harmonic

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Atoms and materials used for high harmonic generation today don’t have any interesting quantum properties to speak of, Kaminer says, and so do not produce quantum light.

From Scientific American

And the brothers spent the rehearsal tinkering with the score and its possibilities, seeking to heighten its rally-like forcefulness and its harmonic contrasts.

From New York Times

But where “Parsifal” exists purely in the domain of the “immaterial,” he said, “Lohengrin” alternates between the harmonic language of its title hero and the more earthbound music of the other characters.

From New York Times

In his score, Blanchard deftly blends elements of jazz, blues, hints of big band and gospel into a compositional voice dominated by lushly chromatic and modal harmonic writing, spiked with jagged rhythms and tart dissonance.

From New York Times

Sometimes that line comes back to underline an expression of ardor; in other moments, it can be decked out with harmonic portents of danger.

From New York Times