songful
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In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2022
Mr. Peacock’s “raw charisma and fiery temperament could almost match Ayler in songful intensity,” pianist Ethan Iverson wrote in Jazz Times magazine in April.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2020
In general, the concerto was given an eloquent dark beauty by Hadelich, his tone thickly dusky, his virtuosity so secure that it could be beside the songful point.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2018
The jaunty, songful theme that opens the movie sets a mood that Caine catches breezily—even if the character of Alfie himself is sordid and sleazy in a way that the music doesn’t at all imply.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 1, 2017
Ador, Ador! are we come To a double portent, that Dumb matter grows articulate And songful seraphs dumb?
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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