Word: eclecticism
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When TIME decided to do a cover story on David Byrne, the eclectic leader of the rock group Talking Heads and director of the new movie True Stories, the magazine's editors decided to let the artist have a piece of the action. The result: this week's cover, a...
In musical circles, Thomson is recognized as a revolutionary modernist. Yesterday's program included such eclectic compositions as "Capital, Capitals," a four-part chanted vocalization of a Gertrude Stein dialogue with piano accompaniment, and "Sonata for Flute Alone," which was performed by Fenwick Smith, a well-known Boston flutist.
The building, which is slated for completion by next August, was designed by Add Inc., a Cambridge architectual firm, in consultation with a Harvard advisory committee. Oommen described the project's style as "eclectic."
The second movement, "Diaspora Dances," is more conventional but no less eclectic. Letters of the Hebrew alphabet are given numerical values, which serve as the music's metrical underpinning. The exotic sounds of ancient Palestine mingle with the plaintive songs of the shtetl and the joyous urgency of jazz, encompassing...
A strong supporter of Walter Mondale's presidential campaign, Larry Tisch has a keen interest in politics and an eclectic taste in politicians. He has recently been host at breakfasts for Representative Charles Rangel, a liberal Democrat from Harlem, and the Rev. Pat Robertson, the conservative preacher and presidential candidate...