Word: exoticisms
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Stivell and his group translated the essence of ancient Celtic folk ballads and medieval dances into a modern framework. The heavy alternate-measure syncopation and simple repeating melodies lost none of their traditional mournful quality when interpreted on electric guitar and percussion. What the music gained in the switch was...
THE FINAL cultural force which Springsteen defies might be called the Cult of Authenticity. As the principle of division and specialization takes hold, it is not enough merely to be into "rock" music. It seems there are various types of music--blues, country and western, hard rock--each with its...
Next to Frommer's lists of toiletries and dreamy ramblings on the romance of the continent, Let's Go's suggestions seem distinctly more practical. The HSA product forgoes the obvious, goes easy on the exotic descriptions, and offers sound advice for travelers interested in work, study and drugs. In...
Some of the pieces examine various methods of non-verbal communication--smiles, pauses, body language,and the semi-verbal language of the affected stammer (brought to a pitch of eloquence by the English ruling class). Shenker's quest for exotic modes of conveying meaning has led him to Italy, where...
Scientists have suggested any number of exotic solutions to the energy crisis -from harnessing ocean currents to using the earth's magnetic field. Now researchers at the Atomic Energy Commission's Lawrence Livermore Laboratory have conceived perhaps the most imaginative scheme of all. They propose tapping what might...