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More conservative and immediately accessible are John Austin's Four Modal Canons. Scored for two violins and viola, they follow the old principle of the "round": one viola leads off and the others enter later playing exactly the same notes. The limitations are obvious; all variety must proceed from harmonies produced by the passage of voices and from little imitative figures as each enters. Austin's first canon produces lovely sonorities and a mood of serenity that help sustain its length. In the second, however, parts too closely spaced give the effect of tedious repetition. Although the others are better...
...take advantage of cheaper labor. Nash will make the cars through two British firms (Fisher & Ludlow for bodies, Austin for engines), import them to the U.S. in two models, a convertible and hardtop. Price at ports of entry: $1,469 for the convertible, $1,445 for the hardtop (radio and heater $129 extra...
...Jaguar-Austin...
...Austin, Texas, Judge Jack Roberts denied a petition that would have allowed Negroes and whites to compete at boxing. Said Roberts: "Participation in boxing contests is a privilege, not a right...
Davison received his A.B. here in 1906, his M.A. in 1907, and his Ph.D. in 1908. He was appointed as an Austin Teaching Fellow in 1909 and became a full professor...