lyrical passage

collocation in English

meaningsoflyricalandpassage

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lyrical
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪr.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈlɪr.ɪ.kəl/
expressing personal thoughts and feelings in a ...
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passage
noun
uk
/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪdʒ/
a usually long and narrow part of a building with rooms on one or both sides, or a covered path that ...
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(Definition oflyricalandpassagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In between lies a lengthy and equallylyricalpassagefor all the string body.
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They meet and duly recognize each other from their respective dreams in alyricalpassage.
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After the streetcar fades, the soprano begins alyricalpassagenow is the night one blue dew.
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Indeed, text form is often distorted in these lyrical passages; words may be repeated, phrases split into multiple fragments.
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Musical utterances are lyrical passages, either extended formal songs or briefer effusions, whose 'musical' setting enhances their emotional content or dramatic function.
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These much shorter, less formal lyrical passages are more easily accepted as heightened speech than are longer, more formal arias.
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His works are generally based upon a grid pattern that is interrupted by lyrical passages.
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There is practically no story in this autobiographical volume, which abounds in lyrical passages.
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He adds drama both in the contrast between the lyrical passages that follow very active, textured thematic sections.
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This might be one of the few songs with little irony (although some lyrical passages are indeed ironic).
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Both the vital importance and the fragility of these relationships are highlighted through lyrical passages of modernist and symbolist prose.
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Both show some highly lyrical passages intermixed with the plain language of real life.
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The piano accompaniment is chordal in the lyrical passages, and virtuosic in the technical sections, matching the difficulty of the trumpet part with extensive runs and arpeggios.
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