Word: precisionism
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Their opening presentation of five pre-Bach works lacked clarity and precision, and tone quality was on the shaky side. They improved later in the program, but the zestful, well-disciplined Radcliffe group still stole the show. G. Wallace Woodworth led the chorus in a rather dull religious song by...
The Amherst group returned after intermission to sing twelve folk songs of various nations. Best were the four Russian songs in settings by Stravinsky. Conductor Robert Beckwith brought out some of the robustness and precision that had been lacking in the chorus earlier. A rousing delivery of Set Down Servant...
Both Miss McGuire and her busty co-star overact. The former is cast as the daughter of a Long Island millionaire, a soft mouthed old gent portrayed by Louis Calhern with die-cut precision. Miss McGuire suffers from an incurable heart ailment, a part for which she is physically fitted...
The Adams Wine Tasters follow the established tradition very closely. A set ritual is held too, which according to one member of the the society, is sometimes carried out "with as much precision as the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace."
(Eglevsky, Robbins and Magallanes) joined them in a fluid, swiftly changing pattern. In the second movement, "Theme and Variations," Balanchine exploited Tallchief's precision, Diana Adams' elegant lyricism, Melissa Hayden's athletic excellence. The "Minuet" interlude for the corps de ballet was dainty, but with too much...