Word: instrumentality
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...singing into her ear. She rarely looks back at him. In the first few bars Fred keeps time by lightly slapping his thigh three times. A few bars later, Ginger keeps time with her riding crop; is it a leather metronome, or a potential instrument of torture...
...evening last month was nothing unusual. Except, that is, for the guy with the accordion. A portly man with long, thinning hair pulled into a ponytail, undaunted by the smart set in their $100 jeans and retro shirts, he stood in the main entranceway trying to hawk his damaged instrument. Politely ignored at first, he finally hooked a young woman and carefully played a tune that somehow avoided the twisted stops and smashed keys. She was impressed. What she didn't realize - apart from the dubious quality of the merchandise - was that the peddler was in fact Viorel, the bass...
...Senegalese, Koreans wearing the yellow jerseys of the African team - bounced to the beat of Ablaye Thiam's drum. As the minutes wore down and the French still couldn't produce an equalizer, the thrum grew ever louder. "I am the heart of our team," said Thiam, pounding the instrument with a leather mallet. "Boom-boom. Boom-boom. Can you hear it? My heart is so happy today...
SHERYL CROW Her new CD, C'mon C'mon, bowed at No. 2 last week--the highest Billboard chart position of her career. Crow's $2,699 signature instrument is a replica of a popular Gibson model--a 1962 Country And Western she uses often onstage. It has a distinctive square-shoulder body...
...growing enthusiasm. The influx of students who have studied music for many years and, despite deciding to pursue careers in a different field, cannot give up music has created a strong classical music environment. This in turn attracts even those who have not previously studied music or played an instrument. Levin said, “Harvard definitely holds its own musically when compared to the major [music] conservatories.” Not only does Harvard stand firm in comparison to conservatories, many extraordinary students choose Harvard over major conservatories like Juillard and Curtis every year...