passages. At Mostly Mozart, a Menagerie of Bird-Related Works 2012-08-03T18:26:47Z Changes in mood are elicited mostly by shifts in timbre. Everything about veteran indie-rock group Low is emotionally constrained 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z Their intonation, their balance and their timbre are wondrous. Choir of King's College; Exaudi; Tallis Scholars – review 2012-10-27T23:17:28Z Inspired by Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities," it's a meditation on the journey of Marco Polo, filled with gorgeous melodies, strange timbres and lush harmonies. A list of must-hear CDs from Amy Denio 2010-04-02T21:47:00Z His eccentric storytelling and polarizing nasal timbre seemingly argue against large-scale commercial success, but the Mountain Goats' stature continues to grow. Mountain Goats bigger, but unchanged 2011-04-06T14:29:00Z Mr. MacMillan’s estimable mastery of orchestral timbre and effect is evident throughout. Music Review: A New Scottish Concerto, Dressed Up and Dreamy 2011-03-03T21:49:11Z Her timbre carried with it a sonic chiaroscuro: pure tones gleamed out of depth and shadow. The Shimmering Magnificence of Jessye Norman 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Bengson, a singer with enormous range both in pitch and timbre, is one of those survivors. Review: The Chaos Beneath the Chorale in ‘The Lucky Ones’ 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z “The timbres and notes were not inspiring,” Mr. Mathews told a conference on computer music at Indiana University in 1997, “but the technical breakthrough is still reverberating.” Max Mathews, Pioneer in Making Computer Music, Dies at 84 2011-04-23T23:56:38Z Jimmy Scott, who died in June at 88, had a voice out of time: ripe and cutting, nestled between male and female registers, utterly unmistakable in tone as well as timbre. Jimmy Scott Honored at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z She solos confidently and adds a glittery timbre to the ensemble statements. Brecon jazz festival 2010-08-11T21:15:00Z These droning metallic timbres stood in subtle, ghostly contrast to the vibrato sound production of the string trio. Review: Henry Threadgill’s Music From Two Perspectives 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z Probably the most striking element of Mr. Owens’s interpretive style is his use of timbre. Music Review: Eric Owens Uses Wagner as a Grace Note at Zankel Hall 2012-02-22T22:39:09Z The guitarist Bill Frisell receives due credit for many things — his fluidity, his whimsy, his sly mastery of timbre and color — but probably not enough for his rhythm. Music Review: Floating Along on the Rhythm While Staying Anchored to the Beat 2011-04-20T21:48:56Z As wretched, would-be lovers, their cushioned timbres purr with sound — luxurious, yes, but also a moment of golden-age magic. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z It sounds quite different with the viola timbre, another kind of singing tone. Seattle Symphony goes for Baroque in 'Like Father, Like Son' program 2012-03-10T20:40:13Z The inevitable comparison, notably on a song like “Adios,” is to Nina Simone — to her demonstrative clarity of phrase, and the flickering incandescence of her timbre. Review: Benjamin Clementine Releases His Debut Album 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z Dressed humbly in loose black clothes, they sometimes hunched over their score, almost crumpling into it, before opening their mouth to reveal a magnificently sonorous timbre. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z In all this music the timbres, the textures and, often, the energy are those of rock, but the structures, substance and time scales are rooted in classical music. As New Composers Flourish, Where Will They Be Heard? 2011-12-09T17:01:37Z With all the timbres of oil barrels and long iron sticks it sounded to me very much like a gigantic percussion orchestra! Ethiopia: sounds of the present, past and future 2012-11-09T10:22:03Z The piece's blend of Western string timbres with clanging-clanking gamelan orchestra is Harrison at his finest. A tough choice for Seattle world-music fans: Simon Shaheen or Gamelan Pacifica 2010-12-02T21:17:00Z Keplinger innovates on the drums in his own identifiable way, playing heavy metal shell cymbals that lend a rounded, gong-like timbre to the music. Off the beaten path at Café Racer — but how much longer? 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z His range of Bs, Cs and Ds, with a romantic, gleaming timbre, was “one of those freaks of nature” that came along only once in a century, as one conductor told Time. Mr. Apple Pie, Ron Howard 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z “You gave me part of your pillow,” the argument goes, in the German director’s soft, accented timbre. The voices we make when we pretend our dogs can talk Throughout her career she was concerned with contemplative, deliberately understated interpretation: what interested her was the exquisite confluence of text, timbre, tonality and timing encapsulated in the best popular songs. Barbara Lea, Interpreter of American Popular Songs, Dies 2012-01-02T00:44:30Z His voice took on a honeyed timbre, which created much-needed tension with such biting lyrics as “I’m not so impressed, my love. I know what you’re after.” GWU alum Cautious Clay returns to town for a mixed show at the 9:30 Club 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z Pitch can be treated as exact steps or a smooth continuum, and a musician can opt for an unchanged timbre or manipulate it extensively. Jeff Beck: The unorthodox techniques that made him such a unique guitarist 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Austin’s tone is deep and earthy, with a firmly stitched timbre that withstands some high-octane singing. Review: A Big Baritone Sound at Play in an Intimate Setting 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Take a few laps around his latest album and you’ll barely notice big deviations in speed, cadence, timbre and melody. Review | With the DMV nightlife on pause, these area musicians want you to press play 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Glick’s delivery is even more memorable because of Matthew’s high timbre and his physical tics: Mr. Glick’s body never seems to stop quaking. Gideon Glick Brings a Bit of Himself to ‘The Few’ 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z But the same expressive timbre too often prevails in this admittedly funny dramatic rant, written by Drew Droege, directed by Michael Urie and staged as part of Studio Theatre’s “Showroom” series. Review | Too much monotone in ‘Bright Colors’ at Studio Theatre 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z The chugging rhythms played by instruments more common in jazz, pop and rock gave Steve Martland's music a distinctive, edgy timbre. Steve Martland obituary 2013-05-08T15:54:48Z He avoided fancy footwork and was not extravagant in his use of the stops to produce crazy timbres. The proof is in: The pipe organ is still the king of instruments 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z In the Bartok, he plays with a rich timbre in the dark-hued lyrical moments and imbues the virtuosic passages with a crispness that renders the work’s contrasts particularly vivid. Classical Playlist: Bach, Biber, Gottschalk and More 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z Muhly's piece is enormously accomplished in many ways: technically assured, making clever use of stacked-up orchestral sonorities and the contrasting timbres of various instruments. SSO's premiere of Muhly work: so far, so good 2012-01-27T17:53:05Z He Legos onto backing tracks like an instrument, all tone and timbre. Drake headlines Summer Jam, releases R&Bemo album "Thank Me Later" 2010-06-15T18:20:00Z A late-phase gear-shift from the coolly excruciating to a far more aggressive timbre kicks the film into overdrive, and the pals both sink to depths of desperation neither could have imagined 48 hours earlier. The 10 scariest Netflix original movies 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z It creates a different timbre, and a different meaning: a release that remains. The Pianist Jeremy Denk on the Joys of Chopin, Our Most Catlike Composer 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z Without letting us hear the resonance of actual reminiscence and the timbre of authentic speech, the novel moves along without moving us. Book review: ‘The Boston Girl,’ by Anita Diamant 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The outlier and catalyst was Mr. Storlokken, who marshaled his array of timbres deftly and without ingratiating flourish. Music Review: Terje Rypdal at Le Poisson Rouge 2012-06-28T22:33:32Z Ms. Harris’s voice seemed to grow in timbre as they recalled appearing in “The Lark” together in 1955. Critic’s Notebook: Luminous Julie Harris, Close Up and Afar 2013-08-25T21:50:35Z Instead, they establish a chromatic scale of timbres that range from dry and tart over clean and zesty all the way to lustrous and singing. Music Review: The Emerson Quartet Plays the Mostly Mozart Festival 2013-08-21T21:27:12Z He interacted with amp feedback to turn the guitar's usual "pluckiness" into anything from mechanical growls to uncannily vocal timbres, to other-worldly sustained flute sounds. Jeff Beck: The unorthodox techniques that made him such a unique guitarist 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z He clarified textures and emphasized the black end of the spectrum of Tchaikovsky's orchestral timbres. London Philharmonic Orchestra's Jurowski a hypnotic force 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z But the most striking aspect of the group’s interpretation is its idiosyncratic approach to ornamentation and timbre. Music Review: Early Mass, With Its Exoticism Intact 2010-12-10T23:35:00Z If you want to make bold changes in style, timbre or attitude, your best bet is to express your dissent through veiled gestures and soft tweaks. With show at Verizon, country artist Eric Church shows he’s an outsider no longer 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z