There's even an element of dance, to her inner music, in her gestures offstage, an element of singing in her speech, a sense that time is not to be measured or filled but created and transformed.
DB: That was something that kind of happened because I wasn't happy with the other elements of my singing.
The element of singing is frequently used to express emotion in this type of play.
The pedals enable her to sample elements of her singing which she then loops as a backing track while singing lead.
"I didn't figure they could really capture the elements of gospel; singing, swaying and clapping at one time.
This work combined elements of madrigal singing and monody with dancing and instrumental passages to form a dramatic whole.
They seem to do so by singing different elements of their repertoire when singing reactively.
"The church cannot – and does not – ignore the cultural elements and uses of voodoo, like the drum, the rhythm, the way of singing.
Xerxes' famous ballad "Ombra mai fu" was sung simply and earnestly; the comic elements were music-hall broad and accessible, from the chorus line of soldiers to the stage full of singing sea creatures.
