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...holy music in medieval churches, soon expanded to embrace aristocrats as a matter of theocratic course and extended to intellectuals in the Renaissance. Because composers relied on wealthy patrons to survive, the audience did not change significantly until the late 18th century. Beethoven, full of libertarian ideas and the furor of the French Revolution, threw open the doors of classical music to the middle classes by the boldness of his work and his status as (after several years) the first major patron-less composer. Classical music then underwent a period of mass popularization, including the incorporation of European folk melodies...
...FUROR OVER THE RAPE OF AN Okinawan girl should be tempered by the realization that since the end of World War II the number of crimes by our servicemen has been far outweighed by their many, many acts of decency and humanitarianism. HUGH F. O'REILLY Ewa Beach, Hawaii...
...must start repaying loans. Those proposals have become a constant theme in speeches by Clinton and town meetings conducted by Democratic Congressmen. Last week, just days after proposing to make colleges pay an administrative fee on government-backed student loans, Republicans were forced to scale back because of the furor that erupted...
Hardly anyone in Washington or Tokyo believes the current furor will lead to the closing of the bases. They are still important for Japan's defense, especially given tensions with North Korea and China, as well as for the credibility of the U.S. security commitment to Asia. In 1991 U.S. Marines and logistics units based in Okinawa played a crucial part in the Gulf War. Nonetheless, the uproar made U.S. officials uneasy because this week Tokyo and Washington plan to sign a five-year agreement covering Japan's financial contribution to the support of the American troops. In addition, President...
...internecine bickering at Time Warner is already turning the company into "a case of trophies without a team on the field." The executive most dislocated by the emerging new power structure is Michael Fuchs, the head of HBO and Warner Music, who is credited with helping defuse the furor over gangsta-rap lyrics that besieged the company earlier this year. Last week Levin indicated that Turner, who will become Time Warner's vice chairman, will also assume responsibility for overseeing...