Word: munch
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Munch entered, grinning at the unrestrained audience. He turned to his orchestra, glanced at the microphone which hung over the center like a patient bee, and led the brasses through Gabrieli. For Schoenberg's "Kammersymphonie" he abandoned his high stool and put on his glasses. He bounced around the front of the podium, swinging his arms from side to side for the sharp, biting chords, then shook his head at a chord too harsh even for Schoenberg...
After a few minutes, Munch waved his hand...
There was a rustle as the orchestra buried its Schoenberg under the Spring Symphony scores. About midway through the first theme statement, Munch came down from his cager tiptoe level...
...second movement was warm and lyrical. Munch looked tenderly at his violins, and learned over to the first...
...scherzo there were a few false starts, and each time Munch followed the same pattern: a pause, a violent gesture, and a grunt--then the theme...