Word: harshness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Forbes drew out a perfectly blended tone in Byrd's Ave Verum that seemed to glow from one warm, focal center. As the separate vocal lines developed, he maintained them with clarity and definition. But dynamics were problematic and in loud passages the tone became flat and a little harsh...
Beneath the facade of idealism, Joe also recognizes the reality and harsh truth around him. "There's something wrong with this country," he said. "The War is just a manifestation of everything else that's happening." That is why he has been planning the Chicago festival. "It's an attempt to polarize the country, to establish ourselves as a political froce. It's a matter of life and death...
...period of adjustment required by the harsh new realities of the war since Tet has so far kept allied troops largely on the defensive. That might soon change...
...specifically marked "Lyrically," all that emerged from the piano Friday night was forceful, if controlled, declamation. The delicious orchestration, the fascinating, semi-indeterminate transition between the two movements, and the exquisite use of the celeste to close the composition could not compensate for the solid but harsh interpretation of the soloist...
...harsh reality of this market place economy is stagnation. There are no signs of progress, and most American officials see little hope of it. American corporations have invested $55 million dollars in Haiti, but their effect on the economy has been negligible. Only a flour mill, which imports its wheat from the States, sells in the Haitian markets. The other products--coffee, bauxite, and sugar--are all for export...