canorous

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A whisp of a canorous clarinet or a rumbling rattle is all it takes for a kind of instant transport to a far-off time and place.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

But no English poet can write English poetry except in English,—that is, in that compound of Teutonic and Romanic which derives its heartiness and strength from the one and its canorous elegance from the other.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 06, April, 1858 by Various

Then there came a canorous snarl of bass, and then, abruptly, with resistless charm, and with full-bodied, satisfying amplitude of volume the opening movement of the overture of "Carmen."

From The Pit by Norris, Frank

The graceful trio and canorous brilliancy of this dance make it a favored number.

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

Its style, however, is antiquated—with its timbrel beat and its canorous harmony and “coda fortis”—and modern choirs have little use in religious service for the sonata written for viols and horns.

From The Story of the Hymns and Tunes by Brown, Theron