Word: darker
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...described in Don Quixote. But it was the people instead of the nobility who now played the exaggerated gallants, in imitation of the upper classes. Superficially Goya's criticisms of foppery, greed, or ignorance are typical of enlightened 18th century humor. But no one can fail to sense the darker moralism, especially in the demoniac fantasy of the second half of this set. The satire is direct when compared to the Proverbs, yet the allusions to man's bestiality go beyond simple remarks on human foibles to a statement of original...
...darker than...
...Considerably darker or just a little darker...
...would say two or three shades darker, I guess...
...Scarlatti pieces are more effectively unveiled. Through Pianist Rosen's subtle fingers-and the piano's remarkable characteristics-the piquant upper lines take on the diamond-point clarity of a harpsichord, while the sonatas' lower notes emerge with something like a modern piano's warmer, darker mass of tone. The total effect is a fusion of contrasting elements into a near-perfect whole...