Word: norness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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THE HOLMES HALL concert of students compositions was held in an unpretentious atmosphere as players simply performed the works without recourse to program notes or composer apologias. And there was an intermission, presumably for ventilation, since the room was stifling with a midsummer night heat. I went to the concert...
Allen Shawn's Song on a text by Maikov seemed a poor work obliterated by unacceptable singing. The piece consisted largely of a tawdry Dello Joio scherzo but provided neither beauty nor interest. It was especially unsuccessful in the registration and duration of its vowels.
De Gaulle acted in character as he took his leave. Like the divorce of a celebrated and long-established couple, the split between him and his country seemed almost unbelievable. Yet he kept his dignity: he neither accused the nation that rejected him nor accused others of causing the break...
Whatever long-run effect the Soviet pressure may have on Arab governments, it has dented neither the belligerence nor the armory of the fedayeen. One reason is that they have another source of guns, mines and ammunition from an increasingly important friend: China. Peking is taking full advantage of the...
Toynbee is a touch old-fashioned to find disciples among today's aggressively youthful revolutionaries. But one point comes through as fresh as angry red fists in Harvard Yard. "A human being will insist on being treated as a person," he writes, "even if the only way he can...