Although the authors do refer to the catchiness, beauty or prettiness of many melodies and harmonies, they do not give more concrete reasons for the compositional qualities they frequently claim.
I do not think we want just prettiness in our villages; we want something better than that.
She is an artist who avoids prettiness while seeking beauty.
One psychologist speculated there were two opposing principles of female beauty: prettiness and rarity.
He believed that traditional ballet offered little more than prettiness and athletic display.
She has been described as dark and lively, with a foreign kind of prettiness.
Establishing the characters' background rather than prettiness was the main goal of costumes.
His thin strident forte is in tune and does not tremble beyond endurance; and his mezza voce, though monotonous and inexpressive, is pretty as prettiness goes in the artificial school.
