Word: chordings
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...that they forgot their concert etiquette and committed the apparent faux pas of applauding (with a standing ovation, no less) after the first movement. This warm response was a prelude to their reception to the piece as a whole, as the audience leapt to their feet at the last chord of the concerto...
...other plays, irony emerges in “Finding Their Guitar,” as the hero strives to become the champion of an art accessible to anyone with enough imagination, and the play’s idealism effectively strikes a poignant chord in audiences. Yet this irony also suggests a certain democracy present at the core of the show: that anyone with enough creativity and enthusiasm can make their artistic dreams a reality. These playwrights have done an admirable job with that freedom...
...Tragic Overture,” is a story of unfulfilled expectations—a dark and nervous piece of music haunted by lyrical dreams of tenderness. Like Beethoven’s third symphony, the “Tragic Overture” opens with two solitary chords. Unlike Beethoven, however, whose opening to his third symphony is bold and heroic, Brahms’ second chord is built unsteadily on a note one step above the tonic and is missing the third entirely. This foreshadows the unmistakable loneliness and emotional dissonance that runs through the entire piece...
...features a three-way between Morris, Collins, and Maureen in which Collins’s attraction to Morris becomes apparent and Maureen gains some blackmail material. It seems that the central motivations for all the characters ought to hinge on that scene; however, rather than strike a deeper psychological chord or provide a plot twist, the scene ends up only tangential to the resolution of the film. As a duo, Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth both do well with the characterizations they’re given. Firth in particular excels playing against type as a manipulative, deeply depressed loner with...
...Marsalis' essay struck a chord; in addition to his musical talents, he has amazing insight. Perhaps musicians share an understanding that easily transcends racial and class lines. Musicians seem to embrace the soul in one another, the soul of life. They appreciate something that treats race, gender and religion as being as incidental as the clothes we wear. Marsalis is right on the mark. Perhaps if enough people speak out, as he has, they might pierce the tone-deaf arrogance of the powerful. Peter Piaskoski Milwaukee...