Word: passional
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...bassoonists had a bad night; the strings had trouble with the intricate rhythms and high harmonics; and concertmistress Marilyn Malpass muffed her solo badly. Nevertheless, ensemble was generally excellent in the wind and (hired) percussion sections and the total effect of the performance was one of strength and passion. In the piano, every note was in its proper place and had been carefully thought out. But the music was not there: the romantic element was missing...
...minister is not facile with words and has no finely embroidered altarcloth; but he speaks with passion, and speaks in a language the people understand. The Haitians have found something--perhaps an acceptance of each other--which must be cherished and defended. They seem very close to Christianity...
...Passion and primitivism are also part of the Haitian people's strength. In a Haitian church on Sunday morning, they make no pretense of wealth or sophistication. They don't suffer mal du siecle, they aren't neurotic, introspective, or brooding. They come to church to share the little they have...
...Empress Catherine of Russia had a passion for almost anything that could fit in her boudoir. That (and she) took in quite a lot, but the insatiable sovereign nevertheless beat it down to the stables where, when the grooms gave out, she dallied with the dobbins. (She met her death, they say, while mounting a horse in a somewhat unusual fashion...
...stout plebeian figure, Louis liked chopping wood and making locks. He had almost no style at all. He did not even take a mistress. The only thing he shared with other French kings was a passion for hunting. Between 1775 and 1789, he ran down 1,274 stags. Apart from recording that, his journal struck a low for an age of compulsive memoir writing. Its most common jotting was "Nothing." That, in fact, was the sole entry in his diary on the day the Bastille was stormed...