unvocal

Example Sentences

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Jerky approximations quickly end In void unvocal chasms.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98 February 15, 1890 by Various

The change in public opinion is strikingly illustrated in regard to the songs, which, once voted ineffective and unvocal, have now taken a place in every eminent singer’s repertory.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

The very word cantabile emphasizes, by antithesis, the unvocal character of the old florid style.

From Chopin and Other Musical Essays by Finck, Henry Theophilus

Personally, I admire them very much, but they seem unvocal, and Italy is nothing if not vocal.

From Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists by Cooke, James Francis

He is a man to keep the world's tongue wagging, not too musically always; though himself of very unvocal nature.

From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 by Carlyle, Thomas