sonority

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The most gravity-defying songs in this new bunch — “Diamonds,” “I Need Mo” — might be the most tuneful of his career, and at times, his sonority floats in perfect parallel to his lyrics.

From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2018

Shorter’s tenor saxophone anchors the three disks with a surreal sonority, a wild cry that comes from the heart of sorrow.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 25, 2018

Tendler offered a focused six-minute study in sonority and its absence.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2018

They are particularly appealing in the upper register, largely because they minimize falsetto, thus achieving what Mr. Paseltiner called “a trumpet-like” sonority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2018

For, by omitting this note you do alter the tone colour of the chord as well as its sonority.

From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef