Word: instrument
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...came the sound of "de big bass," and a tall, toothy colored gentleman added a little rhythm to the saxes. Behind a rack of dinner coats came the delicate gyrations of a cornet, and a powerful, perspiring man in his undershirt could be seen literally wrapping himself around his instrument...
...musicians swung into "Sugar Rose." Fats squealed with delight. "Git ready fo' de jam now!" The boys got ready, and went into a wild jumble of hot rhythm. A clarinet player popped up somewhere and made his instrument screech an improvised sing-song. Fats, his tremendous bulk bobbing in time, shouted hoarse encouragement to his boys. With a final, incomprehensible flourish by the saxes, the jammin' stopped. "Dose cats can take yo' socks right off yo' shoes," gasped Fats...
Oldest college symphony orchestra in this nation, the Pierian Sodality of 1808 is now announcing its annual fall tryouts open to all members of the University who can play on any stringed, woodwind, brass, or percussion instrument...
Successfully coaxed a few years ago by U. S. Secretary of State Frank Billings Kellogg into signing the Peace Pact "renouncing war as an instrument of national policy" (TIME, July 30, 1928) was every nation which is making war today. This summer States throughout the world were busy issuing endorsements of the peace principles recently announced by U. S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Last week Europe's general rule that American idealism, whether Republican or Democratic, should always be humored was suddenly broken by small Portugal...
Irish Free State Senator were in Philadelphia. Madagascar sent the clerk of its meeting, a Negro whose name is simply Andrianaly. For the benefit of reporters he played with his hands, arms and elbows a twelve-stringed instrument called the valiha. Thirteen of Germany's 250 Friends were permitted to make the trip to Philadelphia. One of them, Hans Albrecht, said to a reporter: "The future of Quakerism in the Reich is assured. Perhaps I should not say that, for if the government hears of it, they may say, 'Hello, what is this?' and we might find...