phrasing

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Maalouf: For me, as a trumpet player, of course, the musical influence; space, phrasing, silence, we can talk about this for hours.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Nevertheless, there’s just no getting around some uses of queer phrasing, at least not when so much of our current modern lives are spent online.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Ms. Musgraves has a limited voice in terms of technical ability, but she’s good at calibrating her phrasing to match a song’s mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

What’s more, the March statement kept the “in considering the extent and timing of additional adjustments‘’ phrasing — first put in place during the 2024 easing cycle.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The violin’s absence of frets, which had been a feature of the viola da gamba family and the lute, also allowed its player greater freedom in the tuning and individuality of phrasing.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall