The music is gently lyrical, with tinges of a cakewalk or ragtime.

Seated side by side and sharing a music stand, Mr. Prey and Mr. Verdery brought an affecting sweetness and intimacy to this gently lyrical music.

The libretto, by Messiaen, is mostly delivered in drawn-out, slow-moving, gently lyrical vocal lines, often unaccompanied, as if every syllable is meant to be heard clearly and pondered.

The Adagio was gently lyrical, but at times prosaic.

After singing the song, Mr. Garcia produced a gently lyrical improvisation, bending notes gracefully at the end of phrases, playing with the melody's notes.

Though classically trained, pianist Jim Brickman prefers to play more pop-flavored gently lyrical New Age music.

The highlight of George Vatchnadze's F minor Concerto was his soulful performance of the gently lyrical Largo movement.

The concerto consists of three movements, with a serious Allegro preceded by a solo introduction, a gently lyrical central movement and a lively finale.

The next work, "Proverb," composed in 1995, draws on Mr. Reich's gently lyrical side.

The first movement features a stormy opening theme and a gently lyrical second theme.