Elbryan held steady his breath, paying close attention, for though he could understand the melodic language, many individual words might elude him if he was not careful.

Although its bittersweet melodic language recalled Shostakovich and, fleetingly, Stravinsky, its formal precision put it firmly in the tradition of the program's other works.

What they have in mind in this exotic, flawed and strangely moving musical is something more daring: a melodic language for longing.

Hawaiian is a melodic language with soft edges that is closely related to other South Pacific languages, like Samoan.

Synge's gorgeously melodic language is left intact, but somehow the play comes across as one long dirge.

Schlager tradition had (and still has) an important place in Finnish popular music, and its melodic language has also influenced Finnish rock.

They speak a rare melodic language that few outsiders understand, and practice a religion that mixes pagan and Christian beliefs.

Susan Glickman (born 1953) is a Canadian writer and critic, celebrated for her wit, imagery, melodic language, and meticulous research.

While often maintaining a fully chromatic harmonic and melodic language, Noon's music frequently makes allusions to tonal diatonicism.

All this went through Daufin's mind in a language as melodic as wind chimes and intangible as smoke.