Word: climaxes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...influences of the late Romantic era. It is a brooding, restless piece, characterized by tentative, unresolved progressions, chromatic exploration, repeated figures, and a limited but unusual harmonic scheme. Above all it illustrates Faure's extremely delicate feeling for both line and texture, his carefully balanced sense of structure and climax...
...orchestra's balance faltered only through the domination of an exceptionally snarling brass section. The frequent long building passages, leading to the inevitable climax of a loud brass phrase under a string ostinato and trilling winds, were expertly guided by the Orchestra's regular conductor, Attilio Poto. Adequate preparation and generally vigorous playing made austere work interesting to hear but one looked forward to the imminent reward of the Faure at hand...
...season of Ivy League basketball in which two teams completely dominated the standings will come to a rousing climax tonight as Dartmouth and Princeton play off for the championship in Yale's Payne Whitney Gymnasium...
...season drew to a climax, the fame of Yale's "Little Boy Blue" spread. Fans all over the nation awaited the clash between the 5 ft., 7 in., 145-1b. sophomore sensation and Harvard's Barry Wood...
...west, found the facilities in great demand by the IGY Solar Activity Committee. Ordinary observations were increased in number, and special attention was given to a study of cosmic rays, solar flares and radio reception. Involved in the project were three stations built by the Observatory--at Climax, Colorado; Sunspot, New Mexico; and Ft. Davis, Texas. The first station has been turned over to the University of Colorado; the Sacramento Peak Observatory at Sunspot is owned and operated by the H.C.O. under contracts from the Air Force; and the Ft. Davis Station is also supported by Air Force funds...