Word: brasses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...times, Mehta seemed constricted by the serene monotony of the music. Finally, in the last variation, he was able to bring down triumphant chords from the strings and brass that resembled those Brahms employed in his emotional Violin Concerto...
When it opened during the 1963-64 Broadway season, this sweet, sly string quartet of a musical was drowned out by the brass of Funny Girl and the percussion of Hello, Dolly! -- not to mention star turns by Bea Lillie in High Spirits, Bert Lahr in Foxy and Bob Fosse in Pal Joey. During the decades since, She Loves Me has become a closet favorite of theater insiders. At last, the cognoscenti have let the rest of the world in on the secret. A perfect revival opened last week, a 2 1/2-hour nonstop smile punctuated by laughter and a lacing...
...committee chairmen rather than members of the formal leadership (which was all but reformed out of business a couple of decades ago). In cutting deals, the modern lions rely as much on suasion as brute political force, and when they have to fight dirty, they prefer the stiletto to brass knuckles. They are policy mavens who can match any calculator-toting Administration whiz kid, statistic for statistic and program for program. They command personal respect even in an institution crowded with overweening White House wannabes. And they have a far deeper and more sophisticated understanding of Washington and its folkways...
...tapes are remarkable. As a small mechanical clock with little whirling brass balls runs in the background, Kevorkian, palpably nervous and excited, ! introduces the sisters, Dan, Les and himself to the camera, operated by the doctor's sister Margo. In the first of the three taped sessions, over 2 1/2 months, he addresses mostly Sue's medical condition and her intent. Her voice is sometimes hard to follow because her disease has affected her speech. At his request, she attempts vainly to move three of her limbs and then manages, precariously, to pick up a cup of coffee with...
...Serbian aggression to the Holocaust, thus suggesting that intervention was a moral necessity. Meanwhile, Clinton consulted. Dozens of members of Congress, eyeing polls that said only 30% of the public supported air strikes, rejected the Holocaust comparison for one to the Vietnam quagmire. Others disagreed. The military's top brass debated publicly whether strikes, arming the Bosnians, or the creation of "safe havens" would work -- or lead to civilian deaths and American casualties. And suddenly the Serbs announced they would reconsider Vance-Owen -- while asking for territorial concessions. But on Saturday the Administration came to a decision anyway. It will...