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...Iranian and the seminar's chairman. Rashid M. Allyev visiting professor of Persian Literature, will speak on "Modern Persian Literature in Perspective" at 10:30 a.m.; Mhedi Y. Haery, a special student in the Divinity School, will discuss "Islam and State in Iran" at 11:30 a.m.; and Darius Homayoun, an Associate Nieman Fellow, will comment on "The Political Development of Iran...
...cried the critics: by getting singers to move with grace, Wallmann had given Italian opera a new look. Because she insisted on mounting productions that were "brand new from the first costume down to the last piece of scenery," Wallmann became the natural choice to direct premiere performances, from Darius Milhaud's David to La Scala's now-famed 1958 rendition of Turandot with Birgit Nilsson. Now Wallmann is off to Rome and a new opera by Italian Composer Mario Zafred; next, a production of Rossini's Zelmira at Naples, and Verdi's Otello...
PASTORALES (Columbia). Rustic airs of high spirits and low specific gravity that display the virtuosity of the Philadelphia Woodwind Quintet. Mostly 20th century works, the eight pieces include a folksy fresh Walking Tune by Percy Grainger, a catchy early song by Stravinsky, and some skimmering sketches by Darius Milhaud...
...thriving cities where the art was fashioned-Marlik, Shapur, Kashan, Nishapur, Tepe Hissar-have crumbled into oblivion. The fabled rulers and scourges of Persia-Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan-are dust. But a woman's bronze bracelet, a golden goblet, a statue of an ibex with circleted horns remain to testify to the enduring victory that art wins over time...
...style?a rubato blowing in spurts and swoons, free of any vibrato, cooler than ice. The Modern Jazz Quartet was playing a kind of introverted 17th century jazz behind inscrutable faces, and Dave Brubeck (TIME cover, Nov. 8, 1954) introduced polished sound that came with the complete approval of Darius Milhaud. Suddenly jazz?one of the loveliest and loneliest of sounds, the creation of sad and sensitive men?was awash with rondos and fugues. The hipsters began dressing like graduate students...