phraseless
- adjective
- /ˈfreɪz.ləs/
- Specialized
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sin frases
- The orchestra played a phraseless piece, making it difficult for the audience to follow the melody.
Examples
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In order to create the phraseless continuum, she is saying, the dancer must actually modulate her energy—even while striving for the effect of a direct relay between bodily effort and visual appearance.
Academic text (1999) -
It is the phraseless continuum of motion that allows for the indexical relation between danced signifier and bodily signified in Trio A, and this form, as well as the quality of the movement, approaches a photographic structure.
Academic text (1999) -
Ten years later, a verbal version of Trio A's phraseless effect would appear in the SoHo Weekly News.
Academic text (1999) -
However, Trio A's phraseless, non-hierarchical composition is also a form appropriate to its indexical ambition.
Academic text (1999) -
His phraseless style of singing left listeners captivated by the continuous flow of sounds.
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The phraseless artwork conveyed emotion without distinct sections, allowing viewers to interpret it freely.
How Phrased
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Phraseless is built from phrase (a 'group of words' or a short musical idea) and -less ('without'), so it means 'without clear phrases'. That's why musicians call a piece phraseless when it has no clear musical breaks and feels like one long line.