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...division: Mrs. Anita Thornton, whose dinner call can be heard by her husband three miles away, lost to Mrs. Jeanne Marie Brown of New Orleans, who charmed the judges with her "Dismal Swamp Call." Dewey Jackson won the big gold trophy, as expected, then triumphed in the duet competition with his brother O. B. But Henry Parsons, 73, became everybody's sentimental favorite with the holler that he used as a boy when he drove the wagon in for the evening. Splitting the air with a high, resounding falsetto, he yodeled up and down the scale like a goatherd...
...album suggests that Dylan seems to be trying to work his way back to his own beginnings. This is pointed up by his inclusion of Girl from the North Country, which is sung as a duet with Johnny Cash. It is a song from one of his first albums, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, and it marks the first time that he has ever re-recorded one of his own numbers...
...more naturalistically express character. As he writes, "The feelings of a character cannot be continually expressed in melody. Also, dramatic melody should be totally different from melody in general." Only in a few places, such as Melisande's song at the beginning of Act III and the love duet in Act IV, scene iv, does the melody become genuinely lyrical, as that term is conventionally understood. Debussy's concern for the melody and rhythm of speech, for themes which are insinuating rather than distinctive, for chamber orchestration like evanescent jewelry, and for an architecture of colors, suggest his profound differences...
...from both the hysterical and praying mantis perversions, conducting with simple, effective judiciousness resulting from the unself-indulgent understanding of a work. The few instances of imprecision, such as slight rhythmic tediousness in the "Marche du Soldat," unsettled trumpet playing in the difficult "Marche Royale," and a careless-bassoon duet in the "Brook" were hardly noticeable amid excellent solo and ensemble work. This delightful compendium of street band, drawing room, Hades, the gently-watered country-side, and dance hall is unlikely to receive a significantly finer student performance at Harvard...
Steve Bittner and Bob Yahn form a solid backup duet behind Shorter. Bittner, a versatile runner who can compete ably at any distance from the dash to five miles, has a strong finish any time he is within range of an opponent. The dimunitive Yahn has had injury troubles off and on, but has recently become a consistent top-level performer...