Word: musicalities
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...discursive orbit, touching on poetry, music, drama, death, taxes, fur coats, etc., The Circle has got much of its bounce from bright topical lyrics sung by the Foursome, and from such staged and unstaged effects as: 1) Colman ending a discussion of injustice by reading Socrates' speech to his judges; 2) Gary Grant explaining interruptions for station identification by chanting the Federal radio law with Gregorian solemnity; 3) Madcap Carole warmly arguing that women, by simply being practical, could easily run the world without...
...Edward Podolsky of Brooklyn, a great music-lover, likes to calm his irritable patients with phonograph records. Although little serious experimental work has been done on the physiological effects of music. Dr. Podolsky for years has been collecting scraps of information on the subject. This week he published a lively little scrapbook on music and medicine.* Interesting items...
...Fast music increases metabolism and muscular energy, steps up the heartbeat, sends a rush of blood to the brain, elevates blood pressure. Slow, sentimental music produces opposite effects. Most stimulating are the swift tongue twisters of Gilbert & Sullivan. Most soothing: Kreisler's Old Refrain...
...Certain sound waves produce subtle chemical changes in glands, muscles and nerves, "although ... no way has been found of measuring them." Laboratory evidence: shrill music played near an egg for about 30 seconds will coddle it. The body contains many chemical compounds similar to those found in eggs...
...Smooth music by Richard Himber's orchestra against a Russian Imperial background will feature the Lowell House Dance tonight. Headed by G. N. Stration '39, the ushers will be M. P. Brown '40, R. E. Doutsch '39, J. E. Ferris '41, R. B. Finn '39, D. C. Hamilton '41, R. W. Mathewson Jr. '41, W. A. Meler '40, R. S. Schaaf '39, and S. M. Tonkonow...