aleatoric
- a variation of aleatory.
Example Sentences
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There’s an aleatoric conception at work here, too: The choices of the percussionists can augment what parts are played by the rest of the orchestra.
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2023
In works like “Canon for String Orchestra and Tape” and “Utrenja No. 2,” the modernist Polish composer’s penchant for aleatoric, clustered, unsettling tones made a perfect match for the director’s terrifying haunted hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2018
Yet those early aleatoric pieces still seemed important to recognize, on a program that also featured plenty of electronic exploration.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2018
James Conlon conducted the large pit orchestra with fire and care, particularly reveling in the delicious aleatoric illustrations of the ghost world and Corigliano's extraordinary writing for brass.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2015
Will this new year see an experimental composer using her brain waves or those of orchestral members to form a sort of aleatoric brain wave symphony?
From Scientific American ● Jan. 7, 2013
