If you headed to the north, Feist, the idiosyncratic Canadian pop semi-star, would come into focus, laying precise chirpy dots of lyrics on the main stage while backed by intense harmonies from an all-female troupe.
The variation envelops the melody in a calmly unfolding network of contrapuntal voices, with piquant moments of intense chromatic harmony and modulations that take you by surprise.
An international success since the 80s, they are still remarkable for their spine-chilling harmonies and intense, sometimes unearthly vocals.
The Viola Sonata (published in the same year as the Bloch and the Hindemith Viola Sonata) is an example of this, with its pentatonic opening theme, thick harmonies, emotionally intense nature, and dense, rhythmically complex texture.
The quietly intense slow movement has astringent harmony and piercing inner voices.
"I felt like I wanted this album to be a little bit Emmylou and a little bit PJ Harvey, Colee said about combining intense rock, acoustic storytelling and beautiful harmony with a little bit of soul.
Quite apart from the quality of the musicianship, Plant had entered a new – well, different – vocal soundscape: intense but restrained, with understated close harmonies.
Passing from disturbance to harmony provides man's most intense experience.
Here the music is charged with ancient modal harmonies and, for Mr. Glass, uncommonly intense emotional richness.
If you thought his grilled and cornrowed Alien in Harmony Korine's bonkers, brilliant Spring Breakers was intense, prep yourself.
