Word: frantic
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This is an anthology film, tracing the history of the eponymous instrument from its creation in the 17th century to its predictable fate as--what else?--the centerpiece of frantic bidding in an auction in our own time. The violin is, at various points, owned by a monastery, a child prodigy and a victim of the Chinese Cultural Revolution. These stories, alas, are utterly predictable. Still, Samuel L. Jackson breaks through the crust of cliches as an expert called in to verify the instrument's provenance, and violinist Joshua Bell plays and Esa-Pekka Salonen conducts John Corigliano's score...
...room and watches the wallpaper slide. In her mind are the sorts of things dreamt by sea creatures. But the things she hears! Music that hasn't been made with such an air of vintage and heartfelt wist since America came down from the frantic high of the '60s and the outrageous trip of the '70s. No more Lucies in the skies, no more fields of strawberries; only Ruby walking alone through her wallpaper tracks with the ghosts of a faded age, shaking hands with Kinks, Beatles and Zombies. Outside her window, it is a normal world with birds...
...Following the main title track is the surprising appearance of a chorus, something that will maintain a constant presence throughout the soundtrack. The second track is a riotous piece that I can only assume accompanies some sort of chase or battle; the anxious sound of the chorus matches the frantic horns perfectly...
...Following the main title track is the surprising appearance of a chorus, something that will maintain a constant presence throughout the soundtrack. The second track is a riotous piece that I can only assume accompanies some sort of chase or battle; the anxious sound of the chorus matches the frantic horns perfectly...
Taking a break from papers, meetings and frantic pre-reading period trips to the library, thousands of students crowded into the Mac Quad Saturday to enjoy an afternoon of free food, amusements and live music...