Bartokian
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Bartokian
Example Sentences
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That well-drilled flexibility allows the group to handle the Bartokian language of the first quartet as well as it handles the blues connotations of the third.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2022
The short, fantastical piece was alive with trills and tremolos, rustling arpeggios, beguiling tunes and jittery dance segments driven by Bartokian cluster chords.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2021
As welcome as Mr. Bell and his exertions were, a little Bartokian bite might have been just what this program needed.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2011
In Variations on a Theme by Erik Satie, it is a chamber ensemble with pastoral flutes, Bartokian brass and a buzz of electronic sound effects.
From Time Magazine Archive
Another of the "Meet the Composer" series, this one contains 35 of the original set of 153 studies in Bartokian rhythm and melody.
From Time Magazine Archive
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