"Mezzo-soprano" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... In the further corner a girl was seated at the grand piano; as she raised her head, Goddard recognized Nancy Newton. Mrs. Warren was on the point of introducing him to several of her guests when Nancy struck a few opening chords. Instantly the low hum of conversation ceased, and her clear mezzo-soprano voice ...
— The Lost Despatch • Natalie Sumner Lincoln
... Liszt's psalm "O Salutaris" for mezzo-soprano, chorus and orchestra, given by the Symphony Society in New York City, ...
— Annals of Music in America - A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events • Henry Charles Lahee
... seated at the grand piano; as she raised her head, Goddard recognized Nancy Newton. Mrs. Warren was on the point of introducing him to several of her guests when Nancy struck a few opening chords. Instantly the low hum of conversation ceased, and her clear mezzo-soprano voice filled ...
— The Lost Despatch • Natalie Sumner Lincoln
... reason SPIFFKINS abused him is because he refused his play! Sometimes SPIFFKINS threw a little light on subjects that were generally misunderstood. For instance, he said that NILSSON was a "charming mezzo-soprano," and declared that "RIP VAN WINKLE" was a more delightful translation from the French than had been seen for many a day. Occasionally SPIFFKINS eked out his salary by writing letters to the provincial press. In this respect he was invaluable, because his letters contained, ...
— Punchinello, Vol. II., No. 35, November 26, 1870 • Various
... this, and it was not the first time by many that Pat had hummed an effective and harmonious background to his sister's songs. As for Pixie, she opened her mouth and began to sing as simply and naturally as a bird. She had a lovely voice, mezzo-soprano in range, and though she now kept it sweetly subdued, the hearer realised that it had also considerable power. She sang as all true singers do—as if the action gave to herself the purest joy, her head tilted slightly on one side, ...
— The Love Affairs of Pixie • Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
... Tyson's manner was a little disconcerting. He found her at the piano, singing in her pathetic mezzo-soprano a song that used to he a favorite of Tyson's. The selection was another freak; it was the first time Louis had heard her sing that ...
— The Tysons - (Mr. and Mrs. Nevill Tyson) • May Sinclair |
