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Recent Examples of songful
Bach was lively, supple, and, especially in the Larghetto, generous in its songful musicality.
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Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.
—Dallas News, 25 June 2022
Singing karaoke is one of China’s most popular pastimes among the songful and tone-deaf alike.
—Yang Jie, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022
This is Mahler at his most songful and least angst-ridden.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.
—Dallas News, 25 June 2022
Singing karaoke is one of China’s most popular pastimes among the songful and tone-deaf alike.
—Yang Jie, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022
This is Mahler at his most songful and least angst-ridden.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songful
Adjective
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The rhythmic beat takes us on a love story full of sensuality, something that these Colombian and Colombian-Mexican groups handle perfectly.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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This rhythmic driving can create new forms of order that are impossible to achieve in equilibrium, revealing phenomena beyond the reach of conventional phases of matter.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Other stars who will be vying for a golden gramophone alongside Bad Bunny include Colombian pop star Karol G, Argentinian hip-hop duo CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso and Latin icons including Alejandro Sanz, Gloria Estefan and lyrical soprano, Mexican singer-songwriter Natalia Lafourcade.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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Her diaries, two volumes of which have been published, reveal a wonderful writer, lyrical and self-lacerating.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The lilting Calle Malaga, Morocco’s official entry for the International Feature Film Oscar, is a joy largely because of its veteran star who envelops the screen and grabs a role of a career.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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The first violins unfurl a lilting, lightly bopping tune in D minor.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The American academy has been far more used to a confessionalistic, even solipsistic style in its lyric poetry.—
Elaine L. Wang
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The lyric change brought immediate screams inside Estadio River Plate and across the Swift world.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The harmonic effort has earned the SNL alumna an Emmy nomination, alongside song co-writers Greenbaum and Sean Douglas.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
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His own timbre of a voice mixes well with his multiple harmonic partners and the various goofy turns he is tasked with implementing.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Bird will further celebrate the anniversary of Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs with a series of orchestral shows.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
9 Sep. 2025
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The piece is scored for two string groups, timpani, and piano—an instrument that often gives a metallic bite to Martinů’s orchestral textures.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is especially appealing to syndicators, fund managers, and portfolio builders who want unified management across multiple markets.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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That said, the idea is visually appealing, and some specific applications have made heavier use of the concept.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Zivix reports that its algorithms can register complex playing techniques like polyphonic bends, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs, tapping and muting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Aug. 2025
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Byrd is the word: Revel in the polyphonic glories of William Byrd, perhaps the greatest and certainly most influential of all the English Renaissance composers, in a setting that surely would have felt home to him, as a composer of sacred songs.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
17 July 2025
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“Songful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songful. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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