Word: soloed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Concerto seems to savor each instant, in a continued series of "Now! Now! Now!" At times, striking combinations of timbres stand out: for example, the violin, the large gong, and an open, bottom C on the cello; or again the celeste, Violin, and the clarinet. At other times, the solo violin and cello luxuriate in close and shifting harmonies. Elsewhere, Kirchner indulges in bombastic percussion: a fast run in the clarinet or strings leads to a bang...
Such talk is perhaps a bit excessive. Bessmertnova has appeared in only one solo role-Giselle-and that only five times. But each time she dances she stirs up a storm of acclaim such as the staid old Bolshoi has not seen in years. Even Ulanova raves about her. Lithe, dark, and only 22, Bessmertnova seems the very ideal of ballet-the disembodied spirit choreographers dream of, the ethereal figure that explains the whole logic of the dance...
Even the major companies have found it wise to syndicate offshore. Shell, Humble and Standard of California are the three biggest offshore explorers, but each has entered partnerships besides maintaining a solo operation. The fourth-biggest operation, C.A.T.C., is a syndicate formed by Continental, Atlantic, Tidewater and Cities Service; since 1953 it has had 300 successful completions in 600 attempts. But C.A.T.C. has also spent $497 million, climbed out of a sea of red only...
...Solo candidates for at-large seats on the Council ran unopposed in three Houses last week, end won election automatically. In a fourth House, Quincy, no one bothered...
...library of information about the dim background of civilization. The current fashion is to work in tight teams, with experts at hand to debate every judgment. Yet for all the advantages of a burgeoning technology, the man who uses its gadgets least and operates most often as a solo scientist has contributed outstandingly to the expanding knowledge of the past...