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Meanings of musical figures in English

Shortest idea in music, a short succession of notes.

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        Examples for "figuration"
        1
        Riemann has ideas of his own, both in the phrasing and figuration.
        Chopin : the Man and His Music
        2
        Subtle are the harmonic shifts, admirable the ever changing devices of the figuration.
        Chopin : the Man and His Music
        3
        The figuration in three of the editions is the same, Mikuli separating the voices distinctly.
        Chopin : the Man and His Music
        4
        Yes, I admit, this is an impossibly romantic figuration.
        The Guardian
        5
        Whatever figuration it had (perhaps it had many) Cleve was watching that status dissolve.
        Complete Books of Blood
        1
        On returning to New Zealand, Ritchie quickly became an important musical figure in Christchurch.
        Radio NZ
        2
        Though Terry has been conducting this show all around the world, he's also a huge musical figure in the film, theatre and TV world.
        Radio NZ
        3
        It was the first performance of Carmina Burana in Frankfurt in 1937 that established the Bavarian, then 41, as a major musical figure.
        The Guardian
        4
        He finds being able to honor musical figures important.
        Ebony
        5
        Her musical figures went wobbly, but she kept on.
        Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
        Usage of musical figures in English
        1
        He finds being able to honor musical figures important.
        Ebony
        2
        Her musical figures went wobbly, but she kept on.
        Son of a witch: volume two in the wicked years
        3
        Glowing tributes have been paid to the musician Joe Dolan by many political and musical figures.
        The Irish Times
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