Sentence examples for precise intonation from inspiring English sources

She sang clearly, brilliantly and with precise intonation.

Precise intonation, fine bowing, and timing will accomplish only so much; past that, some measure of imagination and feeling is necessary to make the notes cohere.

Ms. Reeves has a big, trained, authoritative voice, with precise intonation as she forms individual notes in long strings of them.

The style of string playing to which Dvořák was accustomed demanded plentiful portamento, or sliding from one note to another; much rubato, or wavering from strict tempo; and a general lack of concern for precise intonation.

Their performances glow with Old World elegance, and with the constant sense of structure that the great European groups maintained; the precise intonation that modernist composers demand is delivered with sleek expressive intensity and euphonious tonal blend.

Although rock concerts aren't known for precise intonation, she sang with startlingly exact pitch".

In these roles, through his poised demeanor and his precise, confident intonation, Mr. Fishburne exudes intelligence and moral authority.

He even evokes smaller characters with precise diction and intonation, like the perfect silky pitch of a radio D.J. sending smooth love songs out into the steamy summer night with a sexual purr.

Finally, tune by ear and playing which is precise, test the intonation by playing and strumming some songs like "My Little Baby", "Darling Dear", "Ill Be There", and "Petals" (J5) with drop to D tuning and alone using only one string or chords that are far apart on fretboard, next pay a song using only two adjacent strings, and then check the string tuning with a chromatic electronic tuner.

Chanticleer's pastel timbre, dead-on intonation, and precise articulation are persuasive throughout, except in the anthems from the Sacred Harp tradition, with the group at times adopting twangy Southern accents that bring the performances close to parody.

A regular in bands led by Tim Berne and much of the rest of the downtown-jazz crew, Mr. Gress combines sure intonation and precise musicianship with adventurousness; the same goes for his own writing, on display in this band.