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In music tension is the perceived need for relaxation or release (Sturm und Drang) created by a listener's expectations as well as dissonance, repetition, tempo, a gradual rise in pitch, and other factors.
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they applied to a work by Bach (excessive, ornamental, contrasting, full of tension, full of ...
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His music is full of tension and release, sometimes combative, sometimes playfully flexible with the inflections of jazz rhythms: music for the here and now ...
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The music is energetic, fun, full of tension, up tempo, bouncy, well sequenced, and very well written. ...
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