Word: profounder
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...human-brotherhood award. South Africa's blacks, after all, still have no vote, no right to own property and no real freedom of movement outside the black regions. And, given the depth and prejudice of white South Africa's attitudes, it remains to be seen whether a profound social change has really begun. But the short-term trend is clearly toward modest liberalization, particularly in business and industry, and for this the Vorster government deserves a measure of credit...
...MOST self-consciously profound contribution on the two recent releases of Sullivan's music is the Symphony in E-minor, named (by the composer) "The Irish". It would be easy to dismiss the style as distilled Mendelssohn. This would be wrong for there is an individuality of expression quite apart from some (admittedly) marked similarities. The eclecticism of Sullivan was a legitimate transition from the German roots of Mendelssohn to the more progressive and experimental styles of Holst, Vaughan Williams, and Howells...
...could never be left playing in the background like a string of Handel concerti grossi or even Bach trio sonatas. It demands closer attention. But the fruits of attention are often sparse (in contrast to the Bach trios!). Beautiful themes are exposed, but then lapse into less-than-profound filler. Huge crescendi too often come from and lead to nowhere. Basically, Victorian music could not cope with the olympian symphonic medium. Although the time of the E-minor's composition, 1866, antedates Brahms and Dvorak, the Sullivan is valuable to us more as a well-crafted curiosity with touches...
...vice president, you have addressed the great issues of our times with courage and candor. Your strong patriotism, and your profound dedication to the welfare of the nation, have been an inspiration to all who have served with you as well as to millions of others throughout the country...
Sectarianism, dogmatism and bureaucracy freeze revolutions, and revolution is a process of increasing consciousness, a process which is very profound and must begin with youth. But youth is facing problems that are not only economical, but problems that unfortunately appear with even more destructive violence in the contemporary world...