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- adjective music Having the character of
multiphonics : sounding two or morepitches at the same time
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Examples
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The title track has a patient symmetry that becomes an abstract multiphonic rawness, confirming his composing strengths and technical breadth.
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Oboist Nicholas Stoval was phenomenal in a quieter way in the middle movement, "Inner Song," a solo marked by a virtuosity of breath control and expression — long, unbroken tones (some microtonal or multiphonic) stretched into a sinuous line.
Archive 2008-07-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Oboist Nicholas Stoval was phenomenal in a quieter way in the middle movement, "Inner Song," a solo marked by a virtuosity of breath control and expression — long, unbroken tones (some microtonal or multiphonic) stretched into a sinuous line.
Magna Carter (4): Identity Politics Matthew Guerrieri 2008
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Passages of repose, sometimes making use of unconventional instrumental techniques windy sounds from the accordion, sliding glissandos in the cello and complex multiphonic chords in the clarinet, were set beside rhythmic passages that emerged as fragmentary little dances.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Colin Eatock 2012
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His multiphonic interpretation of Ujama, a line split into minor-thirds, was outstanding.
Evening Standard - Home Jack Massarik 2011
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Bellos's new multiphonic pun is a travesty, no doubt about it - and it's also the most precise translation possible.
NYT > Home Page By ADAM THIRLWELL 2011
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His multiphonic interpretation of Ujama, a line split into minor-thirds, was outstanding.
Evening Standard - Home Jack Massarik 2011
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Halvorson and the trumpeter Peter Evans round out the trio, spiking their output with textural effacements: multiphonic tongue slurs for Mr. Evans, scrabbling distortion for Ms. Halvorson.
NYT > Home Page By NATE CHINEN 2011
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Smith was fresh from Tibet where, with Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead, he had documented the multiphonic chants of the monks, which Smith's colleagues at MIT, where he was then teaching, said was impossible.
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W.rd in particular sounds terrific, balancing gorgeous lyric shapes with tightly coiled multiphonic screams. a 10 PM, Hungry Brain, 2319 W. Belmont, 773-935-2118, donation requested.
Chicago Reader 2010
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