motoric
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But the momentum shifts, the odd meter turns into a motoric 4/4 and then recedes into un-metered, breathy spaces.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Grazyna Bacewicz’s motoric Overture for Orchestra, which opened the program, felt thick, too.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2023
Even so, Wang’s motoric energy all but set a Frankenstein orchestra in motion, and her sheer élan provided motivation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2017
At the end, in curt, biting phrases, he delivered the line “By far the best life is the one that cannot be lived” over motoric arpeggios in the strings.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 20, 2016
Pg 38 paralysis of the motoric centres which control the fingers.
From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Hofmann, Josef
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