Word: clearing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...biggest Easter Parade in Manhattan's history; in the bright, brisk sunlight at noon perhaps a million people were gathered in one decorous, milling, well-dressed throng. Fifth Avenue, clear of buses and motorcars, was packed almost solid from St. Patrick's to St. Thomas', and great eddies of the crowd moved and flowed along streets and sidewalks for blocks around...
Behind the high mahogany bar in Lima's Hotel Bolivar, the bartender poured a slug of water-clear liquor into a silver shaker, added lime juice, sugar, beaten white of egg, and ice, shook hard, then poured the mixture into a small glass. When Angostura had been sprinkled on the top, another pisco sour was ready for -the pre-luncheon crowd filling up Lima's best-known meeting place...
...dealing with the problem of rehabilitation Dr. Van Waters stated "We are up against something which education has failed to make clear...
From this it should be clear that Schneider and Kirkpatrick are unassailable interpreters of eighteenth century music. Baroque and classical sonatas for violin and piano have become virtually their property, and their flawless technique and honesty to the medium have scared away any competition. Judging by Wednesday night's concert, there is little reason to dispute that ownership...
Mozart's intention is somewhat less clear. The composer may have been writing for an early piano, though it was used interchangeably with the harpsichord in his time. In any case, he did occasionally make excessive demands on a harpsichord, and these were noticeable in the thumping of the coupled bass at times in the C Major Sonata. But when music and instruments did fit, Schneider and Kirkpatrick produced some of the most delightful musical sounds I can remember...