expressivity
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Mr. Lang, I think, does the equivalent of overacting in music; his expressivity tips over into exaggeration, even vulgarity.
From New York Times
The risk of stretching music — especially to the degree that a sense of pulse becomes weak — is that the shape of a phrase, a passage or an entire section becomes entirely lost in a profusion of expressivity.
From New York Times
The sublime 25th Variation, a slow, achingly lyrical rumination with passages that explore bold realms of chromatic harmony, invites a performer to play with brooding expressivity.
From New York Times
Effortlessly combining abstraction and representation, expressivity and precision, mystery and fact, these images are as important as anything she did.
From New York Times
In a statement touting Moog’s Minimoog Model, the manufacturer called making the app available for free “a gift to spread positivity, creativity, and expressivity.”
From Washington Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.