plangency
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The soft passages have fairy-tale delicacy; his outpourings, a robust plangency reminiscent of his more extroverted roles.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2023
His piano sound tends to the percussive, achieving a relatively thin but tactile plangency.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2016
In fact, her work — notwithstanding its overall plangency — could initially be mistaken for light verse.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2016
At 89, he retains the boyish spark in his tenor, and a remarkable degree of the plangency.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2015
In addition to the plangency of his chord combinations, as such, his polyphonic skill is responsible for much of the solidity of his fabric.
From Edward MacDowell by Lawrence Gilman
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