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Recent Examples of étude
Advertisement Something similar happened with the composition of the etudes themselves.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Apparently, performing Musser’s etudes for marimba is a rite of passage for percussion majors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
But these songs are not so much referential as reverential: meditative daybreak etudes capable of conveying the feeling that all is right in the world.
—Pitchfork, 28 Sep. 2023
At its worst, the music on Everyone’s Crushed sounds like etudes – studies in experimentalism, finger exercises for tyros in the avant-garde.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
To treat those simply as etudes and exercises would be a disservice, and Ferrillo deployed the expressive acumen that BSO listeners know well, gracefully responding to the orchestra.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In the etude inspired by Native American Margaret Bradshaw’s My World is Not Flat, a playful Pueblo dance song comes up now and then.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
So far, Wingfield has released a handful of etudes.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2020
After Barker’s tour through the obstacle course of Gubaidulina etudes, Manuel de Falla’s radiant Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello ended the concert with a carnival of sound.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2019
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Apparently, performing Musser’s etudes for marimba is a rite of passage for percussion majors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Oct. 2023
But these songs are not so much referential as reverential: meditative daybreak etudes capable of conveying the feeling that all is right in the world.
—Pitchfork, 28 Sep. 2023
At its worst, the music on Everyone’s Crushed sounds like etudes – studies in experimentalism, finger exercises for tyros in the avant-garde.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
To treat those simply as etudes and exercises would be a disservice, and Ferrillo deployed the expressive acumen that BSO listeners know well, gracefully responding to the orchestra.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
In the etude inspired by Native American Margaret Bradshaw’s My World is Not Flat, a playful Pueblo dance song comes up now and then.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2021
So far, Wingfield has released a handful of etudes.
—Tim Diovanni, Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2020
After Barker’s tour through the obstacle course of Gubaidulina etudes, Manuel de Falla’s radiant Concerto for harpsichord, flute, oboe, clarinet, violin and cello ended the concert with a carnival of sound.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for étude
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According to WalletHub's recent study on the best places to live, Florida ranked second.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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There are more than 36 species in the Semisulcospira genus, including 18 in Lake Biwa in Japan, according to the study.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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But one vital character in the unfinished opus that is the life of Donald J. Trump will not be attending — the long-time dead Roy Marcus Cohn.Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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But 2025 arrives with two major aces up its sleeve: Grand Theft Auto VI, the latest entry in Rockstar’s crime opus, and the Switch 2, Nintendo’s follow-up to its beloved 2017 console.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
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The practice is controversial as the inmates are paid little for dangerous and difficult work: $10.24 each day, with more for 24-hour shifts, according to the corrections department.Marc Sternfield, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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These practices can admittedly destroy some of the oil’s naturally beneficial components, too, including antioxidants like polyphenols, and introduce very low levels of some unsupportive compounds, such as trans-fatty acids, Dr. Mozaffarian says.Erica Sloan, SELF, 13 Jan. 2025
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But the composition of these details, the totality of how the obvious or ordinary beats are strung together in each, is startling.Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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The technology allows people with disabilities to evenly and accurately apply makeup through the study of how protein composition in the human body affects the skin.Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mazzoli created a lush score that was alternately sweeping or intimate, sensuous or mystical, yet with a distinctive sound that was her own weaving a thread through the piece.Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, 19 July 2017
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This is why the war stories of Tom Clancy are such convincing and moving pieces of fiction.Janine Barchas, Washington Post, 18 July 2017
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But sportswear is often made of synthetic materials, which can start to smell after being worn during exercise, even after one use.Anna Bader, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
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Here are some exercises to consider adding to your tool kit: • Skills Audit: Catalog your transferable skills.Mark Protus, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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So, what meme-worthy masterpiece will grace the stage at the 2025 BAFTAs?Radhika Seth, Vogue, 14 Jan. 2025
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One of Jean-Luc Godard’s most colorful, joyful, and unapologetically playful masterpieces of the 1960s has received a new 4K restoration.Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2025
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Footage of the drills was later shared by Charlie Clifford of NBC 5 Cincinnati.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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Acree allegedly started shooting after police announced their presence and used a drill to remove locks from the door.Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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“étude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9tude. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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