musicality

noun mu·si·cal·i·ty \ ˌmyü-zi-ˈka-lə-tē \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of musicality

1 : sensitivity to, knowledge of, or talent for music

2 : the quality or state of being musical : melodiousness

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Viola players Alvaro Gomez and Jesus Alfonzo kept the energy up without overpowering the work’s musicality.

— matthew j. palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Classical music is stuffy, you say? Not in Central Florida," 8 Apr. 2018
This year, the comments and ratings from all four judges were all superior, based on musicality, attention to detail and precision, as well as professionalism and demeanor.

— tracy trobridge, Howard County Times, "A winning dance team at Glenelg [Glenelg/Glenwood/Dayton]," 5 Apr. 2018
These and other bandleaders prized Mr. Prieto for his astonishing command—beats that are feather-light one moment, wildly propulsive the next, always finely calibrated—and for his innate musicality.

— larry blumenfeld, WSJ, "‘Back to the Sunset’ Review: A Cuban Drummer Realizes His Grandest Dream," 2 Apr. 2018
Murray: The musicality of the song is shaking you by the shoulders.

— david patrick stearns, Philly.com, "Bill Murray visits Philly with a high-brow variety show and a caffeinated cure-all: 'You'll be ready to peel varnish off walls'," 21 Mar. 2018
In a seemingly impossible feat, Tendler memorized the meandering half-hour score and played it with entrancing musicality, if perhaps less plainness than Cage imagined.

— mark swed, latimes.com, "At the Broad, exploring Jasper Johns' connection to music (with an assist from John Cage)," 15 Mar. 2018
While a new look, fans of NCT 127’s former imagery and musicality won’t be lacking: youthful counterparts NCT Dream and NCT U recently put out singles that could easily have come from previous NCT 127 albums.

— tamar herman, Billboard, "NCT 127 Switch Up Their Style for 'Touch': Watch the Music Video," 13 Mar. 2018
Martin Garrix will mix the worlds of pop and underground, NGHTMRE will blend bass with musicality, Tchami and Malaa will hold it down for dark French house, and so much more.

— kat bein, Billboard, "EDC China 2018 Announces Lineup With Martin Garrix, deadmau5, Hardwell & More," 28 Feb. 2018
There is also a Program Components score, which includes how well a skater executed all the skills, their musicality, how well put together the program was, and other less objective measures.

— alice park, Time, "How to Sound Like an Expert While You Watch Olympic Figure Skating," 9 Feb. 2018

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