contemplative

"But there are more strings to his bow, and he also looks to the East in adopting a more contemplative, finely calibrated tone."

The volcanic explosion provides a theatrically dramatic precedent for Aguilar’s contemplative composition.

“The Albers’ creative output evokes some mystical idea of live-work balance; it’s easy to imagine them at home, wrapped in the contemplative heat of making things side-by-side.

At the start, music is mournful but not quite sorrowful, a lightly contemplative jazz-inspired feel anchored by a steel hang drum.

Speaking to Today, McEwan contrasted the contemplative letters of the past - from the likes of Napolean and Darwin - with today's briefer emails, which may miss deeper personal insights.