First recorded in 1875–80
First recorded in 1875–80
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Very much from the unorthodox - or lucky - variety was the double stop to repel McTominay.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
This game was full on from start to finish, but it was the double stop by Pickford to deny McBurnie at the end which gave the Toffees a much-needed point.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2023
Then, in a frantic finish, Reece James smashed a shot against the post before Livaković made a stunning double stop to deny Mason Mount then Hakim Ziyech.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
The final measure, a violinist’s harmonious double stop, suggests eventual agreement.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2019
In the 73rd, Nikufo sprang Sanna Nyassi on a break, which Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson had to double stop.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2010
In their take on the Concerto for Piano, Violin and String Orchestra, double-stop writing in the solo violin part suggests some of Kapustin’s affection for American country music.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2021
“Blue Willie,” the opener, pairs a double-stop bass ostinato with a swashbuckling drum part, in emulation of John Coltrane’s classic rhythm team.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2012
First comes the eight-bar funk vamp at the core of a tune called “Detroit,” and then comes its melody, embellished by Mr. Miller with double-stop chords.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2012
It opened with dark, slightly nasal low tones, sang its way up to the bright blossom of a double-stop and continued to sing to the last gay note.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Sibelius’ “Humoresques,” a delightful Scandinavian rarity, the 43-year-old Kraggerud conveyed both musicality and unassuming virtuosity, from the mazurka-like opening piece and double-stopped melodies of the second to the more lyrical fourth and introspective sixth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2016
Even so, a sudden double-stopped fifth in one of the cellos — appearing sudden after what may have been 90 minutes of single notes played — registered as a gesture of monumental significance.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2015
She made child’s play of Fritz Kreisler’s cadenzas, even in double-stopped counterpoint.
From New York Times ● Aug. 5, 2012
And the unceasing barrage of fireworks, accompanied by the sawings of the double-stopping bow, can become exhausting to the ear.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 12, 2018
For several minutes the clergyman played a series of beautiful modulations in double-stopping upon the violin.
From The Human Chord by Blackwood, Algernon
To my amazement I saw in a careful, but awkward and stiff handwriting, extremely difficult compositions by famous old masters, quite black with passage-work and double-stopping.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes by Francke, Kuno
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