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Recent Examples of chordal
Learning Greene’s chordal vocabulary on this record, living in his perfect counterpoint, is a constant inspiration for me.
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Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2020
Maybe that explains why their playing in the Eighth Symphony sang out with such fullness and breadth, and why chordal passages had such strong hints of a church choir.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
It can be strummed, plucked, played for chordal accompaniment or virtuosic runs.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
Leven effortlessly pivoted back and forth between cozying up to Stepner’s line and joining the lower strings’ strong chordal figures, adding a soloistic glimmer on occasion.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2019
Image Most avant-garde horn players then were letting go of the piano and all other chordal instruments, not to mention the structures of song form.
—New York Times, 25 May 2018
Catharsis’s lineup includes agile, sweet-toned Chilean singer Camila Meza, who also plays guitar in the band, laying down chordal support rather than extended improvisation.
—Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 20 Apr. 2018
In the work’s middle section, the saxophonist allowed his sound to blossom into a brighter, more open timbre until everything scaled back down to a whisper, and pianist Perdomo returned to that first chordal figure.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
The Italian Jewish composer Salamone Rossi set Psalm 112 in Hebrew, in mainly chordal antiphony.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2020
Maybe that explains why their playing in the Eighth Symphony sang out with such fullness and breadth, and why chordal passages had such strong hints of a church choir.
—New York Times, 25 Feb. 2020
It can be strummed, plucked, played for chordal accompaniment or virtuosic runs.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 4 Oct. 2019
Leven effortlessly pivoted back and forth between cozying up to Stepner’s line and joining the lower strings’ strong chordal figures, adding a soloistic glimmer on occasion.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2019
Image Most avant-garde horn players then were letting go of the piano and all other chordal instruments, not to mention the structures of song form.
—New York Times, 25 May 2018
Catharsis’s lineup includes agile, sweet-toned Chilean singer Camila Meza, who also plays guitar in the band, laying down chordal support rather than extended improvisation.
—Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader, 20 Apr. 2018
In the work’s middle section, the saxophonist allowed his sound to blossom into a brighter, more open timbre until everything scaled back down to a whisper, and pianist Perdomo returned to that first chordal figure.
—Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chordal
Adjective
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They are imaginatively crafted, showing particular invention in their harmonic writing.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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Nine decades later, the French astronomer and mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace suggested that the tides could be represented as harmonic oscillations.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 June 2024
Adjective
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There are no weak links here, only actors walking a tonal high wire with equal aplomb.—
Demetrios Matheou,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Duchess of Sussex paired the sweater with linen blend pleated pants courtesy of Zara, continuing the muted tonal motif.—
WWD Staff,
WWD,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Films like Gladiator, The Lord of the Rings, and Titanic all have them: epic orchestral scores from Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore, and James Horner that soundtrack the battles and tragedies occurring onscreen.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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Released last November, the creative infused her brooding, futuristic sound into a full-fledged orchestral production.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Soon enough, others began to join her – three dozen people dancing in a strange, feverish and rhythmic pattern.—
Kay Johnson,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Options typically include light, medium, strong, and pulsatile (rhythmic).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
29 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Kosky, more than most directors, is sensitive to its polyphonic structure in his staging, which moves around, repeats and trims material throughout to make the show move briskly and with a light hand, allowing the subtext its slithering grace.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The movie’s polyphonic introduction is also not sustained.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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How does this make any sense except as a very stupid, clumsy, idiotic no good way to give us a homophonic bridge to Gandalf.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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The content creator also used a homophonic slur at several points throughout the clip.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
1 Aug. 2024
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“Chordal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chordal. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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