harmonics

Example Sentences

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The viola part explores not only the instrument’s rich low register, but in the variations goes dazzlingly high with stratospheric harmonics.

From Los Angeles Times

Early on, Weilerstein introduced a vocabulary of arcing glissandos and serrated harmonics that would slice through the surface of the “day” like recurring anxieties.

From Washington Post

His solo on their song, “Good Love,” is classic Texas blues-rock that ZZ Top perfected, his guitar screaming with pinched harmonics over a distorted and fat bass line.

From Seattle Times

“It starts out with really high harmonics on the strings and bowed vibes,” Z said.

From New York Times

The 15-minute work is the account of one harrowing night, in which strings, droning or in a haze of harmonics, underlie the sorrowful cries of a trumpet.

From New York Times