The players paid minute attention to changes in texture and timbre; in a single chord, at the end, their sound grew from dry and frail to robust warmth, before fading back into nothing. New Music From Locrian Chamber Players at Riverside Church 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z The idea that a musical discourse could be teased from a sound with complex timbres led Harvey to investigate electronic and digital sound synthesis in a much more thoroughgoing way than any of his contemporaries. Jonathan Harvey obituary 2012-12-05T21:16:32Z The refined, poised timbre with which he imbued the first suite became a warmer, more expansive sound in the third suite, which concluded the program. Antoine Tamestit Plays Concert for Mostly Mozart Festival 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z “And death shall have no dominion,” he says, affecting the deep, descending timbre that the Welshman was known for. Dylan Thomas biopic stars pay homage to the poet's favorite New York haunt 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z And suddenly the harsh, fortissimo timbres dropped out, leaving only soft-edged sounds that morphed into gentle bell tones at the work’s end. Music Review | Bang on a Can All Stars: Work by the People and for the People 2010-02-25T22:50:00Z When I finally spoke to him, for the first time in more than 20 years, the deep timbre of his voice came as a surprise. Interview With My Bully: The bully who asked me out 2012-05-22T00:00:00Z The jesting instrumental writing in this nearly 20-minute section adds a new dimension to the opera’s presentation of the Dionysian cult, which is otherwise characterized with terrifying, destructive timbres. Is ‘The Bassarids’ an Operatic Masterpiece, or ‘Strauss Turned Sour’? 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Instead, it feels intuitive and exploratory, using alien timbres to generate comforting melodies until she cultivates something friendly and strange. Review | Yasmin Williams, a new kind of guitar hero, is listening to the world around her 2021-08-15T04:00:00Z Her singing is strong and centered: an alluring but dispassionate alto that often serves as the album’s only organic timbre. New Music: Albums From Wye Oak and Sd Laika 2014-04-28T21:13:32Z “I learned about all kinds of things,” he said, “orchestration, form, improvisation, timbre.” Critic?s Notebook: Four Young Pianists on the Rise in the Jazz Scene 2011-10-06T22:37:04Z In selections from Ravel’s “Miroirs,” too, he demonstrated an affinity with the French repertory and its intense romance with instrumental timbre. Music Review: Daniil Trifonov Returns to Carnegie Hall 2014-02-07T22:28:20Z Ever seeking new sounds, he introduced Asian and African timbres, gourd and gamelan, and tried every newly invented electronic device in the hope that computers might play, in real time, with orchestras. L’enfant terrible 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Rather than diluting it, more songs and more sounds broadens the band's range and versatility; the mercurial lineup constantly alters the performance's emotional timbre. Avett Brothers disarm audience at Paramount 2010-07-19T19:02:00Z Jackson, since he is operating in reverse, is able to take full control of The Hobbit's pitch and timbre to ensure it maintains consanguinity with its predecessor films. Is Peter Jackson planning Lord of the Hobbits? 2010-12-09T13:41:00Z His timbre was turning from sheep to the more familiar Alsatian. Whangee, crook or derby? I have entered the world of the walking stick 2012-10-05T21:30:01Z The instrument’s timbre and attack simply give his lines an inherently bumpier surface. Review | Victor Provost will make you think of the steelpan in a completely different way 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Vocally and instrumentally, it uses both Chinese and Western approaches to timbre, melody and harmony, oscillating between the styles and combining them with dazzling fluidity. Music Review: New Works Enliven Spoleto Festival USA 2012-06-04T22:14:32Z When Mr. Fei’s electronics get intense midway through, you respond with some ferocious timbres. A Pioneering Black Composer Keeps Pushing 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, Handel’s runs and ornaments challenged the soloists, and both Ms. Krull and the tenor Randall Bills sometimes sacrificed richness of timbre to keep up with the notes. Music Review: American Classical Orchestra Performs Handel Rarities 2014-03-22T02:05:28Z But Varèse’s use of timbre, texture and density, rather than melody and harmony, as organizational tools pointed the way toward more radical future propositions like musique concrète and electronic music. Into The Music: The Clout of Edgard Var?se?s ?Ionisation? 2010-07-16T14:55:00Z Each set of buttons produces a distinct timbre; moreover, the pitches differ depending on whether the instrument is being pulled opened or pushed closed. In New Works, J. P. Jofre Celebrates the Bandoneón 2013-06-23T20:54:48Z In certain arrangements, the lead part is delegated to a single, harmony-supported voice, be it Lambert’s tart timbre or Monroe and Presley’s willowy and reedy textures. Country’s Fierce Supergroup Pistol Annies Returns, Humor Intact (and Baby on the Way) 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Nate Chinen of The New York Times described them as "a handsome alloy of dry acoustic timbre and reverberant effect, suggesting a very British convergence of texture-minded electronic music and psychedelic folk." Music Match: If You Like the Moody Blues, Try Alt-J 2013-01-16T20:23:29Z He knows jazz rhythm, soul melody and house timbre, too. Review | In a year without dance floors, Theo Parrish knows the way forward 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z What might appear hokey in a horror film takes on a different timbre when it’s something you have gone through at 2am for more than three decades. ‘A dark presence squats on my chest’: the waking nightmare of sleep paralysis 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z In opera of all periods, night scenes are an occasion for the composer to toy with orchestration and timbre, to create a numinous alternative world. Wagner and Verdi: A harmony of opposites 2013-06-20T09:15:00Z His deep timbre and lilting Trinidadian accent had an off-kilter charm that made him an inspired choice to narrate Tim Burton's eccentric take on the twisted children's book by Roald Dahl. Geoffrey Holder: Five of his memorable movie roles 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z That said, this is by no means a mediocre ensemble, and for American listeners its appeal includes the earthy, mildly exotic woodwind and brass timbres common to European orchestras. Music Review: Vienna Symphony at Avery Fisher Hall - Review 2011-11-15T23:15:18Z Armed with an exuberantly boyish timbre, his vocals rollick through the album’s melodies with exaggerated leaps and dips. Panic! at the Disco’s Flourishes Weren’t Just Dramatic. They Were Theater. 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z He is a captivating speaker, using his timing and his vocal timbre, as well as his words, to coax distant media consumers from indifference to passion. Kanye West for President 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z We knew Cardi as a blabbermouth first and foremost — so hearing her rap gives us a rare opportunity to rediscover all of the melody, rhythm and timbre embedded in our talk. Review | Everything Cardi B says is music 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z His is a classic baritone with a resonant, melancholy timbre, but it lacks range and tonal variation; Matt often half-talks his vocals in the style of singers like Tom Waits and Nick Cave. The National Agenda 2010-04-23T13:00:00Z Most contemporary styles were represented, though two currently popular ones — Minimalism and hybrids that combine rock techniques and timbres with classical form, both represented, if lightly, in past festivals — were scarce. Music: Festival of Contemporary Music at Tanglewood 2010-08-17T22:36:00Z There are shifts in the emotional timbre of the day and incidental interruptions: the house's real owner makes an impromptu early morning appearance. Adrian Searle encounters ... a teacup falling 70 times in a 14-hour film 2012-06-01T10:16:31Z Much of that has to do with her unerring ear for tone color and the ever-changing timbres she creates, which pull the listener along as surely as a traditional harmonic progression. Review: Augusta Read Thomas’s Spiritual ‘Resounding Earth’ 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z There were intriguing timbres, but this section seemed overlong, and the pizzicatos outstayed their welcome. Music Review: Moscow String Quartet at Frick Collection - Review 2011-10-04T20:14:39Z The local singer/artist possesses a veteran gravedigger's worn timbre and claims songs that echo like desperate streetcorner serenades hurdling down back alleys late at night. Pitchfork Day 1 wrap-up: Feist, Japandroids, Big K.R.I.T., rain 2012-07-14T05:09:00Z Not that Mr. Staier’s program thrived on texture and timbre alone. 2010-01-13T22:44:00Z His timbre and sonority are crystalline, direct, intense and deeply emotional but free from theatricality and impetuosity. 'Schubert writes something from another planet' 2011-01-09T00:05:16Z Bjork joins a growing list of pop and rock singers who have undergone surgery over the last year to fix polyps and nodules that had threatened the timbre and range of their voices. ArtsBeat: Bjork Undergoes Throat Surgery 2012-11-22T16:50:46Z The result is a book that resonates with deep emotional timbre. Oprah’s book club pick: ‘The Underground Railroad,’ by Colson Whitehead 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z The voice matches the sweet timbre of Mr. McCartney’s persuasively, and the phrasing is admirably precise in its mimicry. | 'Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles on Broadway': Another Long and Winding Detour 2010-10-27T04:30:00Z This works well enough in numbers that reward her creamy timbre and placid, nearly vibrato-less tone — like “Take Me to the World,” from the 1966 television musical “Evening Primrose.” Sondheim Two Ways, From Judy Collins and Melissa Errico 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z And there’s the muted glow of the viola’s timbre, its range comfortably tracking a human voice. