Word: modernize
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Modern Middle Eastern Civilization: Contemporary Problems in Perspective," Muhsin S. Mahdi...
These pilgrims came to see five smiling, intense black men wearing eyeglasses, facepaint, flowing third world costumes and smart white surgeon's coats; they came to listen to ancient yet modern music performed on a dazzling array of strange instruments. They were not disappointed...
...member St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. Under his leadership, the St. Paul brilliantly exemplify the virtues of being middle-size. Their Baroque performances are fleet and supple yet they can muster the muscle of Beethoven and Schubert, avoiding only the more elaborately scored late-19th century works. In modern music they have a scintillating bite and precision. Throughout the repertory, their texture is so transparent that it allows for no slack playing, and there is none...
...Paul programs pair old and new, classical and modern in order to place one in the perspective of the other. A highly successful series, for example, featured the works of John Cage in tandem with those of Haydn. Cage, Elliott Carter and Hans Werner Henze have all served residencies in St. Paul. Almost half of the orchestra's selections are from the 20th century, and the majority of those are by American composers...
...communication nearly established, people nearly honest with each other. If Allen was unfair to California in Annie Hall by depicting it as a doped-up land of sun and stylessness, he is doubly hard on his native city. The extensive location shooting in Manhattan--of the Museum of Modern Art, Rizzoli's Bookstore, Hayden Planetarium, even the Dalton School--may be the worst thing for the heartland's vision of New York City since the fiscal crisis. Oklahomans visiting the city will expect to see neurotic Woody Allens with 17-year-olds on their arms in every public place...