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Word: fingered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...flute addict Frederick the Great and his teacher Quantz, which introduced the Bach Sonata in E major for Flute and Basso Continuo, (BWV 1035) and the dangerous nature of dancing in the baroque period, which introduced Couperin's La Pie'montoise. According to Galway, one wrong movement of the finger could cause a person to literally lose his or her head. These comic lectures, intended to make the concert more accessible to those with a limited knowledge of classical music, greatly decreased the formal atmosphere of the concert hall; he requested that people not clap between movements for fear that...

Author: By Carmen J. Iglesias, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Friends, Flutes and Fun | 10/30/1998 | See Source »

...Amato has been bad for New York because he voted to cut funding for schools, hospitals, highways and the environment. When D'Amato holds a press conference to trumpet some pork-barrel item, says Schumer, "he's working an elaborate con. He chops off your hand, then sews a finger back on and expects a pat on the back...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Wizard Casts His Spell | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...wait till Mom finds out!) He hopes you will too. That's the difference between today's best Hollywood filmmakers and the top independent auteurs. Todd Solondz and Hal Hartley don't care if you like, or even get, Happiness or Henry Fool. Ross wants to point a finger while you shake his hand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Shading the Past | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

ROUND FIVE: The Fickle Finger of Fate...

Author: By Evelyn H. Sung, | Title: RAINBOW WARRIOR | 10/22/1998 | See Source »

...class called Sing 'n Dance? It hardly mattered that my eight-week-old daughter Rachel had not yet mastered holding her head upright and was nowhere close to rolling over. She was considered the perfect age for the weekly program that promised a meaningful learning experience through rhythmic games, finger play and songs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How To Make A Better Student: Lighten Up, Folks | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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