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...also in the '60s, people finally gave up trying to name all the emerging genres and somebody came up with the catchall name MPB, which stands for "musica popular brasileira." Basically any new music from Brazil could fit in this category, making long explanations like this one unnecessary. Milton Nascimento (who's at Rock in Rio), Chico Buarque (one of Brazil's finest songwriters), Ivan Lins (another revered songwriter) and Gal Costa (one of the country's most beloved vocalists) could all safely be filed under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock in Rio, Part 2 | 1/12/2001 | See Source »

...resident of Milton, Mass., she will spend Christmas at her proximal home...

Author: By Tzu-huan Lo, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Some Students Plan to Stay in Houses Over Break | 12/19/2000 | See Source »

Pforzheimer House Superintendent Milton A. Canjura sent an email message out over the House's email list warning students of the potentially discolored water...

Author: By Parker R. Conrad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Major Water Main Bursts on Mem. Drive | 12/15/2000 | See Source »

...second half of the concert came as somewhat of a disappointment. The Three Interludes (1996) of Richard Wilson '63, served as a substitute for a Milton Babbitt piece that was to have been premiered at the concert (apparently Babbitt could not finish the piece in time). The interludes comprise two moderate-tempo movements and a scherzo-like middle movement. The piano accompaniment is harmonically inventive, but the violin line sometimes suffers from a lack of development. Still, Schulte and Winn played the piece with accuracy and enthusiasm...

Author: By Anthony Cheung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Modern Classics | 12/8/2000 | See Source »

...Milton is still a plane spotter at heart. His office, overlooking Montreal's Dorval Airport, is brimming with models and photos of planes. He has turned his desk to face Dorval's runways, and he has binoculars within reach to see if planes are docking on time--and at the right gate. Now he has only to get Canadians to love his hobby as much as he does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Plane Spotter | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

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