Sentence examples for melodic ingenuity from inspiring English sources

The results will please dedicated fans, but may lack the melodic ingenuity to pull in others.

But if these two saxophonists play with an even, almost chilly undemonstrativeness, their melodic ingenuity is dazzling – a demonstration of creativity within the strict boundaries of chord forms that almost rivals Charlie Parker's.

Lovano's tonal delicacies were not best served by the Bath Forum's PA, but he eased between lateral Ornette Coleman-like melodic ingenuity and smoky ballad atmospherics with all his usual authority, and dominated the creativity of the group.

Mendelssohn's youthful E Major Piano Sonata may seem lightweight for its time (1826), but it has all the nimbleness of spirit and melodic ingenuity that make his other early works so appealing.

January 17 , 1934Dallas, Texas August 19, 2013 New York City, New York Cedar Walton (Cedar Anthony Walton, Jr ., (born Jan . 17 , 1934Dallas, Texas died Aug. 19, 2013, Brooklyn, N.Y ., American jazz musician who was a master of late bop piano, which he played with grace, energy, and melodic ingenuity.

Charlie Parker (nicknamed "Yardbird" or usually just "Bird" in the jazz world) was the JS Bach of jazz; an instinctive master of complex harmony with a dizzying melodic ingenuity to match, who became a messiah to the hipster and beat poetry generation of the late 1940s and early 50s.

What makes the music so good is Mr. Bernstein's melodic gift and a musical ingenuity that never weighs down his stylish energy.

Handel transcended the formal conventions of opera seria with his melodic inspiration, harmonic ingenuity, and dramatic aptitude as a composer and his independent nature as an impresario.

Internationally known Jazz pianist and Hyde Park resident, Willie Pickens was known for his bombastic style and thunderous sound, paired with a melodic and harmonic ingenuity and versatility.

The impressionist lucidity of Ms. Schneider's big-band scores was muted, understandably; still, her characteristic melodic generosity and rhythmic ingenuity came through.

Some believe his pieces distil the rhythmic ingenuity and melodic waywardness of the music more than any of its other great composers, even including people such as Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Ornette Coleman.