Ms. Hull, who is a student at the Berklee College of Music, never appeared fully comfortable when singing, even when sharing harmonies with Mr. Block on a cover of the lighthearted Johnny Rivers song "You Can Have Her (I Don't Want Her)." She looks more relaxed in her recent instructional DVD, "Secrets Songs & Tunes" (AcuTab), on which she displays tricks of the trade for would-be prodigies.
As long as the superiority of the Middle Kingdom was acknowledged, the blessings of Chinese civilization could be shared, and harmony would reign.
Once Mr. Wilson shared vocal harmonies with his brothers in the Beach Boys; now he shares them with fans onstage and in the audience.
The Blind Boys come from an old tradition, gospel quartet singing, which has robust solo voices leaping out of shared close harmonies like a congregant suddenly getting the spirit.
The album includes "Darlin' Kate," an elegy to Kate McGarrigle of the McGarrigle sisters, who shared vocal harmonies and songwriting with Ms. Harris on "Stumble Into Grace" and many other occasions; its modest banjo and piano backup recall the McGarrigles' parlor songs.
In international relations, an idealist is someone who believes that foreign policy should be based on universal principles, and that nations will agree to things like the outlawry of war because they perceive themselves as sharing a harmony of interests.
All you want is to share this harmony with your friends, but alas, opening up Vine or Instagram kills the music instantly, opting instead for the odd noises of your surroundings.
Deal co-wrote Doolittles "Silver" with Francis, and they share lead harmony vocals on the track.
Often men sing bass-note syllables (as in a doo-wop group), and men or women share harmonies elaborately syncopated against them; sailing across the intricacies is a lead vocal that might be a sustained soprano melody, like a spiritual, or a hearty exhortation.
Looking back to the Louvin Brothers and the Everly Brothers, as well as to Sam and Dave, they share close-harmony, near-parallel lines that dovetail the grain in their voices.
