His interpretation of the lyrics was realized by supple melodies and rich harmonic palette of the piano part.

Offsetting the bitterness and drama of Shylock's music are the shapely, supple melodies assigned to the three pairs of lovers: Portia and Bassanio, Jessica and Lorenzo, Nerissa and Gratiano.

With its supple melodies and leathery twang, Rank and File's 1982 debut album, "Sundown," was a critical and cult success.

The score unfurls in a ceaseless skein of supple melody and rich orchestration, sometimes rather too rich for so rustic a plot.

As a songwriter, Mr. Nascimento creates supple melodies that can seem as simple as nursery chants or as serpentine as jazz tunes.

Front and center is the composer's gift for spinning out pure and supple melodies that stretch over great distances of music.

But behind the outward modesty is a craftsman who stubborn upholds the verities of 1960s songwriting, placing supple melodies atop unexpected harmonies and offering wistful regret and consolation in equal parts.

Moreno Veloso's trio recently released an album that melds the supple melodies of bossa nova with glimmers of noisy modernity, and like his father he has a sweet, almost androgynous voice that radiates benevolence.

The arch Modern Art suggests the Cramps minus their gothic camp, while Ramones-like adrenaline-thrashes such as Raw Meat gain from surprisingly subtle and supple melodies.

Its three short movements charmed the ear with supple melodies and craftsmanlike construction.