Word: melodicism
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A scant two years ago, surprising people was a snap for the unknown, unheralded, alarmingly goofy-named Hootie & the Blowfish. When the band released Cracked Rear View, in 1994, it came across as something fresh and different, in large part because it didn't try to come across as anything...
The orchestra, led by conductor Craig Smith, plays the harpsichord-dominated melodies in a light, melodic style that pleasantly complements the performers.
Rent may not be quite the groundbreaker, or have the melodic richness, of Hair or Jesus Christ Superstar. But it is the most exuberant and original American musical to come along this decade. Larson has updated La Boheme and set it among the artists, addicts, prostitutes and street people of...
The solemnly melodic sound of the Lowell House bells, rung at 1 p.m. every Sunday, should be familiar to students and Cambridge residents who live near the river houses or the Yard.
The Cocteau Twins built their reputation on being a gothic-ambient, primarily electronic band. Their incomprehensible but passionate vocals struck a chord in the hearts of an unexpectedly large contingent of despairing Britons. Hence the cries of "Sellout!" when the group switched from the obscure 4AD to main-stream Capitol...