variants
or polyphonous
as in harmonic
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According to Francisco, the composers represented no less than 30 print collections of solo songs, cantatas, motets, polyphonic works, settings for psalms and masses, a magnificat, a vespers service, a dozen sonatas, and scores for nine operas and other staged works.
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The lists include carnivals, alphabets, and equestrian games; traditions of boatbuilding and polyphonic song; systems of irrigation, navigation, divination, and conflict remediation; and at least one constitution—the Manden Charter, proclaimed eight centuries ago in present-day Mali.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Joined by triumphant bursts of strings and winds, John Thiessen’s bracing trumpet (celebrating the slaying of the enemies) brought the oratorio to an exuberant finish, the six singers aglow in a glorious polyphonic weave.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The relentlessly polyphonic interior monologue makes for a frenetic, hilarious 100 minutes.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024
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Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The lists include carnivals, alphabets, and equestrian games; traditions of boatbuilding and polyphonic song; systems of irrigation, navigation, divination, and conflict remediation; and at least one constitution—the Manden Charter, proclaimed eight centuries ago in present-day Mali.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Joined by triumphant bursts of strings and winds, John Thiessen’s bracing trumpet (celebrating the slaying of the enemies) brought the oratorio to an exuberant finish, the six singers aglow in a glorious polyphonic weave.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
The relentlessly polyphonic interior monologue makes for a frenetic, hilarious 100 minutes.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2024
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