microtonally
- a word derived from microtone.
Example Sentences
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Conceived as a new part of “Chornobyldorf Partita” and named after the city currently under siege, “Mariupol” is written for dulcimer and a microtonally retuned bandura, a lutelike folk instrument.
From New York Times ● Mar. 21, 2022
By 2001, his brutal, microtonally inclined “Implosion” was being played at the Donaueschingen Musiktage festival, the zenith for contemporary composers in Germany.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2020
The additional microtonally supple players for the Octet were flutist Sara Andon, clarinetist James Sullivan, Bassoonist Jon Stehney and bassist Scott Worthington.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2018
Blame, if you will, the obscurity of microtonally tuned music for such neglect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2018
Both are essays in changeable textures, sparkling, treble-heavy percussion and keyboard writing, and string scoring that hovers microtonally between notes.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2012
