| She stood, rapt, saturated in melodic emotion, more affected by it than she could have believed. |
| Sounds waft by or linger barely long enough to register as rhythmic or melodic phrases. |
| All melodic and harmonic intervals up to the fifth are employed in these pieces. |
| Warm melodic figures are juxtaposed with harsher percussive patterns, setting up some fascinating contrasts in sound. |
| The opening melodic phrase is repeated throughout the piece, decorated sometimes by acciaccaturas, trills, or flowing semiquavers. |
| Bamboo flutes add a ghostly, subtle melodic backbone to the more intricate interplay on the keyed instruments. |
