Sentence examples for modulation of tone from inspiring English sources

It's treacle, but it's distinguished by several things, beginning with its relatively dry style and careful modulation of tone and volume — even the shouting and the car chases are discreetly tasteful.

But next to the epic sweep and poetic intricacies of Mr. Burns's work — which also includes the Emmy Award-winning series "Baseball" — the narrative of "Jews and Baseball" seems meandering, its modulation of tone singsong and slushy.

Guralnick again: With an emphasis on "clarity and articulation," Cooke conveyed "swinging without effort, passion without strain, an indefinable depth of feeling overlaid with veneer of sophistication that could convey all by a flick of an eyebrow, the tiniest modulation of tone".

It's done through control and modulation of tones and edges, with unbelievable skill.

The uneven textures and faded iridescence of Freer's collection yield a modulation of tones that makes up for the wonted éclat of the glossy blues and whites.

The modulation of tones – black, ochre, red, yellow and many points in between – is replicated in the flames themselves, which seem to emerge from the wall as if they were some spiritual embodiment of its essential nature.

It sounds easy enough, but reading through his essays you notice the careful, apparently effortless modulations of tone.

Both Considine and Meadows excel at subtle modulations of tone, juggling breezy comedy with moments of menace and outbreaks of wince-inducing violence.

Like a cycle, the collection begins and ends in the same place – Italy – and it contains modulations of tone that would be awkward within a single narrative.

If art's fulfillment came from the harmonious deployment of light and shade, Rembrandt would be found wanting for the jarring extravagance of his chiaroscuro and his contempt for subtle modulations of tone.

I think the thing I tried most to emulate was the way Melville plays with dynamics, in his sentence rhythms, those storms and calms of prose, but also in the modulations of tone and mode.