circular breathing
Britishnoun
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Long celebrated as an eminence of improvisational music, he plays his soprano saxophone using circular breathing techniques, inhaling and exhaling simultaneously, making the notes go nonstop for minutes on end.
From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021
Dickson's playing has been helped by use of "circular breathing".
From Reuters • Aug. 19, 2014
The Qi Gong circular breathing practice goes great with When the Levee Breaks.
From Slate • Jun. 9, 2014
He later demonstrated the circular breathing technique that makes it possible, humorously describing himself as a human bagpipe.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2012
Playing bass saxophone and occasionally alto, he uses fingers, breath, extended techniques — including circular breathing, overblown multiphonics and vocalizing while playing — and sheer astonishing stamina to perform.
From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2011
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