nonvirtuosic en · ADJ
Etymology
From non- + virtuosic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not virtuosic.
Its vibe is so desirable, and so possible: its best records were made with simple arrangements, careful drum-pattern repetition, winnowed-down bass lines, pre-1980s studio-recording techniques and, in plenty of cases, nonvirtuosic singers.
2009 July 17, Ben Ratliff, “Harking Back to Southern Soul, and Then Reveling in Those Sounds”, in New York Times: