Word: instruments
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Italian pieces, lulling and melodic despite the sirens that could be heard from the nearby fire station, and the chimes of the antique clock housed in the Fogg which insisted on making a considerable amount of noise every half-hour. The harp is a very beautiful, simple and intimate instrument. There is no bow or any other intermediary between the player and the instrument, and the harpist actually seems to be embracing the instrument most of the time. The music itself was harmonious and regal, conjuring images of royal courts, Shakespearean plays and village fairs. Especially enjoyable was "Gagliarda...
That's not just hot air. "You'll not only be able to send up instruments cheaper than by rocket (for less than $2 million, vs. $40 million for the least expensive Delta launcher)," says astronomer Jack Tueller, program scientist for NASA's balloon project, "you'll also be able to assemble and launch your package quicker and carry more weight--up to 3,000 lbs.--and the instrument isn't subjected to vibrations or high Gs." Moreover, the scientific gear (though not the balloon) will be recoverable, drifting back to earth by parachute at the end of a mission...
Brain surgery without blood? Sounds like science fiction, but research shows that an instrument called a gamma knife can safely--and bloodlessly--shrink acoustic neuromas, one of the most common forms of benign brain tumor. The "knife" delivers a onetime dose of radiation that's shaped to the exact parameters of the targeted tumor...
Despite students' familiarity with computers,Silbert notes some still need assistance using themore rudimentary instrument But she says Harvardstudents are quick learners...
...beautiful brown fortepiano came with four well-dressed movers who brought the instrument onto center stage as the soloist, British pianist David Owen Norris, explained that the fortepiano was built in Mendelssohn's lifetime (1823) and was thus better suited to the composer's little tricks and idiosyncrasies...