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...five movements, its "arch-form" is influenced by Bartok's fourth quartet, in which pairs of movements (one and five, two and four) are related, while the middle movement "night music" stands on its own. Furthermore, as Corigliano wrote in the program notes, "the symphony is based upon a motto composed of even repetitions of a single tone, and a sequence of disjunct minor thirds. There are also four pitch centers recurring throughout the work: C, C-sharp, G and G-sharp." These elements were ingeniously woven throughout the piece...

Author: By Anthony Cheung, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: A New Work for the Ages: The BSO Premieres Corigliano | 12/15/2000 | See Source »

There is a related view of "Death of a Salesman," one that not only applies to our generation but also has direct influence on Harvard students. It has to do with Willy's motto, the one that he lives by: "It's important to be well-liked." It is this mantra which leads Willy to denigrate his neighbors and friends, a trait that he imbues to his children at the expense of pursuing their education and that leads him down the path to self-destruction. The fundamental truth Miller reveals is that the flipside of always trying to be well...

Author: By Vasant M. Kamath, | Title: Down the Path to Willy Loman | 12/15/2000 | See Source »

...opposed to a union expressed their disagreement. The negative environment I described above did not need to accompany the union drive; it stemmed from attempts to shut down the union, not from attempts to organize it. Intimidation and coercion, not lux et veritas, seemed to be the university's motto...

Author: By Eloise H. Pasachoff, | Title: Defending TF Unions | 12/14/2000 | See Source »

Bash and his running mate Matthew Zanotelli '02 are running using the motto, "More money. More food. More sex." They have said repeatedly that "More sex" refers to a week of sexual issues awareness events. To publicize their campaign, Bash and Zanotelli handed out over 320 condoms with their campaign stickers on them last Friday...

Author: By Garrett M. Graff, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bash Initiates Date Rape Reform | 12/12/2000 | See Source »

...cops in the anti-gang unit in Los Angeles' Rampart division had a motto: "We intimidate those who intimidate others." They worked the city's most violent neighborhoods, met firepower with firepower and succeeded in bringing gang-related crimes down 60% from 1992 to 1999. But the unit has been roiled by charges that its Dirty Harry tactics went too far, and last week a jury finally called it to account. In the first of what may be a series of trials, three Rampart officers were found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct justice by planting evidence and framing gang members...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The L.A.P.D. Blues | 11/27/2000 | See Source »

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