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Mitchell's high vocal lines are offset by the sombre orchestral timbres of low strings and woodwind. NI Opera Shorts – review 2012-07-07T23:05:46Z On “Manners,” its debut full-length album, released in 2010, synthesizers shimmered and pealed with lustrous timbres, while dance beats pulsed with tireless programmed jubilation behind Michael Angelakos’s falsetto voice. New Music: New Music by Passion Pit and Micachu & the Shapes 2012-07-23T22:18:24Z Yet there was something phlegmatic about it, not only because of the instrument’s lower range and timbre. A firm bass: Edgar Meyer at the Kennedy Center 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z The choir sounds perfectly unified, yet the sound is far from homogeneous; individual timbres are clearly heard, though the overall effect is nonetheless quite unified. In Seattle concert, King’s College Choir shows why it’s been a hit for 5 centuries 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z But in any language, her tone is imperious, her timbre metallic. Review: Ute Lemper Seeks Truth and Justice in a Collaboration With Paulo Coelho 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z By contrast, the evening show was brief, but bejeweled by Mary Stallings' svelte renditions of "Hello Yesterday" and "Don't Misunderstand," calling to mind the salted-caramel timbre of Carmen McRae and Nancy Wilson's urban sophistication. Jazz Port Townsend lives up to expectations — and more 2012-07-29T22:12:27Z The combination of soprano, alto, tenor and baritone instruments produces an amazingly broad range of effects, from “sublimely beautiful timbres,” as Mr. Levy puts it, to “really grotesque, amazing sounds.” Week Ahead: May 30 ? June 5 2010-05-28T15:11:00Z “Bonebridge” feels different mainly because of Mr. Wamble, who plays with a slide, producing a wealth of timbres on his own. Music Review: Taking the Cello a Ways Down a Country Road 2011-06-21T21:44:31Z The composer Arnold Dreyblatt performed with Ms. Fullman on the opening track, “Woven Processional,” in which the strings’ timbre veers between edgy buzzing and smoother humming. A Composer and Her (Very) Long String Instrument 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z She puts on her best smooth jazz radio timbre and falteringly reads a script on the history of New York City’s islands with the precision of a PowerPoint presentation. ‘Hart Island’ Gives Voice to Stories That Might Otherwise Be Lost 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z The beats and timbres were those of 1960s and ’70s salsa. Review | Marc Anthony elicits screams, swoons and singalongs at Washington concert 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Something that composers often forget is that great actors have an incredible range of rhythm and timbre and pitch. Turning Under Milk Wood into an opera 2014-04-04T07:15:10Z Vocal lines, steeped in the pinched timbres of Chinese opera, take chromatic turns foreign to that tradition. Music Review: New Works Enliven Spoleto Festival USA 2012-06-04T22:14:32Z Each stroke hits the canvas with a different attack, beat and timbre. Mothers at Hauser & Wirth - review 2011-01-23T18:28:10Z Most of the works were hybrids of exotic timbres, electronica and indie pop. Music Review | Kronos Quartet: Reveries From the Arctic Circle, at Zankel Hall 2010-03-15T04:55:00Z The timbre in his voice seems to grow richer, his quicksilver movement more alarming. What to say about ? Hamlet with Rory Kinnear 2010-10-11T11:05:00Z Listening to them pass tiny rhythmic motifs around the group, I was struck by how evenly calibrated these timbres were. Music Review: The Emerson Quartet Plays the Mostly Mozart Festival 2013-08-21T21:27:12Z The exquisite artistry of the word-painting – Davies sweet-toned, yet often darkly distinctive of timbre – made it unforgettable. Iestyn Davies & Fretwork/New London Chamber Choir 2010-07-13T21:15:00Z Like that piece, its orchestration calls for basset horns and leans heavily on the lower strings, setting a richly somber tone that conjures an organ-like timbre. Review: Mozart’s Requiem Gets a Fresh Spin at the Philharmonic 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z With its tackiness enamelled in urbanity and its timbre attuned to the Tinder age, “Dating Around” is marvellously of the moment—a strong candidate for the sociocultural time capsule. “Dating Around,” Reviewed: Courtship Drama and a Delicious Tingle of Voyeurism 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z But even when the dancers wear tap shoes, their foot-drumming stays wonderfully subtle, expressive with timbre and touch. Dorrance Dance and a Mythili Prakash Premiere at Jacob’s Pillow 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z You’ve argued that there is something about the quality or timbre of fear today that has changed. Marilynne Robinson talks religion, fear and the American spirit: “The left, at a basic level, lost courage, because they don’t know how to deal with the proclaimed religiosity of the other side” 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z In an interview, Blanchard tipped his hat to an early teacher, the composer Roger Dickerson, who used timbres and modes from American jazz when writing classical works like the New Orleans Concerto. ‘Hey, Mr. Living Composer’: ‘Champion’ Takes Shape at the Met 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z But now, instead of piling up countless layers, he continuously tweaks fewer tracks; the timbres keep changing on vocals, drums and instrumental lines, smudging each one just so. Review: Tame Impala’s New Album Clears the Haze 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s a laboratory of texture and timbre, this record, but she’s into the job 100 percent. Playlist: Music by Nicole Mitchell, Anna von Hausswolf and Jeri-Jeri 2013-06-14T20:39:53Z The large symphony orchestra, supplemented with unusual instruments like glass harmonium, viola da gamba and bongos, becomes a vast palette on which Mr. Benjamin mixes up ever-new timbres. Critic’s Notebook: George Benjamin’s ‘Written on Skin’ Caps Tanglewood Festival 2013-08-13T21:39:43Z But for the 50 minutes in between, it was mostly the big stuff that dominated — heavy beats, sudden texture changes and timbres that appeared and subsided with little sense of growth. Great Noise Ensemble struggles to get its balances right But a multimedia show should focus on a synchronization of color and timbre that becomes so powerful. 'Crouching Tiger' composer Tan Dun will give L.A. Phil a martial-arts workout 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z While checking in with his mother in Georgia he’d drift into a black southern lilt, subtly prolonging vowel sounds as he reverted to his childhood timbre. Sorry to Bother You shows why black Americans code-switch to survive 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z It was wholesome, peppy, a little showbiz, with a timbre and cadences that were instantly recognizable and universally understood. Casey Kasem: The Voice of Rock and Roll 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z In solo passages, each produced a seductively buttery timbre, and throughout the performances Mr. Beyer-Karlshoj drew a sound so uncommonly fat that his instrument often sounded more like a double bass than a cello. Music Review: Henschel Quartet Navigates a Course At the Frick Collection 2010-04-12T22:37:00Z Mr. Powell imbued his interpretation with a bel canto aesthetic, singing with beautiful legato, smooth and mellifluous timbre and a rich dynamic palette. Will Crutchfield Conducts ‘Rigoletto’ at Caramoor 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Jackson at full volume has a strong, slightly nasal voice whose timbre smooths out when he sings more quietly. Cheyenne Jackson at Café Carlyle 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Three of the NSO’s cellists, from the often-overlooked middle of the section, took the solo parts Thursday night and brought rather different timbres and musical personae to this long, intricate and ultimately rewarding work. At NSO, a rewarding introduction 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Le Carré’s natural voice has a dark woodwind timbre, and in mood ranges from amiable to indignant to melancholic. Best audiobooks of 2016 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z In this style, in which timbre is crucial, the overtones created by a note are used to produce intriguing sonorities. The Week Ahead: Sept. 5 ? Sept. 11 2010-09-01T16:50:00Z His brother sang the lead parts in a melancholy timbre and played guitar. Ralph Stanley, Whose Mountain Music Gave Rise to Bluegrass, Dies at 89 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The inclusion of the double bass darkens and enriches timbres; the additional instruments smooth and blur individual sonorities. Review: American String Project mixes things up this year, resulting in memorable moments 2010-05-21T19:16:00Z He fundamentally understood the crooked timbre of humanity. If Michael Tippett were alive, he would still be challenging us today 2013-02-28T17:05:35Z The ripples, the crags and the snow-white streaks of avalanche paths add up to a visual music, with the trees providing the timbre of the piece while the landscape's contours provide its symphonic sweep. Adams, Namkung: nature at Woodside/Braseth 2011-09-29T20:05:03Z With an electric and infectious Brit/indie sound enriched by the unique timbre of the voice, The MOOoD makes you wanna hear more of their music with every song you listen to. August's best new music from across the MAP 2011-08-17T17:09:56Z In the Double Concerto of 1961, the piano and harpsichord, each allied to its own chamber orchestra, speak in languages appropriate to their timbres. Elliott Carter, Composer of the Avant-Garde, Dies at 103 2012-11-06T03:06:19Z The crowd-pleaser on the program was Philip Glass’ “The Light,” a shifting confection of propulsive cadences and timbres. Seattle Symphony strikes somber note with pairing of ‘4’33,’ ‘My Beautiful Scream’ 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The work certainly proved enchanting, with the varied timbres of the instruments wielded to ear-catching effect and a creative use of mutes providing additional texture. Tanglewood’s Contemporary Music Fest Milks Many Sources 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z For Pasternack’s UW Symphony players, who may be familiar with the piece mostly through recordings, the orchestral arrangements that produce those timbres and rhythms pose a challenge. 