musical
adjective
of, relating to, or producing music.
quasi-musical
-
a word derived from
musical.
Example Sentences
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But don’t be fooled by the signs of cinematic sophistication: the kinetic Steadicam shots; the numbered chapters; the semi-surreal quasi-musical numbers; the French movie one of the characters goes to see by himself.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2020
Like Chi-Raq, Get Out, Black Panther, Sorry to Bother You, and TV’s Atlanta, this quasi-musical eschews gritty naturalism for flights of fancy that speak to and about injustice in novel, metaphorical terms.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2018
The 1978 quasi-musical "Thank God It's Friday" is an exception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2018
The Cohn-Hughes question-and-answer is also the most conventional aspect of the quasi-musical show at Alexandria’s MetroStage.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2017
It is a quasi-musical effect only: there is no invention: the trumpet chords serve the purpose and nothing more.
From Richard Wagner Composer of Operas by John F. Runciman
