voice-leading
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The way “Geheimes Flüstern hier und dort” smoothly moved from surprise to surprise bespoke her control over voice-leading and harmony.
From Washington Post
In the Mozart Sonata in F, K. 533/494, the highly detailed voice-leading between the hands sounded like two different but complementary players performing simultaneously.
From Washington Post
From them, individually or combined, he internalized a lot: harmonies and phrasing and voice-leading, arrangement and sound.
From New York Times
It is crystalline and precisely balanced down to its molecules, with superb voice-leading and a sense of purpose in every note.
From Washington Post
This song is all about suspension—not in the voice-leading 4–3 sense, but in the emotional sense, which listeners often associate with “exhilaration,” being on the road, being on a roller coaster, travel.
From Slate
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