100th birthday celebrations for ‘The Rite of Spring’ in Seattle 2013-01-16T23:39:04Z In their place, laptops — especially MacBooks, with their glowing white Apples — have displaced them as cornucopias of timbre and texture. In a Forest of Instruments, Signs of Evolution 2010-09-03T17:20:00Z Under their monomaniacal surfaces, constant shifts of timbre, density and overtones conjure worlds teeming with life. Music Review: Louis Andriessen, Composing Under the Radar 2010-04-19T22:18:00Z At the first of this week’s two installments Sxip Shirey, a composer who combines electronic timbres and pop moves, is sharing a bill with Angélica Negrón, who also mixes electronic and acoustic, on Tuesday evening. The Week Ahead: Feb. 5 ? 11 2012-02-03T17:18:06Z If ever there was a piece that epitomizes this, it’s Steve Reich’s “Music for 18 Musicians,” an hour of slowly-evolving layers of timbres, harmonies and rhythms anchored by an unrelenting beat. Great Noise Ensemble struggles to get its balances right The drummer's playing was a lesson in subtlety of touch, laid-back energy, listening skill, and delicacy of timbre and tone. Manu Katché – review 2013-01-23T14:17:30Z While he shares the spectralists’ focus on timbre and their interest in exploring overtones, Mr. Haas does not use acoustical analysis to compose. Critic?s Notebook: Unearthly Harmonies, Best Heard in the Dark 2011-02-15T22:20:14Z Clarke was a hard act to follow, but it helped French singer and alternative cabaret performer Arthur H that his voice is the exact timbre of Waits's husky growl. Rain Dogs Revisited - review 2011-07-14T16:15:03Z One no longer listens to variations of tone or timbre. The Rolling Stones: a career in quotes 2013-06-26T12:29:44Z The phone rings, and Ruby answers in the sort of high pitched, sing-song tone of faking it, the timbre a person adopts as she goes through the motions of life. HBO's seductive "Run" gathers speed as a romantic train trip goes off the rails 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z But there was also space in the music for individual heroics, and not just by Mr. Mazurek, who altered the dimensions of his brassy timbre with mutes and less manual effects. Review: Rob Mazurek’s Black Cube SP Plays at ShapeShifter Lab 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z In her rendition of that aria at the band shell, she impressed soggy listeners with her earthy low notes, alluring dark-hued timbre and expressive top range. Critic’s Notebook: Singing in the Rain in Tribute to Richard Tucker 2013-08-29T22:07:53Z The cycle revealed the beauty and darkly sensual timbre of her voice, with its earthy lower range, burnished smoky middle and ringing top notes. Music Review: Alice Coote Offers Plenty of Flair at Zankel Hall 2010-04-06T22:38:00Z Pears was enjoying a vocal renaissance; a new teacher had helped him add a commanding lower register to his tenor timbre and at the top he was freer and more eloquent than ever. Schubert: lieder of the pack 2011-03-10T22:43:00Z She has a forceful, very nasal voice with a hard metallic timbre and a rapid vibrato. Music Review: Alex Getlin, 18, Performs at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency 2012-06-14T21:20:13Z The first of his “2 Japanese Folk Songs” for harp, written in 2003, contains peculiar timbres and percussive fillips. The Thrill of a Contemporary Classical Concert, Captured on Disc 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z And the band’s sound is a handsome alloy of dry acoustic timbre and reverberant effect, suggesting a very British convergence of texture-minded electronic music and psychedelic folk. Music Review: Alt-J, From England, Makes Its Brooklyn Debut at Glasslands 2012-08-08T22:14:11Z Older actors draw on the subtleties of pitch, timbre and tempo – crucial for big spaces, yet they have "gone out of the culture", Kemp said, with today's actors relying on volume. Imogen Stubbs hits out at mumbling actors 2013-06-22T11:26:42Z Moreschi sounds, if anything, most like a treble: pale in timbre, mostly devoid of vibrato and occasionally unstable — just on steroids in terms of breath support and volume. Recording reviews: a Glass harpist, arias for Farinelli 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z The most magical properties of Mr. McFerrin’s voice — the mentholated coo, the multi-octave flip, the taut elasticity of timbre and pitch — were offered in measured doses. Music Review: Bobby McFerrin and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra 2012-09-14T22:53:19Z The timbres of your two instruments are so different. Yo-Yo Ma and Wu Man: A Concerto Conjures a Chinese Golden Age 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z If you change the timbre of something, it becomes a whole new thing. The Strange Business of Scoring ‘Stranger Things’ 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z “We definitely wanted textures and timbres that would be clear, but not too intense,” he said. ‘A Perfect Party’ That Celebrates All Its Guests 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “The analogue timbres and subtleties of the melodies were incredible,” he wrote in an email. ‘Was It a Lost Psych-Funk Classic?’ It’s Khruangbin, Right Now 2020-06-15T04:00:00Z Don't be fooled by the alarm bells this surprise comeback's twee title sets off: her timbre may be more gossamer-thin than ever, but Tube Stops and Lonely Hearts is propelled by pure muscle. Essential summer jams for 2013 2013-05-02T16:18:11Z Rendered on guitar, the work blended a range of timbres and effects in a colorful narrative conveyed with flair by Ms. Yang. Xuefei Yang at SubCulture 2013-12-06T00:42:57Z String quartets are an ideal of sorts: ideal in their balance of textures and timbres, ideal in their interplay between musicians working as equal individuals and as part of a harmonious whole. Scottish Ensemble – review 2013-06-11T12:51:42Z Actor Michael Sheen brings the rich timbre of his Welsh voice to Philip Pullman’s “The Book of Dust,” a kind of prequel to the “His Dark Materials” trilogy. Review | ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ may be a dud movie, but it’s a fantastic audiobook 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z But in style and timbre they’ve remained remarkably consistent, grounded in the pure-voiced aesthetic of the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, in which their founding members had been choral scholars. The King’s Singers bring their pitch-perfect a cappella songs to Washington National Cathedral 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z Squint hard and some of her melodies and timbres start to resemble those of Vashti Bunyan, or Elliott Smith, or Hope Sandoval, but each of those impressions tend to vanish faster than they form. Review | This new Grouper album, ‘Shade,’ is life-affirming in ways you might not remember 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Here was where her best stuff lay, rather than in the rough timbre and plain-spokenness of her voice, the aspect of her art that’s most frequently commented on. Review: Ana Moura and Buika Negotiate Between Roots and Rules at Carnegie 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The timbre of the lower notes is round and full, and like the upper register, there’s often an elemental, metallic ache to the sound. In Victor Provost’s hands, the steel pan becomes a mesmerizing ride 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Then came a sudden timbre change: the rapper Cam’ron, walking the runway with his girlfriend, Juju, waving to attendees like a member of royalty. Hip-Hop Welcomes Veteran Fashion Designer Mark McNairy 2014-03-12T23:01:45Z Their two guitars share fingerpicked patterns reminiscent of the British folk-jazz group Pentangle, and their two voices move in close harmonies, with timbres blending almost like sisters. Music Review: Laura Marling Brings Folk Traditions to City Winery 2010-05-16T22:35:00Z There’s a sense that every timbre, every amp setting, is both a homage and an inside joke. Review: Dan Auerbach Leads the Arcs at Terminal 5 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z It is music that exposes, and focuses on, all the nuances of a vocal performance — every change of timbre, every crescendo and diminuendo, every embellishment — and Ms. M’barek brought grace to every phrase. Music Review: Sonia M’barek at the French Institute Alliance Française 2013-05-07T21:13:40Z Mr. Staier’s sensitive, passionate playing is remarkable throughout as he coaxes a range of colors and timbres from his keyboard. Classical Playlist: Handel's 'Messiah,' Beethoven, Schumann and More 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z His prose is as clear and limpid as water, his ear finely attuned to the timbre of the period though mercifully free from archaisms, his characters drawn with subtlety and wit. Secrecy by Rupert Thomson – review 2013-03-23T15:00:01Z Theatre is more than a matter of individual moments reading correctly, and previews also serve a more intangible function: that of timing and timbre. Theatre bloggers must leave previews alone 2011-02-10T12:50:12Z From the timbre of the voice and the fact that he was from Amsterdam, I pictured Senne as blond, with long hair. He Seduced Me With Bread 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z These are both works by acolytes and worshipers, though they also both have the wistful timbre of the apostate’s testimony. Balanchine and Cunningham: The Titans of 20th-Century Dance 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Balletic Drumming, Playful and Precise Manu Katché is a drummer of watchful effervescence, attuned to the tiniest particulars of rhythm and timbre but intent on a feeling of unthinking ease. Music Review: Manu Katch??s Balletic Drumming at Highline Ballroom 2010-07-02T20:39:00Z The timbres can be pretty, like the guitar picking and churchy organ that open “Hounds,” or they can be discordant. