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Word: improvisationism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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Minghella's Ripley is different, less sure of himself, more human, and thus reduced in stature. He lies to Dickie's father when he says he went to Princeton with the boy. He believes not in inspired improvisation, as the book's Ripley does, but in studying hard. In the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Can Matt Play Ripley's Game? | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

It quickly became obvious to the investigators that the assault did not go as the killers had planned. They had wanted to bomb first, then shoot. So they planted three sets of bombs: one set a few miles away, timed to go off first and lure police away from the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Columbine Tapes: The Columbine Tapes | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

3 BRAD MEHLDAU Elegiac Cycle (Warner Bros.). A 29-year-old pianist who displays not only promise but accomplishment. With classical grace and jazz improvisation, he has created a masterly album about loss; virtually every track has the liquid warmth of a freshly shed tear. Moments of genius in music...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Best Music Of 1999 | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

Improvisation can be challenging to listen to. But Lockgroove combines improvisation with repetition. New melodies are repeated until they become entrancing. This combination of experimentation and hypnotizing repetition makes for a psychedelic sound.

Author: By Benjamin E. Lytal, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Album Review: Listen Up, It's Lockgroove | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

3. They can't sing. They're professional lip-synchers! No live band, no improvisation. Just pure, 100 percent unconcentrated lip-synching straight out of the carton. No potential for mess-ups, no whines from the crowd that the live versions sound different, no need for talent!

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Soman's In The [K]now | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

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