vocal music


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Noun1.vocal music - music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
2.Vocal music - music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)vocal music - music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)
music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
song, strain - the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"
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His followers are all dancing on the plain, to their own vocal music. The more knowing ones of the tribe look on and laugh; thinking it all too foolish to do harm; but they will soon find that women, children, and fools, form a large majority of every community, and they will have, eventually, to follow the new light, or be considered among the profane.
Orthography, etymology, syntax, and prosody, biography, astronomy, geography, and general cosmography, the sciences of compound proportion, algebra, land-surveying and levelling, vocal music, and drawing from models, were all at the ends of his ten chilled fingers.
Sounds of gruff voices practising vocal music invade the evening's silence; and the fumes of choice tobacco scent the air.
Crisparkle's custom to sit up last of the early household, very softly touching his piano and practising his favourite parts in concerted vocal music. The south wind that goes where it lists, by way of Minor Canon Corner on a still night, is not more subdued than Mr.
From this room, ere yet the door was opened, proceeded a low and melancholy strain of vocal music. When they entered, they found themselves in the presence of about twenty matrons and maidens of distinguished Saxon lineage.
Suzanne Draayer has done much to remedy this situation, publishing articles on Joaquin Rodrigo's vocal music as well as regularly performing his and other Spanish composers' works.
The first digital recording of Barber's greatest theater work will be a must for vocal music fans.
An important facet of Greek vocal music was operetta, which flourished in the first three decades of the 20th century.
Introduction to Orff-AQ in P/J Vocal Music Part One
MUSCAT: Bhavalaya is planning to organise a Hindustani vocal music competition for local talent.
The congregation was treated to a performance by Ex Cathedra Academy of Vocal Music, under the direction of its artistic director, Jeffrey Skidmore.