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-05-09T22:28:22Z Elements specific to the performance captured in a particular recording — like the tempo, or the timbre of an instrument — are irrelevant. Stolen or Original? Hear Songs From 7 Landmark Copyright Cases. 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z But there was also an evenness of timbre, bordering on the monochromatic, in her singing, mirrored in the self-possessed composure of her character, which suggested either nerves or excessive caution. Opera Review: ‘Madama Butterfly,’ With Amanda Echalaz in the Title Role 2014-01-17T21:30:43Z This piece is, for me, a celebration of the timbre of the clarinet. The Rest is Noise festival: what's your favourite piece of 20th-century music? 2012-11-29T20:00:02Z Saturated with sampled timbres and driven by sputtering hip-hop break beats, Mr. Marks’s music is bright and sentimental, at times even cloying in a manner meant to evoke anodyne commercial Christian pop. Music Review: Boy Meets Girl in Matt Marks?s ?Little Death, Vol. 1? 2010-07-09T20:31:00Z Their lovely timbres blended well and with a power that was sometimes missing from the first two lessons, where their individual voices, expressive as they were, sounded a shade too small for the large space. Music Review: Tenet Performs Couperin?s Lessons for Lent 2012-03-11T22:13:39Z Andrew Bidlack sang the Evangelist’s recitatives and the tenor arias ably and with a pleasant, light timbre. Music Review: Commemorating Bach, Holiday and a Conductor 2010-12-24T22:14:22Z The timbres, mostly plucked or struck, were highly percussive and occasionally reminiscent of Steve Reich’s pieces for drums and marimbas. Joanna Newsom, unconventional in every way 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z In a voice softer and higher than her deep-river singing timbre, Wilson chats by phone about being a song connoisseur, collector, historian and medium. Time after time, jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson continues to surprise 2010-05-26T23:22:00Z Written arrangements simply point to a complementary way to hear a piece, either by magnifying textures, revealing implicit harmonies or simply treating the audience to interesting timbres. Letters: Rearranging Music: Fresh, or Authentic? 2010-06-17T14:16:00Z The timbre of his voice was astonishing – if he’d read the phone book out loud, it would have seemed deep and meaningful. Christopher Lee 1922-2015: an appreciation by Mark Kermode 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Reynolds imagines the unscrupulous use of technology to capture and replicate performers’ vocal timbre and bodily mannerisms. 'It's ghost slavery': the troubling world of pop holograms 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z His distinct voice, however, promises attention, with its crystalline base and resolute timbre. At the Howard Theater, R&B singer Giveon stretches his vocal chops before a sellout crowd 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z The saxophone’s wide range of timbre can be heard to fine effect on the five discs Prism has released since 2008. 2010-01-31T06:12:00Z The études, some fast and virtuosic, others spare and introspective, unfolded to beautiful and haunting effect in a haze of pitch-bending, echoes, distorted rhythms and eerie timbres. Review: Dan Trueman’s ‘Nostalgic Synchronic’ Takes Cage Into the 21st Century 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z The poignancy isn’t in the timbre of her rising voice. Review | Kacey Musgraves made a divorce album that sounds like easy-listening 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In conventional singing, the overtones are largely inaudible, manifesting themselves as timbre. Kongar-ol Ondar, a Master of a Vocal Art, Dies at 51 2013-08-03T23:34:57Z There is music that seethes and soothes — its every last, creepy twang of a cimbalom or bludgeon of brass conceived and executed with flawless clarity of gesture and precision of timbre. Review: An Opera’s Exquisite Brutality Arrives in America 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z Perhaps our respective wounds — the loss of a child, a father-shaped longing, the distinctive timbre suicide adds to grief — had found familiar counterparts. Tending to Grass, and to Grief, on a Tennis Court in Iowa 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The distinct timbres of the arrangements, with two clarinets and two flutes playing tremolo patterns, were established. Music Review: ‘The Genius of Coltrane’ at the Rose Theater 2012-10-28T21:50:06Z Other composers at the time were writing similar “sound pieces,” as they were often called, that explored timbre and texture, using unconventional instrumental resources enhanced with electronics. Music Review: Avanti! Ensemble in Finnish Works at Zankel Hall - Review 2011-12-04T22:30:17Z My callow larynx couldn’t match the great man’s exquisite timbre, but I certainly tried. Why I'd like to be … George Sanders 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z Elsewhere Spence struggled to reach high notes and ends of phrases; it was mezzo Karen Cargill, with her nutty, velvet timbre and tender legato, who fully captured the magnitude and vulnerability of Mahler's songs. SCO/Ticciati – review 2013-03-19T17:17:15Z From dreamy little girl to sly femme fatale, Ms. Maggart changed from one to the other and among other personas with subtle adjustments in body language and vocal timbre at Tuesday’s opening-night show. Music Review: Maude Maggart Explores Love at the Oak Room 2010-04-14T21:17:00Z The width of her gaze, her restricted facial expressions and, famously, the timbre of her voice, Holmes changed all of it to fit the picture of a 21st century disruptor. Hulu's "The Dropout" brings its A-game with Amanda Seyfried's powerful take on Elizabeth Holmes 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The new album once again features Mr. Modirzadeh and Mr. ElSaffar in the foreground, blending or abrading their timbres in ways that shrug off the Western scale. New Music: New Music by Passion Pit and Micachu & the Shapes 2012-07-23T22:18:24Z Beguiling in its ceaseless variability, the piece presented constant reminders of Feldman’s sophisticated handling of timbre. Music Review: Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava Plays Morton Feldman 2012-11-07T23:12:27Z In her extraordinary range of timbre, achieved not only by touch but also by the split-second timing of attack and pedaling, she brought to the music the rainbow brilliance it needed. Yvonne Loriod, Pianist and Messiaen Muse, Dies at 86 2010-05-19T01:01:00Z The background is one of harmonic repetition, tinged with shifting textures and timbres. L.A. Opera's 'Dog Days' goes out with a bang, not a whimper 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Still, the ear was repeatedly seized by arresting combinations of timbre, like a glowing mix of harp, percussion, harpsichord and celesta that surfaced near the end, and Mr. Fulmer’s prodigious playing commanded attention throughout. Music Review: New Juilliard Ensemble Plays Fulmer and Kapica 2010-04-30T20:24:00Z Young people — and a handful of older people too — made strange sounds because timbre and tone matter. Noon to Midnight, L.A. Phil delivers new music (and free ice cream) 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z The honeyed timbre of his voice proved alluring throughout his wide range, as did his liquid, expressive phrasing. Review: Max Emanuel Cencic and Il Pomo D’Oro Bring Baroque to the Met 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Lexicographers propose multiple origins for the word, each of which reveals aspects of its meaning and timbre as a term that has never been far from derogatory. There's more to cockney culture than being born in earshot of Bow bells 2012-06-26T11:50:01Z “The gestures were surprising, and the textures were surprising,” she said, “but the timbre was incredibly familiar.” What Happens When A.I. Enters the Concert Hall 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z In contrast, Elizabeth Hoffman’s “Musical Boxes” sounded frantically busy, with a range of sound effects and timbres created by both instruments. At the Stone, the Flux Quartet Flexes Its Muscles 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Unlike many '90s albums, it's an artifact with an emotional timbre that remains much more complicated, slippery and malleable than for which it's given credit. R.E.M.’s “Monster” and the legacy of an unsung melancholic masterpiece 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z “Three Browning Songs,” by the American composer Amy Beach, further showed off his sure-handed control of timbre, from velvety pianissimos to bright, confident top notes. Music in Review: Marilyn Horne’s Protégés in ‘The Song Continues’ 2013-01-21T22:56:40Z My way into it was just the timbre of his voice and the confidence of his writing. Rhys Ifans: 'I'm a bloody good actor' 2010-10-05T20:30:00Z Sidney Outlaw, a baritone with a deep, rich timbre, sang the title role with passion and dignity. City Opera?s ?X ? The Life and Times of Malcolm X? 2010-05-13T21:25:00Z He demonstrated keen observational skills, finding Trump’s timbre, exaggerating all the right mannerisms, hitting on a few of Trump’s key verbal tics, like the accusatory vigor with which he leans into “China.” The Dank Memes That Are “Disrupting” Politics 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z Like the Beethoven, the Antheil is in four movements, but it blends traditional form with a thoroughly modern sound that, in this reading, bustles at a breakneck pace with percussive and metallic timbres. