to intonate

Examples

• All

• Throughout this performance, the flatted sevenths are intonated quite high, somewhere between the flatted and the natural pitch.

  Academic text (2016)

• In contrast, many of the natural thirds, both in the voice and dotara, are intonated very low throughout this performance.

  Academic text (2016)

• In the versions set to rupak and jhaptal, many of the flatted sevenths are intonated considerably high.

  Academic text (2016)

• The singer carefully intonated each note to convey the emotion of the song.

• In music class, we learned to intone different scales to improve our pitch accuracy.

Synonyms

C

to chant

vsto intonate

178 4.4

To sing or say the same words again and again with a steady beat, often with others

may be used individually and with more dramatic or varied musical style

I

to intone

vsto intonate

3 7.2

Say words slowly in a steady, sometimes flat or musical voice

use varied tone, pitch, or rhythm, often more expressive than a monotone

I

to inflect

vsto intonate

1 7.3

Change the sound of your voice to show feeling

focuses on performed or recited tone and rhythm rather than single pitch changes

S

to singsong

vsto intonate

1 6.1

To speak or chant with a regular, rhythmic rise and fall

allows deliberate changes in tone and pitch for expression

C

to cantillate

vsto intonate

• Specialized

9.9

To sing or say words in a chant, often prayers

often applies in many contexts, not limited to prayers or ritual

How Musical

to sing

∞ 1.0

to chant

178 4.4

to intonate

8.1

to recite

86 3.5

to speak

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology