Word: pitches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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McGovern is considered by many to be too liberal to get the nomination, and Monday's address appeared to be his first attempt to attract the average American fed up with taxes. He also made a pitch to the growing group of voters angry about busing when he told a WHDH-TV reporter later that his tax proposals would make busing unnecessary because schools would theoretically become equal...
Died. Michael Rabin, 35, virtuoso violinist who dazzled millions of concertgoers on six continents; of a skull fracture from a fall in his Manhattan apartment. At the age of three, Rabin demonstrated that he had perfect pitch by plinking notes on the piano to correspond to any sound he heard. At 14, he made his recital debut at Carnegie Hall, launching his professional career with a flawless rendition of Wieniawski's Concerto No. 1. The next year came the first of his 84 appearances with the New York Philharmonic. The pressures of being a prodigy took their toll...
...Second Suite, essentially a concerto for baroque flute, is the masterpiece of the four. Leopold Stastny, the soloist, is a phenomenal player: his pitch is dead accurate. He complements subtle shadings of tone and fine techniques with beautiful phrasing that never is broken in awkward moments for breathing. The supremely beautiful moment of the Suite is the Double of the Polonaise: the theme of the Polonaise appears in the bass (played as if a solo part by Harnoncourt himself) with an incredibly florid counterpoint in the flute part. The beauty and care taken by Harnoncourt in his accompaniment is outstanding...
...Hampshire, he might be able to outpoll McCloskey. But unless Ashbrook takes close to 20% of the vote, he is not likely to hurt the President. The White House expects to hold the middle ground, losing a little on both extremes to the opposition-just where Nixon hopes to pitch his re-election camp...
...cheerleaders who yell BOUNCE BOUNCE BOUNCE whenever an opponent dribbles the ball before a foul shot, the pep band playing "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Hail to the Chief"--all of these are an integral part of the Driesell hype--a determined program to build local interest to a fever pitch. Ringling Brothers-style...