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The solo album is partly a showcase for Mr. Delbecq’s piano preparations: manual tweaks to the instrument, using erasers and pieces of wood, that put a range of expressive timbre at his fingertips. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-10-17T22:25:00Z This is somebody we know, this man is familiar with our mores and folkways, our intuitions, our rhythms, our timbre, our tone, the echo of our voice. “Maybe it is not that you couldn’t. It is that you wouldn’t”: Michael Eric Dyson reflects on Obama’s complicated legacy on race 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z His new album, “AZD,” uses vintage-sounding samples, beats and timbres in tracks that seem to be dissolving into bleary memories, eroding on the spot. The Playlist: Kamasi Washington Releases a Blast of ‘Truth’ 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z But such pure Mamet gold is in too short supply in a drama that rarely finds the distinctive timbre of its characters' voices. 'Race's' incendiary topic defused by Mamet's underwritten characters 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The musicians also used their wide palette of tone and timbre to illuminate the intricacies of Janacek’s String Quartet, “Intimate Letters,” a homage to that composer’s young muse. Amphion String Quartet at Alice Tully Hall 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z The gesture that returned most frequently was simply a sustained chord, within which timbres gently oscillated, and balances between the instruments gradually shifted. Music Review: A Musical Question: Does a Quartet Sound Different in the Dark? 2010-09-06T22:51:00Z The Sequenza for oboe features a palette of shifting meters, fanciful passages, trills, extended techniques and unexpected timbres, evoking multiple personalities fighting for their turn. Review: Berio to Cage to Mozart at Baryshnikov Arts Center 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Recorded at the same time as Whokill, Brenner says the aim was "to use the full spectrum of available sound timbres including electric, synthetic and acoustic". New band of the day: Naytronix (No 1,363) 2012-10-02T16:23:25Z Because while he talked about justice, I heard the timbre of my Pa. Talking right: I lost my Appalachian accent to fit in. Now I want it back 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z So does her text setting, which closely follows the spirit, if not every gesture, of the poetry at hand, just as Mr. Barrière’s video mirrors the timbres, shapes and imagery of Ms. Saariaho’s music. Music Review: Kaija Saariaho?s ?Voix, Espace? at Zankel Hall 2012-03-07T00:06:13Z In their place resides a smooth, soft timbre and humorous flair that suit his showman glitz. With a wink and a smile, Rod Stewart delivers polished soul at United Center 2011-04-10T14:49:00Z The words are cruel, but his voice has the timbre of desperation. TV review: Ukraine's Forgotten Children 2012-06-18T21:30:01Z Rippling waves of sound punctuated the first movement of the symphony, rich with intriguing timbres. | Washington Square Ensemble: Washington Square Ensemble Make Waves at Merkin Hall 2010-04-08T22:43:00Z And by using tone, timbre and hyper-articulation to freight every syllable with multiple meanings, he keeps bringing us back to that quantum thing. Perspective | Playboi Carti made the album of the year. Playboi Carti made the album of the year. Playboi Carti made the 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z He drawls and croons in a pulpy, guttural timbre, his delivery mischievous, sensual or moony, but always thoroughly relaxed. Brothers Osborne Want to Bring Guitar Heroes Back to Nashville 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z In its slow movement, for example, rapidly bowed, muted string figures were overlaid with shrill woodwind timbres, and within that high-contrast fabric a quiet, intensely chromatic piano line created an air of mystery. Music Review: When Soloists Don?t Necessarily Star 2011-04-15T23:01:47Z He wrote Cleopatra “for the timbre, the shadings — everything about my voice, which is not too shabby, actually,” Ms. Price said. Leontyne Price, Legendary Diva, Is a Movie Star at 90 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z As the tragic Leonora, Gweneth-Ann Jeffers offers a soprano of huge potential, her voice's generous richness of timbre occasionally offset by fragmented phrasing, but a great performance lies within her grasp. La Forza del Destino 2010-07-28T20:29:00Z Mr. Babbitt was the first to use this serial ordering not only with pitches but also with dynamics, timbre, duration, registration and other elements. Milton Babbitt, Composer, Dies at 94 2011-01-30T03:00:14Z In the event, the Manchester-born teenager sings sweetly and, wisely, doesn’t try to approximate Judy Garland’s singular vocal timbre from the 1939 film. Theater Review: On London Stage, It's All About Winning 2011-03-08T13:00:06Z Nominated for: Best British female What they say: "Dark, but never needlessly so, Two Suns offers a rich, distinct world of subterranean lullabies, spacey timbres, and ghostly beauty." 2010-02-16T08:37:00Z He then manipulates them digitally, often with the help of a Continuum Fingerboard, an electronic instrument that allows you to alter a sound’s pitch or timbre or amplitude. Music Review: Amon Tobin?s ?Isam? at Brooklyn Masonic Temple - Review 2011-10-27T22:39:39Z Her speaking voice has a pert musicality to it—a timbre that might belong to a kind and mischievous woodland creature in an animated film. How to Follow Your Dreams and Burst Into Song 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The appeal is that the tweets sound like her — that smoky timbre, the showbiz diction. Best Performances of 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z In the final section, the divisions between these stories collapse, but by this point in the novel we know these characters, the timbre of their voices, even the grammar of their minds. Review | What was it like to live in a world both more formal and more brutal than our own? 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z The program seemed built to explore the breadth of timbres and textures the percussion world offers a composer. Music Review: Rain, Snow and the Forest?s Primeval Power, Channeled Through Beats 2011-03-30T23:24:58Z It was Cage's way of making the keyboard instrument sound more percussive by using screws, nuts and weather stripping to mute some piano strings and alter the pitch or timbre of others. John Cage's 100th birthday is happening all over Seattle 2012-09-04T14:31:04Z Krause's acoustic diagrams of rainforest habitats before and after logging are powerful images of desolation: a formerly dense web of timbres now striated with mournful gaps of silence. Non-fiction reviews roundup 2012-07-06T06:59:01Z The timbre of the voice is hugely important. One last thing... Alan Partridge 2010-11-20T00:06:00Z Ms. Rusconi’s music evoked both conditions in a dazzling tour de force of explosive gestures and dyspeptic timbres. Music Review: Juilliard Group Opens MoMA?s Summergarden Series 2010-07-13T23:13:00Z The unusual timbre of his voice — slightly nasal, with a bit of a buzz — cuts through the clouds of "o-o-o-h's" and "a-a-a-h's" like sudden sunlight. Fleet Foxes enchant an ecstatic Moore Theatre crowd 2011-05-03T18:38:06Z The compliment was nice, sure, but “all I could hear was timbre of her voice. I started notating it in my head.” Jeanine Tesori’s Gift: Conjuring the Storytelling Potency of Music 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Ferrier’s voice was remarkable not only for its unusually low range and striking timbre, but also for the expressive, yearning qualities that often reduced audiences and colleagues to tears. Kathleen Ferrier and Her Centennial CD 2012-07-08T02:54:24Z In his voice is the same brittle timbre that infuses Mr. Valli’s singing with a dry cutting edge. Review: Jarrod Spector’s Jersey Tour, Valli to the Boss and More 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z His Irish sensibilities were just the right timbre and balance, played with real heart -and handsomeness! ‘Downton Abbey,’ the Good, the Bad and the Forgotten 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z “He had a very strange, specific way of talking and a very specific vocal pattern, not only the timbre in his voice, but also the way he phrased things and structured his sentences,” Carell said. 3 hours of makeup later, Steve Carell becomes John du Pont for ‘Foxcatcher’ 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Wu’s solo pipa folk song arrangement “Kui: Song of Kazakhstan” trod a very different path, exploiting the pipa’s hoarse blend of mandolin and banjo timbres to create a kind of Asian-inflected, Slavic bluegrass. What true crossover sounds like, East-meets-West edition 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z But the playing is extraordinary vivid, the individual timbres of instruments never watered down for the sake of homogeneity. Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Philharmonia play larger than life on Southern California tour 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z “Black Light Poster Child” is a navel-gazing contemplation of sepulchral timbres. Hybrid Sounds by Clogs, Slow Six and Redhooker 2010-04-16T19:52:00Z “It’s now the voice of an older man, but it’s become even more powerful, with a timbre and an emotional resonance.” The real David Attenborough 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z And it’s no small praise to note how often on this disc Fagioli brought Marilyn Horne’s distinctive timbre to mind. CD reviews: Hitting high notes in the opera canon 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr. Sagala’s language is rugged but not harsh, and the timbres and gestures he used here — bent pitches, quarter tones, juxtapositions of introspection and explosiveness — yielded an undeniably dramatic sound world. Music Review: New York New Music Ensemble Plays at Merkin Hall 2010-04-20T22:27:00Z But Macleod is a force of nature, and I don't just mean his beautiful, rich timbre. Composer of the Week: Gustav Mahler 2010-07-07T07:00:00Z And in an “Echo” Sonata by Biagio Marini, Ms. Huggett played the florid solo line, with Ms. Roberts and Mr. Mealy contributing the echoes from the wings, and matching Ms. Huggett’s timbres and gestures perfectly. Music Review: Juilliard Baroque With Violin Music at Paul Hall - Review 2011-09-29T21:33:58Z There are plenty of striking moments in his three-movement quintet, whose middle section highlights the differences in timbre between piano and strings, giving the piano a dominant role. Music Review: Lark Quartet Performs a Jennifer Higdon Work 2010-04-23T22:46:00Z It helps that the actors — all of whom performed their roles in earlier New York productions — have voices of uncommon timbre and distinctiveness. From the Schlump With the Shiv, Two Plays Turned Podcasts 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z Mostly, he favored brisk tempos, bright timbres and a clean if sometimes weighty sound. 2010-01-08T03:50:00Z Neither a fluid singer nor an especially powerful one, he did not have the mellifluous timbre of Crosby or the rakish swing of Sinatra. Tony Bennett, Champion of the Great American Songbook, Is Dead at 96 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z She deftly illuminated its eclectic moods and myriad timbres — which ranged from breathy, guttural noises to rhapsodic melodies in a high register, interspersed and contrasted with digital sounds. Music Review: Works That Make Technology an Ally 2011-06-01T22:38:12Z As ice and snow pelted eight microphone stations through the 36-hour storm, the timbre of his work began shifting. The Poignant Music of Melting Ice 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z One line will be echoed, or a word, or the timbre will change. Roy Harper: 'I'm not very communicative' 2013-07-17T16:49:47Z The mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato approached the work with a bright but flexible timbre and projected its emotional power, as well as the suave surfaces of Berlioz’s vocal writing, with an appealing directness. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-25T00:04:16Z “It was chaos,” she recalls, in the dramatic timbre of a war flashback, of the conditions in the store when she took over. 'Bright New Boise' at Chance Theater: Secrets and scandal in the break room of Hobby Lobby 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z A narrator sets the scene for this improbable tale in the amused, worldly timbre of a young Ricardo Montalbán, and the series is shot in a bright candy-colored palette that suggests a modern fairy tale. ‘Jane the Virgin’ on CW and ‘Cristela’ on ABC 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z But grounding this advice within a framework of treatment alters its timbre, transforming an elective act into one of penance. The pseudo-science of Alcoholics Anonymous: There’s a better way to treat addiction 2014-03-23T18:30:00Z The criticism didn’t end with pitch and timbre, however: the personality, authenticity, and sense of humor of female speakers were also questioned. A Century of “Shrill”: How Bias in Technology Has Hurt Women’s Voices 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The works by the younger generation, rendered with commitment by members of the Philharmonic, also focused on timbre, although only one left a strong impression. Review: Contact! Presents ‘Young Americans,’ a New York Philharmonic Showcase for Emerging Composers 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Works for drums can be rich in rhythm and timbre, but are often harmonically less interesting because of the pitch limitations of the instrument. Review: ‘Surface Tension,’ Inspired by the Met’s Percussive Collection 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z “Her slightly smoky timbre keeps her singing from becoming too sweet.” Jean Redpath, Prolific Scottish Folk Singer, Dies at 77 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Young’s tenor matches Ms. Mackey’s in its bright, limpid richness — although I couldn’t help but imagine that if a Ken doll could sing, its timbre would be similar. Review: ‘Amazing Grace,’ the Story of a Slave Trader’s Moral Awakening 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “Much of it is more about texture and timbre than precision or attack.” Seattle Symphony to present world premiere of John Luther Adams’ highly anticipated ‘Become Desert’ 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z Ms. Stemme’s dark timbre was particularly effective in Weill’s street-smart “Saga of Jenny” and in Schubert’s chilling “Death and the Maiden.” Music Review: Swedish Chamber Orchestra and Nina Stemme at Alice Tully Hall 2013-04-26T22:53:14Z But it was in the finale, Hailstork’s Symphony No. 1, that Wilkins inspired excellence in them and conjured a heady mix of timbres like thrashing beams of light and glistening surges of sound. Mostly Mozart’s Repertoire Broadens With Its Audience 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The cellos and basses bloomed with a warm, woodsy timbre, the pizzicatos firm and clear. In Yo-Yo Ma concert with L.A. Chamber Orchestra, simplicity outshines the showmanship 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Silvestrov’s instructions call for a baritone that sounds like a tenor, and Krimmel, with his clarified timbre and gossamer top notes, fits the brief exquisitely. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Here and throughout the program, Mr. Valcuha was intensely attuned to matters of balance, dynamics and timbre. Music Review: New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-12-06T21:56:27Z “I’m getting into orchestration and timbre and form.” CareFusion, Vision, Undead and Other Jazz Fests 2010-06-10T22:15:00Z Voltages could control pitch, volume, attack, timbre, speed and other parameters, interacting in complex ways. Don Buchla, Inventor, Composer and Electronic Music Maverick, Dies at 79 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Every so often, Mr. Frith played more straightforward guitar lines, but with the timbres and inflections of various instruments and cultures: an Eastern European clarinet, a Japanese koto. Music Review: Fred Frith and Nels Cline Create New Soundscapes 2014-01-19T22:12:56Z The timbre of Lewis's voice is reminiscent of that of several prominent modern vocalists, such as The Killers' Brandon Flowers or Panic! Why the Outfield’s “Your Love” is the perfect summer song 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z But then, Mr. Harnoncourt has always had an exacting ear for timbre. Nikolaus Harnoncourt Explores ?Porgy and Bess? 2010-06-04T13:37:00Z The part that is A.I. is taking the harmonics and the timbre of the vocal and moving them to be consistent with my voice, as opposed to the person’s original voice. Grimes Invited Anyone to Make A.I. Grimes Songs. Here Are Her Reviews. 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z These instruments, due to their unique ranges and timbre, birth some really innovative music with snaking, dissonant melodies and rhythmic changes. Seattle-area music and nightlife events Oct. 5-11: Buke and Gase, Gregory Alan Isakov and more 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z In its early days the English Concert concentrated on recreating Baroque and Classical timbres and balances, and observing the details of ornamentation and other period concerns. Music Review: Period Music, Played With Freewheeling Touches 2010-10-16T01:24:00Z Because timbre and reverberation are important here, Mr. Ponthus had the idea — sanctioned by Mr. Boulez — of using two pianos. Music Review: Recital of New Music at Mannes College Festival 2010-06-16T22:13:00Z The approach accords with Ward’s intent, but the shtick never varies in degree or timbre, becoming extremely monotonous. Review | Daring idea, but flawed e xecution, in ‘Day of Absence’ 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The electronic ring modulation adds another layer, sometimes just subtly enhancing the piano timbres, sometimes adding a much more astringent edge. Stockhausen: Mantra 2010-09-02T20:30:00Z He created alluring soundscapes that evoked the spectral aesthetic, a school initially influenced by French composers like Debussy and Messiaen, in which timbre and resonance are central. Music Review: Underwood New Music Readings at DiMenna Center 2012-06-04T21:56:04Z Much of the orchestral timbre is organic and guttural, and the whole thing is driven by an indomitable internal force very much inherited from The Rite. BBCSSO/Pintscher – review 2013-05-20T11:34:36Z Recorded chants and naturalistic sounds, like lapping waves, mingle with the tones and timbres of the live percussion. Review: In ‘Beyond Time,’ U-Theater Dances and Drums With Precision 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z Through subtle alterations of timbre and volume, the members of the quartet achieved different degrees of density and buoyancy. Music Review: JACK Quartet at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-12-19T22:09:52Z Both Reeves and Ryder talk so much that the timbre of their voices, even with the antic inflections that their roles require, is more substantial than anything they’re saying. “Destination Wedding,” Reviewed: Winona Ryder and Keanu Reeves Suffer Through One of the Worst Sex Scenes in Recent Memory 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z With their sustained, purring timbre, the consonants “m” and “n” are stringed instruments. Arthur Lessac, Holistic Vocal Coach, Dies at 101 2011-04-18T06:00:03Z As in London, his soprano is Anna Caterina Antonacci, powerfully declamatory as always, though hampered by a rather close recording that captures the distinctive timbre of her voice but not its power. Berlioz: La Mort de Cl?op?tre; Symphonie Fantastique ? review 2011-04-07T20:45:00Z Sabath, like most contemporaneous studio rats, is equal parts songwriter and producer, as adept at inventing new melodic hooks as he is at perfecting the timbre of a rim shot. The Teen-Age Hitmaker from Westchester County 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z The timbre of his voice is reminiscent of both Tom Waits and Johnny Cash, so it was no surprise that the most chilling song was "The Beast in Me," made famous by Cash. Mark Lanegan opens restored Neptune Theatre 2011-06-20T00:38:12Z The result sounded like a stripped-down salsa band, minus the lush arrangements and such customary timbres as the metallic clatter of the timbales. Rumba artist Pedrito Martinez gets the party started at Kennedy Center Jazz Club His drumming is active, busy, rarely loud and constantly shuffling pattern and timbre: He’s often trying to connect with, illustrate and magnify whatever else is happening around him. Abstract Surprises From the Jeff Ballard Trio 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z I thought of that on Friday evening as I listened to the glorious, richly hued timbre and fast vibrato of Rebecca Luker singing the Jerome Kern repertory at 54 Below. Music Review: Rebecca Luker at 54 Below 2013-05-19T21:58:01Z For unity, Pichon organizes the program with an ear for instrumental timbres. