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Word: quar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...jittery in the opening Hayden Quartet in D Minor, Op. 76, but soon found their stride. Turning to the contemporary, their readings of Quincy Porter's Quartet No. 3 and Vin cent Persichetti's Quartet No. 2 crackled with clean precision. In Dvorák's Quar tet in F Major, Op. 96, their tempos, if sometimes inflexible, were brisk and lively, their tone as rich and heady as a draught of May wine. Neither muscular nor mushy, their approach was marked by a warmth and intuitive sensitivity that projected the sweep of the music in bold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Chamber Music: The Brothers Four | 5/6/1966 | See Source »

...Incas called their empire ta-huantinsuyu - the land of the four quar ters - with at least one good reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peru: Architect of Progress | 2/5/1965 | See Source »

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