Word: counterpoints
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...black rural traditions. The undeniable excitement of the recording is the result, perhaps, of the presence of a number of distinguished "extra" sidemen: Dr. John the Night Tripper, Guitarist David Bromberg, and, of all people. Bob Dylan, who plays guitar, harmonica and organ and even lends a little vocal counterpoint to (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone...
...that Bergman's anguish is so much more intense than this final fillip of grace. The despair is so much deeper than the redemption. There are but a few fleeting glimpses from Agnes' diary; perhaps there ought to have been more, to serve both as balance and counterpoint. There should certainly have been more about the men in the film, who are shadows and ciphers. The single most shattering scene in the film becomes, for this reason, unnecessarily oblique. Preparing herself for bed one evening, Karin takes a shard of glass and lacerates her genitals. Raising the frail...
Other themes and other figures, of course, also preoccupied the world in 1972. While Nixon and Kissinger projected their visions of order, political terrorists kept up a counterpoint. In May, three Japanese gunmen hired by Palestinian guerrillas opened fire at Tel Aviv's crowded Lod airport, killing 26 travelers and wounding 72 others. Then in September eight Palestinians invaded the Israeli Olympic team's dormitory in Munich. Twenty hours later, 17 men, including eleven Israeli athletes and coaches, were dead...
...eliminates the festive instruments entirely and the accompaniments are lighter: a flute is used in two obbligato roles. The one aria had a trio-sonata texture with tenor soloist, flute, and continuo. This form was a special favorite of Bach's for which be wrote some of his best counterpoint. The simplicity and clarity of singer and flutist filled the entire church and maintained the spell throughout the aria...
...less than in Part I. The ritard at the end of the first chorale was effective, while the firm rhythmic control lent tremendous excitement and emphasis to the Gloria chorus. The Gloria forms an intriguing comparison point between two grants of the high baroque Bach's thick yet clear counterpoint achieves great power with far less effort than Handel's more broken homophonic style in the Messiah section of the same text the chorus Glory...