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z A trumpet's sound, its "timbre", is very different to the sound of an electric guitar or electric piano. Pop music these days: it all sounds the same, survey reveals 2012-07-27T14:32:05Z Their timbres, particularly in the winds and brasses, are distinct, blending less smoothly than in orchestras today yet affording stereoscopic clarity. This Is How to Do a Beethoven Symphony Cycle 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z It’s a quality one has to have in the voice, a kind of a noble timbre. Hawaiian Baritone Making His Mark in Verdi 2013-11-25T16:28:51Z For a meditative visitor sitting on one of the folding chairs scattered about, it all becomes a Cage-ian symphony: a harmonious blend of sonic textures, timbres and rhythms. Art Review: Pondering Sculpture Under the Trees 2010-08-26T20:00:00Z The structures are elaborate, with vocal chorales and counterpoint blossoming while instrumental timbres transmute from acoustic realism to a psychedelic shimmer and back. Critics' Choice: New albums by Dr. Dog, Sam Amidon, Laura Bell Bundy and Aaron Goldberg. 2010-04-11T21:37:00Z Mr. Penderecki eventually abandoned the startling tone clusters and imaginative timbres of his early works and adopted a more conservative idiom, sometimes combining experimental and traditional forms. Music Review: Penderecki Conducts His Work at Carnegie Hall 2010-05-02T20:59:00Z Near the end, the guanzi line becomes a jazz-tinged solo in which the instrument’s timbre is softened so radically that it sounds more like a trumpet than an oboe. Music Review: Seven Composers, Seven Countries 2011-05-11T21:21:27Z “The Metamorphosis of Narcissus,” by Gity Razaz, an Iranian composer, was a world apart: a narcotic mix of dreamy French horn and clarinet calls, limpid Impressionist timbres and electronically induced expanse. Music Review: A Night of Acoustic and Electronic Exploits 2011-01-29T00:05:24Z The dazzling results mixed George Crumb’s knack for unearthly timbres, Alvin Lucier’s infinitesimally fine gradations of tone and the fierce creative audacity of Jimi Hendrix. Music Review | So Percussion: So Percussion at Zankel Hall: Textures From Contraptions 2010-03-26T22:21:00Z Ensemble Vulpine Lupin performed “Gravity of Shadows,” a mesmerizing study in tenebrous shades and timbres by Morgan Krauss, a young composer from Columbia College. Critic’s Notebook: A Hurricane Benefit in Chicago for a Brooklyn Record Label 2012-12-18T23:24:53Z Even when he didn’t have a proper punchline handy, his pressurized timbre allowed him to do two kinds of work, shouting back at life’s cruelty while still joking his way through it. Perspective | Young Dolph’s heaviest rhymes made this lethal world feel lighter 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z As a youth he studied the piano, trombone and cello, as if anticipating the eclectic range of timbres on which his work would draw. Leslie Bassett, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Composer, Dies at 93 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z A singer’s vocal tone, or timbre, is shaped by the tissue in her mouth, tongue, pharynx and face, he said, adding that it was possible this tissue became more supple after pregnancy. What Opera Singers Gained, and Lost, Performing While Pregnant 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z It is an elegantly crafted album with a folksy, bluesy timbre accented by throaty organ music and cascading accordion chords that evoke lonesome cowboys and the depression-era dust bowls. Karen Elson 2010-05-15T23:05:00Z The rich, baritonal timbre that underpinned it also made it ideal for the role. Peter Hofmann obituary 2010-12-02T18:44:00Z Among the vocal soloists, McCormack did eloquent work throughout, as did bass Steven Combs, with his warm timbre and tender phrasing. Review | One aria sums up a joyful Washington Bach Consort ‘Christmas Oratorio’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Many of the album's hypnotic, glowing timbres were produced by looping and slowing down Coxhill's saxophone phrases, a tribute to the sound and intonation of his playing. Lol Coxhill obituary 2012-07-11T17:19:52Z To voice Malory, Walter adopted a slightly raspier timbre, training her tone to effortlessly glide between apoplectic rage fits peppered with aggressive snobbery and disintegrating, frequently offensive put-downs. The joy of Jessica Walter's final "Archer" missions before our favorite terrible mother abandons us 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z The Chiara players evoked the changeable rhythms and timbres of train travel perfectly. Music Review: Chiara String Quartet Plays at Le Poisson Rouge 2010-04-29T21:02:00Z Ms. Chase brought a substantial warehouse of tools to this meeting, venturing some whispery timbres while the percussionist was gently manipulating a small gong. Review: The Bloom Is Still on Claire Chase’s Monumental Project 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z The actor Sunil Malhotra capably voices the book’s nitty-grittier sections, but it is Khan’s weighty and lightly sorrowful timbre — and his lived perspective as a Pakistani immigrant — that bookend the work and color each sentence. Audiobooks for Summer Trips With the Kids 2018-05-28T04:00:00Z The Netflix system has more than 2,000 “taste clusters” that measure content by tone, timbre and feeling to predict what you will want to see when you log onto the site. The Netflix Executives Who Bent Comedy to Their Will 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z He owns listeners’ attention with his confident timbre, his New York accent and, most important, the power of his stories. On the Page and Out Loud, Two Actors Recount Very Different Paths 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z The heart of the Lone Bellow’s appeal is its close harmonies: three singers whose timbres meld seamlessly even at full volume. The Lone Bellow Releases a New Album 2013-01-21T22:28:54Z In fact, the search for new timbres often bypasses technology entirely. In a Forest of Instruments, Signs of Evolution 2010-09-03T17:20:00Z You hear him discarding his Okie folk voice and working out the right timbre of his rock-and-roll voice. Bob Dylan and the “Hot Hand” 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z A set of arid, expansive, Americana-tinted meditations on the natural world, it’s also a proper showcase of the duo’s skill in treating distance and intimacy like timbres and textures. Perspective | 21 for ’21: Composers and performers who sound like tomorrow 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Most of the entries border on what might be called musical metaphysics: articulation, chance, composition, continuity, deduction, duration, form, idea, language, material, notation, perception, rhythm, structure, succession, theme, timbre, tradition, variation. John Adams on Boulez, a Composer Worth Wrestling With 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Scelsi’s command of color and texture is masterly in this piece, with particular attention paid to the transformation of timbres and the potential of pitch to sculpt texture through deliberate bending and stretching. Review: Argento Chamber Ensemble Brings Out Mahler’s Inventive Side 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Yet there’s something very Germanic about his style, which emphasizes squelchy bass, metallic beats and industrial timbres. Boys Noize’s industrial revolution hammers D.C. nightclub 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z It was a novel timbre on which to base a work, though not quite as a novel as the double bass player thrumming along the length of the strings with a plectrum. Ensemble 10/10/Rundell – review 2013-02-28T14:59:43Z Ghostly timbres and eerie noises surfaced throughout; the percussionists created sounds by tearing pieces of paper and breaking twigs. Pierre Boulez’s Legacy Is Explored at NY Phil Biennial 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z The Walker, an imaginative exercise in disparate timbres, dispelled those suspicions. Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z I’d heard criticism that my timbre was a little shrill, a little forced. Joyce DiDonato, Standing on Her Own Just Fine 2010-03-20T04:45:00Z That innocence led to the young Coleman being mesmerised by the changing timbres of the horn, rather than by the accepted patterns usually deployed to organise them. Great moments in jazz: Ornette Coleman defines the Shape of Jazz to Come 2010-07-23T15:02:00Z It might be different if I spoke French or Portuguese: the accent would compensate for the nasal timbre. Let’s Not Pretend to Be Who We Aren’t 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z For all its surface beauty, though, the piece became a bit repetitive and cried out for contrasting ideas or changing timbres – or something. The fresh sound of guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel 2011-03-04T14:34:10Z |
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