musical material

collocation in English

meaningsofmusicalandmaterial

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musical
adjective
uk
/ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/
us
/ˈmjuː.zɪ.kəl/
related to or connected ...
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material
noun
uk
/məˈtɪə.ri.əl/
us
/məˈtɪr.i.əl/
a physical substance that things can be ...
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(Definition ofmusicalandmaterialfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmusical material

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She elaborates this connection, which goes beyond words tomusicalmaterialand dramatic structures.
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Whether we like it or not, digitally generated sound is the most pervasivemusicalmaterialnowadays.
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Rather than a specific verse-chorus framework, it has three different sets ofmusicalmaterial, each of which last for eight bars.
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In this context, active listening refers to a set of actions that the listener applies onto partially openmusicalmaterial.
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Another important aspect for maintaining the interaction coherency is preserving the nature of themusicalmaterialas it was originally created.
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Normally, formally generatedmusicalmaterialneeds many rounds of filtering and arranging, of course, but this was a simplified example.
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The continual overlapping of themusicalmaterialis thought to give space to a sound, which still considers both the vertical and the horizontal course.
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The interaction between several simple processes and constraints can result in complexmusicalmaterial.
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We must be clear though, that a musical structure can exist independently of whether anymusicalmaterialhas been written or not.
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The use of words asmusicalmaterialcan instruct and inform and convey additional meanings when embedded in a musical context.
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Certain applications are oriented toward the analysis ofmusicalmaterialfor the purpose of simple classification of sounds, parts or compositions.
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Indeed, a very major connection can now be offered which ties its verbal exposé with its progressivemusicalmaterial.
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Physical constraints produce unique timbre characteristics, and suggestmusicalmaterialthat will be idiomatic or appropriate for a particular instrumental playing technique.
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This involves both splitting a whole into par ts according to the basic formal units of the composition and grouping themusicalmaterial.
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Themusicalmaterialfor singing consisted of rounds, nursery rhymes and infant songs.
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Only later does themusicalmaterialshed itself of any vocal connotations, becoming the warp and weft of a lavish orchestral score.
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A generation system is a scheme for generatingmusicalmaterialat a level above instrument techniques (defined a little later in this section).
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The transformation of the boys has been understood as being symbolized by transformations of themusicalmaterial,3 but these are far from straightforward.
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No matter what the provenance of themusicalmaterialis, everything is performed on the piano.
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In improvisatory traditions, the patterned movements of the performer may contribute to the generation ofmusicalmaterialitself.
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