Sentence examples for groups of instruments from inspiring English sources

Sometimes groups of instruments slavishly follow the gestures and contours, though not the pitches, of the vocal line.

His Kammermusik series for small, unconventional, astringent groups of instruments—is outstanding.

These five extended vocal works accompanied by various small groups of instruments were written over three decades.

Dominating these two groups of instruments is the drum (kendang), which unites them and acts as leader.

Concertato style, Italian stile concertato, musical style characterized by the interaction of two or more groups of instruments or voices.

On another level, the work is like a concerto for orchestra that pits solo players and groups of instruments against one another.

In the third subgraph, the word music is shared by the groups of instrument, song/dance and noise/sound: other overlapping vertices are the words sing and voice, lying between song/dance and noise/sound, and the words bass and saxophone, belonging to the groups of song/dance and instrument.

Protractor, any of a group of instruments used to construct and measure plane angles.

Solo ensembles of virtuoso singers were accompanied by the organ or, possibly, a group of instruments.

In a concerto a soloist or group of instruments is contrasted with the entire orchestra.

Cage later revised the performing directions to allow for readings by any instrument or group of instruments at any duration.