harmonies

plural of harmony

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Recent Examples of harmonies The Beatles inspired me for many reasons, (including) the range and diversity of their music, The Zombies inspired me because of their harmonies, pop songwriting, and dress sense. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025 The Andante cantabile offers benevolence tinged with shadow, its harmonies turning suddenly ominous. Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025 The polar figures of 16th-century Italian choral music, Palestrina, the Apollonian master of elegant counterpoint, and Gesualdo, the violent renegade of plangent harmonies, meet on the same program presented by Miller Theater. Justin Davidson, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025 The French avant-garde composer Oliver Messiaen, a prisoner of war, was known for his use of bird song, spiritual themes, and complex rhythms and harmonies. Rebecca Coffey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Today, the singing, harmonies, and heavy layer of strings in her concerts are straight out of the oldest-school honky-tonks around. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025 The two singers traded lead parts, slipped in harmonies, and built to an ascendent chorus that compared romance to writing a song. Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2025 The vocal harmonies have interesting textures that the headphones simply can’t render. Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025 Tribute artist Marrakesh Express brings it all back with stunning accuracy and energy, capturing the essence of CSNY with soaring three- and four-part vocal harmonies that are rarely heard live. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025

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