Nicholas Brady's text updated the science a bit, and Purcell created some gloriously crunchy dissonances resolving to broad, bright harmony as he praised Cecilia, the embodiment of music, and her role in creating cosmic harmony out of atomic chaos: "Soul of the World!
It's really terrific, with a medley of flavors and textures that add up to a bright harmony.
In the 20 years since its first album, time has slowed down for Teenage Fanclub, and the big mainstream audience once predicted for its music — bright, harmony-rich songs in the tradition of Big Star and the Byrds, with undercurrents of noisy guitar abrasion — has settled into a modest cult dedicated enough to wait for albums that come less frequently than the World Cup.
They also knew how to write near-perfect pop songs and enliven them with tight, bright harmonies.
The K-pop singer Hyuna embodies where the music of South Korea is now — a candy-spattered and increasingly progressive strain of pop whose bright harmonies and dance-centric appeal is enough to put Gaga on notice.
On "Bolivia" that resulted in some bright, pinging harmonies in the upper register, against a strutting vamp below.
"Stars" shone with bright, unambiguous harmonies, and songs like "Majesty" and "Composure" resolved the tension between the low thrum of Ms. Mozgawa and Ms. Lindberg and the threat of imminent flotation in the voices of Ms. Kokal and Ms. Wayman.
Bodies of Water, a group from Highland Park, Calif., with a fetish for strong, bright group harmonies that can resemble an indie-rock take on gospel music — not unlike the Polyphonic Spree, a SXSW breakout success six years ago — was playing an afternoon party called Hot Freaks.
It is not surprising that the week leading up to the anniversary was an orgy of panel discussions, heart-rending testimonials, public apologies and glitzy pep rallies pointing to a bright future of racial harmony.
By far the most popular part of St Lucia, it's where we spent our final four days, in one of Harmony Marina Suites' bright, air-conditioned apartments arranged around a pool, complete with TV, fridge, kitchen and digital clock/radio.
In this recipe adapted from Keller's "Ad Hoc at Home," crisp, braised chicken thighs are at once rich yet bright with a great harmony of flavors, including olives, lemon zest and thinly sliced fennel.
