The melody's expressive quality came from the unexpected augmented seconds between some of its notes.

The composer experimented with augmented intervals to create a sense of tension and instability.

The jazz pianist experimented with augmented sevenths to create unexpected tension in his solo.

The composer layered augmented ninths over the groove to create a tense, exotic sound.

In the solo, the augmented ninth created a dissonant lift that the pianist resolved smoothly.

The augmented seventh added unexpected tension to the progression before finally resolving to the tonic.

In the quartet, the violinist intentionally emphasized the augmented third to suggest a shift toward the dominant.

The augmented thirds in the chord progression create a dissonant sound.

The pianist used augmented triads to heighten the sense of mystery in the nocturne.

When composing the piece, she resolved the tension by moving from an augmented triad to a major chord.