Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In music, applied to a method of instrumental composition in which the number of parts or voices in the harmony varies freely according to the tonal effect desired, without any consistent effort to treat every tone as belonging to an independent and continuous voice-part, as in the older contrapuntal style.
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Neal Zaslaw writes: The scorn and indifference heaped upon these seven pastiche conceertos is, in my opinion, a vestigial residue of a romantic attitude to value in art, which places originality above craft, stormy affect above 'galant' airiness, complexity above simplicity and seriousness above lightheartedness.
WN.com - Articles related to Philippines to continue using 'coconet' to battle erosion 2010
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Neal Zaslaw writes: The scorn and indifference heaped upon these seven pastiche conceertos is, in my opinion, a vestigial residue of a romantic attitude to value in art, which places originality above craft, stormy affect above 'galant' airiness, complexity above simplicity and seriousness above lightheartedness.
WN.com - Articles related to Philippines to continue using 'coconet' to battle erosion 2010
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'galant' airiness, complexity above simplicity and seriousness above lightheartedness.
WN.com - Articles related to Philippines to continue using 'coconet' to battle erosion 2010
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He stands for everything that is gentle, forlorn, pure, unselfish, and galant.
Richard C. Morais: Our Knight In Shining Armor Richard C. Morais 2010
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He stands for everything that is gentle, forlorn, pure, unselfish, and galant.
Richard C. Morais: Our Knight In Shining Armor Richard C. Morais 2010
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I think, as a reader, it ` s sometimes easier to feel more connected to an tormented instead of an dardevil/galant/dominant hero.
NZ/Aus Authors: Anna Campbell - Captive of Sin Nalini Singh 2009
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À une autre époque, le galant devait se comporter en homme d'honneur et marier la belle, s'il l'avait séduite.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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No, my real question is what tips do you have for bringing someone up to be bicultural as well as bilingual? galant colleague?
Q&A 2008
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Hi Nalini, thank you for your "galant dissolved" answer!
Research & Questions Nalini Singh 2008
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Senator Clinton has fought an honorable and galant race and she is knows within her heart of hearts the time is upon her for her transition. to the next role she is destined to play. joyce
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