The otherworldly technical prowess was in full play, but so were the musical impulses.

It's a rendezvous for musical impulses from funk, jazz, gospel and rock.

Her characterizations seem to flow from the same deep well of instinct as her musical impulses and her voice itself.

The show's strongest numbers find Ms. Sullivan's comic and musical impulses fusing into something light but hearty.

Through it, musical impulses flow: unimpeded, natural and direct.

Are all these tales mere metaphor, or is something supernatural controlling our musical impulses?

The link between musical impulse and movement, he says, is especially crucial in the Baroque period, which is his specialty.

Then and now, he noticed Ms. Miller's "quintessentially musical impulse," he said.

By the end, the instrumental and vocal lines have been melded into a single musical impulse.

The botched opportunity was also a boon, diverting his musical impulses toward composing.