Vocabulary Word
Word: stentorian
Definition: (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad
Definition: (of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad
Sentences Containing 'stentorian'
The original trio remains as the main structure, but four inserts interrupt as "magic moments", in which other instruments engage in dialogue with the trio: the first is an imperious solo oboe, the second a stentorian trumpet-trombone duo, and the last a somnolent tuba.
The New York Times editor Stephen Holden described this ballad as a "booming generic ballad to which Houston applies her typical stentorian delivery."