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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...

Author: By Robert M. Simon, | Title: Harvard Composers | 3/26/1954 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: New Entry | 3/22/1954 | See Source »

...Jaguar-Austin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Time News Quiz: State of the Union | 2/22/1954 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RACES: Three to One | 2/15/1954 | See Source »

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...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: G. W. Woodworth Will Give Music 1; Succeeds Davison | 2/10/1954 | See Source »

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