vocalism
IPA: vˈoʊkʌɫɪzm
noun
- Speaking or singing.
- (linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language.
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Examples of "vocalism" in Sentences
- Barbara Hannigan was extraordinary in the stratospheric, rapid-fire vocalism of Gepopo.
- Directed by Johannes Weigand, the singers 'physical language is as telling as their vocalism.
- Still, despite this, the rest of the cast was not as strong, and there was as much cringe inducing vocalism and not.
- Indeed, though that album's title may smack of classic Hollywood, it is Mr. Calleja's classic vocalism that stands out on all his recordings.
- With her usual creamy vocalism, Ms. Fleming sang arias and duets covering many warring emotions, some beyond her vocal and theatrical skills.
- Baritone Haijing Fu offered an affecting portrayal of Seikyo, even in some almost-falsetto-range passages that evoked traditional Chinese opera vocalism.
- Of the two-dozen or more performances I have heard live, what is memorable in the best of them is not so much dazzling vocalism as an interpretive point of view.
- The third movement is a brilliant evanescence of percussion overhanging string chords that soar wordlessly at the edge of vocalism, like a theremin; and the fourth movement casts intellectual brilliance aside and wraps things up, in time-honored style (think Brahms) with a rousing Hungarian dance.
- And the judges offered a textbook of expressive types: Bridgewater's voice seamed yet brassy in "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top," Elling firm and well-crafted as woodwork in "You Don't Know What Love Is," Reeves majestic in "Stormy Weather," and Austin unleashing a fusillade of vocalism in an urgent "Lady Be Good."
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