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...oriental atmosphere by the simple devices of unusual melodic progression and strange and mingled harmonies. The open chords at the beginning are effective; they seem to tell of mystery and paganism. The Christmas song of Arnold Bax's is rousing and tuneful, but the interpositions of the little gig,--admirably played by M. Laurent,--seem to rob the piece of some degree of unity. Of the three choral hymns from the RigVeda, the "Hymn to Soma" is the most striking. "To Agni" is lively and the music surges and dies and surges again like a sea of flame. The climax...
...feet long of lap-streak construction, heavy and low in the water, and the thole pins were sunk in the gunwale. There was no shear, the stem was straight and the men rowed in red cushions; the whole having the appearance of a man-of-war's gig at the present time...
...SALE.- A mahogany 19-foot single scull, shell-bottom, outrigged gig, very little used. Has sliding seat. 9-foot sculls, rudder and seat for one passenger. Apply by mail...
...SALE.- A mahogany 19-foot single scull, shell-bottom, outrigged gig, very little used. Has sliding seat. 9-foot sculls, rudder and seat for one passenger. Apply by mail...
...Shattuck crew at St. Paul's has ordered a new four-oared gig for the second crew. It is being built by Blakey and will be finished by April first. The dimensions of the new boat will be similar to those of the second crew gig owned by the Halcyons, and it is to be fitted out with all the latest improvements in the way of oarlocks, slides...