Word: counterpointings
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Originally commissioned by the Scottish Opera, the music is built on a dissonant counterpoint between the vocal lines and orchestration. Although it has little charm or lyricism, the score does have strength. And there are some masterly touches, as in a ballroom scene in Act 1 in which Bothwell (sung by Barry Busse) and his soldiers watch awkwardly as Mary (Ashley Putnam) and her courtiers dance stately pavanes. Infuriated by the perfumed elegance, Bothwell strides forward and belts forth a rough Scottish reel. The roistering tune and sinister tremolo accompaniment overwhelm the lutelike Renaissance melody of the dance...
...students. Students must participate in educational change made in their name. They are one source of expertise on education; faculty are another. Each must recognize the contribution the other can make. The consumers' point of view (we want there to be a certain type of course...) is a useful counterpoint to the producers' (...then it must be required, otherwise it can't be developed...
...order to keep a Harvard education from becoming passive and slack, we must try to balance lectures with a constant counterpoint of papers, seminars, tutorials, and discussion sections where students must first make use of what they have read and heard by developing their own thoughts and then expose their work to the scrutiny of more mature minds. These are the experiences most likely to help students think more clearly and precisely yet it is these experiences that are most endangered across the country by huge enrollments and tight financial constraints...
...counterpoint, Representative Schulze claimed that the average cost of a business lunch in his district was $3.29 -just enough, as one committee observer estimated, for two Big Macs and a drink...
Ross' film blazes no new trails, and most of the film's compelling appeal can be traced to the strength of the acting. MacLaine's earthy housewife provides a gritty counterpoint to Bancroft's cosmopolitan artiste, and Baryshnikov's limited role makes no undue demands on his fledgling talents in front of a camera. His virility and sheer presence suffice for the portrayal of the compulsive narcissist stud in the company, and his dancing will predictably astound moviegoers unfamiliar with the awesome talents of Nureyev's successor. While Browne is relegated to the imposing shadow cast by Baryshnikov's virtuoso...