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Word painting
(redirected from Tone painting)

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the act of describing an object fully and vividly by words only, so as to present it clearly to the mind, as if in a picture.

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Only the manifestation of colorful textile design or special materiality and colorfulness go beyond the tone on tone painting technique.
Grisaille Painting Painting in Shades of Grey by Barbara Robins / Hobbies community
The central "Pasturale" proved to be a gorgeous, serene, Copland-esque bit of tone painting, while the bracketing "A Little Bit About My Cows" and "Moo-vement" were more bracing, almost brash.
PASA REVIEWS SANTA FE NEW MUSIC PRESENTS DAVID LANG AND THE ... by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
I wish I could say that Rattle's reading expresses all of Bruckner's spiritual fervor and picturesque tone painting, but, alas, for me it accomplishes only half the job.
Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 by Puccio, John / Sensible Sound
 
 
 
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