intonation

Example Sentences

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And then when I was singing, he took me through every intonation of how he heard it.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2024

But in the second version, the added focus, through intonation, implies that "toy" contrasts with the previously discussed "blicket."

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

But Palumbo, one of opera’s most mild-mannered yet most unrelenting perfectionists, was still making sure that the singers’ intonation was flawless, still fine-tuning the placement of the first note in a certain phrase.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

"This means we can capture the intonation, tone and emotion the AI speaker intends to convey."

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

The other accommodation with reality that just intonation must make is the fact that a single just-intonation tuning cannot be used to play in multiple keys.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones