![]() Yet the full extent to which the chosen keyboard instrument can influence the total sonority of a work was given little attention. Early on in the revival of historical performance practices, it was recognized that a keyboard instrument was needed to reinforce the bass and fill out the harmony in Bach's music. The same can be said of the situation with Bach's keyboard continuo instruments. This state has largely been caused by a simple deflection: the mere recognition of a larger truth (e.g., Bach played the harpsichord and not the modern piano) has sometimes been sufficient distraction to urge us down a side-winding path toward the most convenient solutions. And it has only been in very recent years that the not unimportant role played by the early German piano in Bach's late life has come to be appreciated and explored. For example, a generation of harpsichordists played Bach on their copies of late eighteenth-century French harpsichords before recognizing that the eighteenth-century German harpsichord was a different animal altogether-indeed, one that has yet to be fully revived. While many such pursuits have taught us much about the music's genesis and relevance, sometimes the result has been an enthusiasm-induced myopia that has kept us from seeing the true possibilities. Send us feedback about these examples.One defining characteristic of late twentieth- and early twenty-first century musical culture has certainly been a devotion to the reconstruction of the performance traditions of the past.1 Defunct instruments like the viola pomposa have been eagerly researched, and their historical playing technique scrupulously recreated.2 Everything from the proportions of Bach's fingers3 to the cost of his candles4 has been examined in an attempt to understand the atmosphere and circumstances in which his music was made. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'sonority.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. ![]() James altar, a terrific way to announce the return of San Diego Early Music Society concerts. 2021 This surprising, beautiful sonority was sung by four gentlemen on the St. 2022 Accordingly, the likes of Audemars Piguet, Chopard and Bulgari have been competing to improve sonority by any innovatory means. 2022 The clarinet then falls silent, yet the sonority retains a sickly air. 2023 Mäkelä has an excellent ear for sonority, especially in the string section. 2023 His new work, which had its origin in a series of guitar etudes, is similarly kaleidoscopic in its shifting masses of sonority and hazy bands of color achieved in part through the use of microtones. Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2023 What figgis-vizueta and the Argus Quartet gave us was the pleasure of living inside textures, the simple yet profound appreciation of leisurely exploring a sonority, allowing our ears time to engage with it. ![]() 2023 There is a sonority to both that encourages people to sit back and listen and, yes, learn. ![]() Recent Examples on the Web But throughout the program Tarrant played with absolute authority, a fine ear for sonorities and, where called for, real panache. ![]()
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