Word: hallmarked
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Emotional directness is the hallmark of the New Tonalism. "Musically, I say what I mean and mean what I say," explains Moravec. "The irony in my music is not glibly postmodern but rather the essence of making audible the human experience of ambiguity." Though Liebermann employs all the tools of the up-to-the-second composer--he even has a website, www.lowellliebermann.com--he too is quick to spurn the cheap irony of such trendy postmodernists as Britain's Thomas Ades (Powder Her Face). "We live in a sarcastic age," Liebermann says with a shrug. "A lot of intellectuals are uncomfortable...
Penn's music, on the other hand, has retained the mix of Beatles-esque pop catchiness and the lyrical legerdemain worthy of Dylan that has been a hallmark of his music since his first album in 1989. From the verbal barrage of "Brave New World" to the pensive ramblings of "Bunker Hill," Penn challenged the audience not to hum along to the witty songs...
Another Rudenstine hallmark is an emphasis on interfaculty efforts, which some see as a byproduct of the campaign...