musical expression

collocation in English

meaningsofmusicalandexpression

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musical
adjective
uk
/ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/
us
/ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/
related to or connected ...
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expression
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
us
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words ...
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(Definition ofmusicalandexpressionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmusical expression

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The acceleration of this outpouring ofmusicalexpressionshows no sign of slowing.
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Crucially, however, such a 'rational recreation' approach centred on encouragingmusicalexpressionoutside of the workplace.
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Because a more purelymusicalexpressioncontrols the divertissements, time seems much more static.
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References to fun and enthusiasm have been replaced by suggestions of individuality andmusicalexpression.
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How do electronic musicians use the 'automated' mechanisms of digital instruments to achieve nuancedmusicalexpressionand cultural commentary?
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Our need for this framework stems from the desire to design and build new instruments formusicalexpression.
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Musicalexpressionis one of many types of expressive acts that mark out life as being real and worth living.
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I also believe thatmusicalexpression, in both vocal and instrumental works, is articulated through purely musical relationships.
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In this paper, we propose a theoretical framework for the design of tangible interfaces formusicalexpression.
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The possible approaches to planning emphasise a synthesis between working with musical styles and genres, and elements ofmusicalexpression.
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And what are the qualities ofmusicalexpression, or appreciation that are evident in this kind of experience?
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It seems that many jazz students were responding to the assessment situation in ways that inhibited theirmusicalexpression.
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The use of the audio signal as a means to devise new interfaces formusicalexpressionhas a long history.
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I believe that music for instrument(s) and tape will remain a viable means ofmusicalexpressionwell into the future.
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Her careful melodic and lyric analysis here reveals the depth of her own personal response to an original and personalmusicalexpression.
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One of my considerations is, of course, to know if a listener can identify with this more abstruse type ofmusicalexpression.
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Euripides greatly expanded the set of established relationships between particular speech acts and forms ofmusicalexpressionthat were available to a dramatist.
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Themusicalexpressionof the text is often found in deviations from the regular movement and from the normal register of the voices.
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Indeed, this strangeness seems crucial to such figures and to the music-historical configurations they represent: voice/musicalexpression, the body and musical performance.
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Composing gives students opportunities to explore music from the inside out and to explore inner worlds ofmusicalexpressionand meaning.
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So, an individual has a choice of what style she will 'customise' (within the rules though), to use as her vehicle ofmusicalexpression.
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When the synthesis and recording technologies did make it into the hands of artists, sound manipulation technologies still enforced a certain conformity ofmusicalexpression.
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Is rap a transnational form of music that can be absorbed by such a nationalmusicalexpressionas canzone d'autore only after a dramatic transformation?
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