Word: sound
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past faded but still gracious homes of lemon yellow, orange and sky blue; the warm breeze that comes off the sea at night. In contrast to the gray functionalism of other Communist countries, Cuba is, after all, a decidedly Caribbean island of gaiety and light. On balmy nights, the sound of rumbas pulses through Coppelia, the central park, where brightly dressed teenagers strut around in love or else in search of it. On a brilliant Sunday afternoon in spacious Lenin Park, a steel band lays down a lilting beat and khaki- uniformed officials wave their caps in time...
...husband scrupulously refrained from pressuring her, Mrs. Dole says, and his campaign staff members did their best not to sound too insistent. It was only around the time of her solitary walk that she fully realized how little time was left to decide. Once she saw the fall schedule plans and realized how strong a demand there was for her, especially in her native South, the answer became painfully clear...
...they had been written by someone else. After a rehearsal he exclaimed, "I think the music is so marvelous -- I really don't believe I wrote it!" Gershwin's appetite for popularity, says his biographer, took him even further from the critics; he could never quite forsake the Hollywood sound stage for Carnegie Hall. When a producer accused him of aiming too high, Gershwin sent a reassuring message: "Rumors about highbrow music ridiculous . . . am out to write hits...
...With Ira as lyricist, George composed the up tunes that seemed the antidote to depression, financial or psychological. Composer Alec Wilder remarked, "Since Gershwin was rarely given to sad songs, what could have been a more welcome palliative for the natural gloom of the times than the insistently cheery sound of his music?" The sound never fades. This year there have been TV specials, new recordings and productions like the Glyndebourne Opera Festival's sellout Porgy. Next season a musical will be fashioned from the old melodies, with a new book by Neil Simon...
...dwelling, though, is more than just a cozy little nest in the suburbs. The Reids' Colonial-style house has 15 rooms, including four bedrooms, a library and an exercise center. Stereo music can be piped into each room, and, using infrared remote-control devices, the family can operate the sound system and even select a track on a compact disc from any part of the house. The home also has 4 1/2 baths, six fireplaces and a high-tech exterior lighting system. But the really impressive part of the house is its price...