percussiveness

Awash in clouds of color, demanding and dream-like, the music, authoritatively performed by Carboné, was somewhat stymied by the tinny percussiveness of the piano.

In performance: Falla and Flamenco 2010

Cartoons that have a political power are, like rock was once dubbed, the "jungle music" that, in their primal percussiveness, insist to be heard over essays and editorials and long "think-pieces" that wax orchestral.

THE RIFF: A day after 'Draw Muhammad,' the political cartoon gets a powerful reminder 2010

He meant it to be a partner and he meant its unique combination of percussiveness and characteristic sonority to contrast intensely with the sound of the violin.

In performance: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 2010

The sound of the German language takes some getting used to -- it lacks the inherent alliteration that made Finnish immediately infectious to me, the percussiveness that gives African songs their punch, or the ethereal quality that makes Gaelic so enchanting -- but it does have its own charm, and grows on you if you let it.

Adaro, Schlaraffenland (Inside Out, 2004) smg58 2007

That's when he took percussiveness in his solos to new extremes.

NYT > Home Page By ALASTAIR MACAULAY 2011

The genre that a handful of producers developed was a hodgepodge of black styles: it borrowed Motown's insistent beat, the percussiveness of Philadelphia soul, the grandiose orchestration that backed Isaac Hayes.

NYT > Home Page By JAMES GAVIN 2010

European classical references and Afro-Caribbean percussiveness.

AvaxHome RSS: 2010

The words have their own ugly percussiveness and seemed to wrack the bony face and body of Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet's Elektra as she began her long day's journey into hellish night.

The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2010

The genre that a handful of producers developed was a hodgepodge of black styles: it borrowed Motown's insistent beat, the percussiveness of Philadelphia soul, the grandiose orchestration that backed Isaac Hayes.

NYT > Home Page By JAMES GAVIN 2010

The genre that a handful of producers developed was a hodgepodge of black styles: it borrowed Motown's insistent beat, the percussiveness of Philadelphia soul, the grandiose orchestration that backed Isaac Hayes.

NYT > Home Page By JAMES GAVIN 2010