vocalism

Even though it was double-cast, she did not take a backseat to anyone, deservedly receiving critical accolades for her brilliant vocalism and heart-wrenching pathos.

Of great importance is the preservation of colloquial Arabic over Classical Arabic in the vocalism of the first syllable (so too the author, p.

5), Relyea showed that at 73, he could still summon the requisite gravitas and vocalism as Sarastro.

But in much of the detail he is very original, and his study represents a thorough and bold reappraisal of the whole subject of Avestan vocalism. Sometimes he seems over-eager to jettison results from the last century of scholarship that point to links between Avestan and Middle East Iranian languages.

First he assembles, in collage fashion, brief quotations from several scientific sources (few of which were published after 1980) in support of his theories, especially with regard to vocal registration; then he faults science for its marginal contribution to practical vocalism. Taken out of their context, these references form a somewhat meaningless mosaic of disparate pieces of information.

I can't imagine any singer or teacher arguing that appropriate physical alignment and freedom from unproductive tension are unimportant; that either element can guarantee excellent vocalism remains unproven.

Her performance was a tour de force--a mix of stunning vocalism and searing emotion.

Steiner (1982: 66) himself points out that the vocalism of [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] suggests that this form of the name is "considerably older" than its first attestation in Herodotus (fifth century B.C.E.) and cites the more contemporary Greek form [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] (Philistus, fifth to fourth centuries B.C.E.).

From there the pendulum swings back to Gluck, who tried (of course in vain) to restrain the irresistible human impulse towards pure sensuous vocalism.

There is an ease and wonderful vocalism in these songs.

Luckily, this interpretation did not intrude upon her smooth vocalism. Similarly, the Ottavio of Antonio Poli came across as a stronger character than usual and was also complemented by singing of a high order in both his arias.

amphora, a large vessel for wine and sesame oil.--Exclude, together with next, because of uncertain vocalism. Apart from s = s, Rainey objects to the displaced /i/ and the Neo-Babylonian date (i.e., post-1000 B.C.) of the Akkadian equivalent of this Twentieth Dynasty (i.e., ca.