Sentence examples for swelling sound from inspiring English sources

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The swelling sound for the second part, "Arc," comes from Philip Glass's "Mishima".

There is a quick ticking and ambient swelling sound as if at any moment Laurie Anderson might start to sing.

Walt Whitman mobilized grand opera as a metaphor for democracy; the voices of his favorite singers were integral to the swelling sound of his "barbaric yawp".

At the start of overtime, the Detroit Pistons had received their instructions, had learned their assignments and had prepared to return to the court with the swelling sound of 20,888 fans ringing in their ears.

Monk is an artist temperamentally averse to any kind of bombast, but in the final section, called "Procession," she indulges in a touch of Mahlerian show business: at BAM, several dozen additional singers including members of the Stonewall Chorale and M6 appeared in the balcony to augment the swelling sound.

Here the punctuation of the wood block's knocking rhythm – heard in unison with the more resonant bass drum – was an arresting counterbalance to the series of hymn-like repetitions, while the overall arc created from hushed opening through swelling sound and back to quiet had its own mesmeric aura.

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Against the swelling sounds of contemporary indie rock, Samantha advocates the shallow doctrine that relationships are stages in a process called "personal growth".

One track begins with the swelling sounds of a string section, suddenly punctuated by the opening chord to "A Hard Day's Night".

"Our Father, who art in heaven... " In the stands, teachers, relatives and friends bowed their heads and joined in, swelling the sound of prayer.

During the first sighing unison phrase of the prelude, the strings played with hushed yet penetrating tone, rising with a touch of hesitation and slowly swelling in sound and radiance, until the upper strings crested into delicate, lacy arpeggios.

Medroa announced the national anthem, and a swelling tune sounded over the loudspeakers, the kids joining in at the refrain, "KidZania, KidZania, you're always in my heart".

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