Word: rhythmical
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...sense of ensemble displayed throughout the work was extraordinary to hear. Complex rhythmic changes were handled to hear. Complex rhythmic changes were handled with a sureness that evades most choral groups. The choir's conductor, John Ferris, produced a fine sweep of phrase. Entrances were always sure, from the very first Amen of the Deus in adjutorium...
...season of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the symphony bridges the gap between two groups of modern composers: the conservatives like Copland, MacDowell and Gershwin on one side, and the adventurers like Stravinsky, Ives and Cage on the other. Piston's music contains smatterings of new tonal techniques, and his rhythmic and melodic lines are original, not derived from folktunes, but he's interested above all in restoring order and clarity to music...
Kuerti's performance displayed the necessary grand contrasts and driving rhythmic energy. Given the unrelenting technical demands of the work, the many notes he missed did not dispell a highly virtuosic effect. The performance was dramatically unified and entirely convincing...
This partita demands considerable sustained energy; the violin is never at rest. Long passages of uniform rhythmic figures challenge the performer's musicianship...
...JOHN and ORCHESTRA LUNA-- I do not know enough about the music of the Bayou or of the French Caribbean to demystify Dr. John's rhythmic rock with roots in the spirit world. Friends who like theater rock listen to him continually. Orchestra Luna, another local group, plays second bill...