Word: characterless
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...ritual murder (primitive societies sacrifice their great man) and as an act of political punishment (his integrity is in question, his hubris at fault). But Marat/Sade is a play without plot (for the slaying could be done in a trice) and without characters (who are all insane and presumably characterless, obsession taking the place of personality). It is a protracted spectacle...
...continuo, giving to each both entire sections and incidental passages, bounded by two movements in unison. Jackson's approach emphasized accents and pulse rather than singing line; he propelled all but the ponderous Overture quite effectively. Solo playing varied from highly impressive (the oboes in the second Bouree) to characterless (the strings in the Trio...