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Recent Examples of étude
Advertisement Something similar happened with the composition of the etudes themselves.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Apparently, performing Musser’s etudes for marimba is a rite of passage for percussion majors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
But these songs are not so much referential as reverential: meditative daybreak etudes capable of conveying the feeling that all is right in the world.
—Pitchfork, 28 Sep. 2023
At its worst, the music on Everyone’s Crushed sounds like etudes – studies in experimentalism, finger exercises for tyros in the avant-garde.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
To treat those simply as etudes and exercises would be a disservice, and Ferrillo deployed the expressive acumen that BSO listeners know well, gracefully responding to the orchestra.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In the etude inspired by Native American Margaret Bradshaw’s My World is Not Flat, a playful Pueblo dance song comes up now and then.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
So far, Wingfield has released a handful of etudes.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2020
After Barker’s tour through the obstacle course of Gubaidulina etudes, Manuel de Falla’s radiant Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello ended the concert with a carnival of sound.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2019
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Apparently, performing Musser’s etudes for marimba is a rite of passage for percussion majors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
But these songs are not so much referential as reverential: meditative daybreak etudes capable of conveying the feeling that all is right in the world.
—Pitchfork, 28 Sep. 2023
At its worst, the music on Everyone’s Crushed sounds like etudes – studies in experimentalism, finger exercises for tyros in the avant-garde.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
To treat those simply as etudes and exercises would be a disservice, and Ferrillo deployed the expressive acumen that BSO listeners know well, gracefully responding to the orchestra.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In the etude inspired by Native American Margaret Bradshaw’s My World is Not Flat, a playful Pueblo dance song comes up now and then.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
So far, Wingfield has released a handful of etudes.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2020
After Barker’s tour through the obstacle course of Gubaidulina etudes, Manuel de Falla’s radiant Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello ended the concert with a carnival of sound.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for étude
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As media studies scholar Lana Swartz points out, creator tokens were originally intended for developers to crowdfund their startups.—
Maximilian Brichta,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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Take Strava’s study, for example, which found that 80% of people surveyed had given up on their resolutions by the second Friday in January.—
Morgan Fargo,
Vogue,
30 Jan. 2025
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Cowboy Carter, a genre-blending opus that caused consternation in the country-music world, is one example of that approach.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2025
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Sergio Leone’s gangster opus spanned 229 minutes in its original European cut — the director initially wanted to release it in two three-hour parts — then got reduced to 139 minutes by its American distributors with the predictable effects of arbitrarily disemboweling 90 minutes of a film.—
Kevin Lincoln,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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The practice preceded and then coincided with the enslavement of more than 12 million Africans in the Americas, though its methods and visibility differed.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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But there’s still time to make more moves, and in the highly competitive world of WNBA free agency, having its own practice facility could be an advantage over other teams that may be lacking in that area.—
Joseph Dycus,
The Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2025
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Seeing these compositions transform from their big-screen origins to the live show then back to the big screen is a delightful full-circle moment.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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Yes, the series is tightly scripted, inviting in its tone and composition, rich with charming performances, and regularly, reliably hilarious.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Jan. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.—
Janelle Gelfand,
Cincinnati.com,
19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.—
Janine Barchas,
Washington Post,
18 July 2017
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Anachronistic urban features and budgetary limitations, however, repeatedly undercut the authenticity of the exercise in ways that wittily highlight the gulf between then and now.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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However, since exercise releases endorphins that can keep you up, avoiding exercising within two hours of bedtime is important.8 Sleep in a dark room: Light interferes with sleep, therefore a dark room will help people fall and stay asleep.—
Patty Weasler, RN, BSN,
Verywell Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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Torborg shared his perspective on Koufax’s masterpiece on the 50th anniversary of the game.—
Jacob Gurvis,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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When you’re done with Nicholas Sparks and ABBA, start with Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece of unrequited love, the story of two people (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who can’t act on their undeniable chemistry.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
5 Feb. 2025
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The rest was focused on safety drills and emergency responses.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
29 Jan. 2025
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Prince William stepped out to see the new grain store and some regenerative farming equipment at work, including a large seed drill.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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“étude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9tude. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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