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...virtual impossibility in the U.S. Most of the leading players were working in orchestras, giving recitals on the side. Shaffer had had enough of the orchestral life. She and Kurtz moved their base of operations to Europe, where despite Aristotle's warning ("The flute is not an instrument which has a good moral effect; it is too exciting"), the flute has remained in high standing. There she established herself among the concert world's handful of top-rank women instrumentalists...
Besides stamina, the hallmark of the Shaffer style is a big, crisply colored tone that can penetrate the thickest orchestral texture. Her Kincaid platinum instrument not only sounds like a veritable Heldenflöte; it actually is one. It weighs 20 oz., compared with 15 oz. for the average silver model. Shaffer psychs herself into certain musical moods, thinking of bright white lights for staccato passages, for instance, or of the setting sun when she has to change from fortissimo to pianissimo. "As the sun drops lower," she explains, "the heat may lessen but the colors become more intense. That...
...minute. NASA doctors, monitoring his heartbeat, ordered him to rest. Coming to Cernan's aid, Schmitt took a dramatic spill as he tried to extract a balky core tube from the ground. All of the experiments were finally set up, but it was learned later that a key instrument-the surface gravimeter-had jammed. It was a bitter disappointment to scientists, who had hoped that the instrument would help determine if gravity waves, originally postulated by Albert Einstein, really exist...
...fair example of the problem: a confusion of irresolute trivia, ranging from a cabin full of autumn leaves (which, at least, the kids enjoyed throwing around), through numerous video pieces, to Charlotte Moorman-who enjoys a fame of sorts as the world's only topless cellist-playing her instrument under water. It was all so affably amateurish, like a transistorized rummage sale, that one gave up expectation...
...comprise the consistent following of Special Care. Professional musicians who have given the group a serious hearing have favorably compared Eric to the finest guitar players in the country, and his clean, wailing solos provide a consistent testimonial to his remarkable knowledge of music and dextrous rapport with his instrument. This talent is also reflected in his original compositions, such as "Sixty Cycles", a song whose transitions and intricate chord patterns are a tailor-made vehicle for his abilities...