Sentence examples for musical wit from inspiring English sources

Paul and his younger brother Joe, combined that punk ethos with their own musical wit and donned graduation gowns for their first show at a cookout in their parents' backyard.

At times, the evening threatened to devolve into a multicultural traffic jam, but Sosa kept it all moving with a ferocious flair for rhythm and a keen musical wit.

The piece is set to a septet by Johann Nepomuk Hummel, a little-known early-Romantic composer, whose jaunty spirit and transparent orchestrations are well matched to Morris's structural and musical wit.

His musical wit is already recognised, and these sonatas were full of it, but what came across powerfully were his prophetic games with harmony: Wagner and even Shostakovich are at times adumbrated in Haydn's intricately protracted modulations.

Once the harpsichordist of Musica Antiqua Köln, German keyboard virtuosos Andreas Staier has since established himself as one of the foremost solo exponents of the baroque repertoire, here matching Haydn himself for musical wit, wisdom and joie de vivre.

Last year's works were "based on character," Mr. de Mare said from the stage, and this year's selections are based on dialogues, he said, adding, "Each of the composers is having a conversation with Mr. Sondheim — with his material but also his influence, his musical wit and his craft".

Consider Stan Tracey, at 78 still the sharpest knife in the box when it comes to a battle of musical wits, and a composer of huge ingenuity.

But, despite their missionary zeal, they now seem just too sanitised; earthiness and pungency are equally vital ingredients of Piazzolla's music as musical sophistication and wit.

Evening entertainment: The two-hour comedy and musical extravaganza Wits (as heard on NPR) will be recorded live in USC's Bovard Auditorium on Saturday night.

But Bynum wears his scholarship gracefully; his musical inspiration and wit are utterly personal and sincere.

For the rest, you know what we're talking about: performances full of wit, musical polish and sheer loopiness.