chantey

variants or chanty or shanty

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of chantey The United States Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus is an outreach programs of the U.S. Navy and performs a variety of music ranging from traditional choral works to sea chanteys, patriotic fare, and even opera. oregonlive, 8 Mar. 2023 Ralph Tufo plays a sea chantey on his concertina. Cindy Cantrell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Nov. 2021 Sea chantey TikToks are choral performances that will never see the inside of a concert hall, even if the folks behind them get record deals. Angela Watercutter, Wired, 12 Apr. 2021 Sea Music Festival The 39th annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport features four days of workshops, concerts, a children’s stage with special performances and demonstrations of maritime work songs – or chanteys – aboard historic vessels. Hartford Courant, courant.com, 4 June 2018 Since 1871, the group has serenaded audiences with folk songs, love songs, show tunes, sea chanteys, and semi-classical music. Kathy Shiels Tully, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2018 Join a sea chantey sing along at 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. In honor of Earth Day, the Aquarium of the Bay is organizing volunteers to clean the Park’s Aquatic Park beach from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. https://AquaticPark EarthDay2018.eventbrite.com. Chronicle Staff Report, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 Apr. 2018 Primarily abandoning the ’80s-style synthesizers that coat much of their new studio material, the Decemberists relied on folk-rock and sea-chantey standbys — as well as the golden throats of prior collaborators Kelly Hogan and Nora O’Connor. Bob Gendron, chicagotribune.com, 11 Apr. 2018 The Sea Chanters, the U.S. Navy’s official chorus, is set to perform a variety of music ranging from traditional choral music, sea chanteys and patriotic fare to opera, Broadway and contemporary music. Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chantey
Noun
  • During previous Trump speeches to Congress, Democrats would often fill the room with groans, boos, scoffs and even chants as a jab to the president.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The offensive chant marred the first home game for the club, which joined MLS this year.
    Kyla Guilfoil, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Weaver Yankee said some orchestras have a chorus that performs with them from time to time, but the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus work together on a regular basis.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Logan Paul entered the Chamber to a chorus of boos.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The lullaby that the man sings to his birds is undeniably silly.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The perfect all-in-one portable humidifier that distills water for you, cleans itself, and sings a lullaby for you at night does not yet exist.
    Whizy Kim, Vox, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Love Is Blind thrives on overwrought music cues, and its soaring, on-the-nose ballads are just another layer of the show’s orchestrated melodrama.
    Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The group was equally adept with dancefloor fodder and gentle ballads.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • As Taylor Swift looked on from the field, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end celebrated his team winning the AFC Championship following a tight battle with their frequent rivals, the Buffalo Bills, with a little ditty.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
  • In between scenes, a podcast plays – a nice extra ditty in the headphones as the audience walks from one location to the next.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.
    Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • At best, Gidden’s singing and arrangement of a Monteverdi madrigal achieve remarkable eloquence.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
Noun
  • Then, there's the question that all the fangirls are wondering: Will the serenades live on?
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Twain's creamy serenade Nestlé's Coffee Mate makes its Super Bowl debut with a collaboration featuring Shania Twain.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Stepping in last minute for an ailing Luciano Pavarotti, the Queen of Soul stood by patiently as the orchestra played the swelling notes of the Italian aria before turning to the mic and unleashing that voice.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The songwriter and classical-crossover recording artist will sing Italian arias, pop standards and his original compositions.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 23 Feb. 2025

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