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...more interesting compositions were the Herbert Howells Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. The Magnificat's Gloria section typified English choral music of the last hundred years. It was well-registered by the organist with enough reed mixtures to complement the thick vocal textures. The Nunc Dimittis, more restrained than the Magnificat, used extreme vocal ranges effectively...
...Grand tradition of hula hoops, the Twist, and Batman, he has become a raging American fad, and, although the Porter fad will probably wear out its welcome with the great American populace as quickly as its predecessors, we may as well drink the wine while we have it, Nunc est bibendum...
...there is more to come. Britain's Durrell, 56, who is currently visiting the U.S. for the first time, is already at work on a sequel, to be titled Numquam. "The whole is based on a passage from Petronius," he explains, "which talks about now or never, nunc ant numquam. In the old days, the passage says, the women would mess themselves up and go on top of the mountain and pray for rain, and believe in it, and say, 'Now or Never,' and the rain would come. In the modern age, we don't believe...
...Tallis' Nunc Dimittis, a beautiful work formed of alternating solo chants and choral responses, was generally well-performed. Martin Kessler, whose voice is light but accurate, seemed almost unconcerned as he tossed off the bass solos...
...three Horatian poems, the version of the Cleopatra ode (Nuncest bibendum, nunc pede libero/ pulsanda tellus ...) seems the best. The first stanza is ecstatic...