Word: drum
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...this level a platform with a railing will surround the drum of the dome, which will be of classic proportions, and whose summit will be 136 feet above the upper terrace and 152 feet above One Hundred and Sixteenth street, at the main entrance to the grounds...
...paragraphs in The Nation of December 20, 1894, making the fifty-three 'immortals' whose names are inscribed on the drum of the dome of the new House of Representatives in Boston a text for emphasizing the influence of college-bred men, are wholesome reading, and seem to have been much commented on in college journals. They have called to my mind an investigation made some years ago to ascertain what proportion of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and of the framers of the Constitution were college-bred...
...Nation publishes under "Notes" some very interesting figures showing the influence of college-bred men on their time. These figures are based on the fifty-three Massachusetts "immortals" whose names have recently been placed on the drum of the dome of the House of Representatives in Boston...
...basses, Allegro for violins and 'cellos, an Allegretto pastorale for harp, and the last movement, a richly scored Allegro for violins and horns. There are strong evidences of the influence of Wagner, who himself called Liszt his "Second Half." The poem which is written for full orchestra, tympani, drum and cymbals, has many harmonious and melodic changes and is finely contrasted in its scoring. It was played in an excellent fashion that brought out all its rich orchestration, and made it a fitting close to the concert...
...reserved for the club at the Massachusetts Republican Club. Election return meeting tonight in Music Hall. Everyone is requested to wear his uniform and to be in the Square at 7 sharp whence the club will go to the hall in special cars escorted by the band and drum corps. Tickets will be given away at that time...