Word: spirits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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This bill--proposed by Fentrice D. Driskell '01and James M. Carter '01--is aimed at "fosteringschool spirit...
...Roll Hall of Fame. Even so, black female rockers aren't a common sight on MTV, and they weren't a common sight at last summer's Lilith Fair. However, several new artists are hoping to change all that. Remember to Breathe is a startlingly accomplished debut, full of spirit and smarts. And British singer-guitarist Billie Myers' recently released debut, Growing, Pains (Universal), is steadily climbing the Billboard charts; one song from the album, Kiss the Rain, has become a Top-20 single. Both of these artists make rock that draws on soul and folk, yet they each have...
...Guarneri String Quartet used in making the piece as cerebral as melodic. Their second piece, Bela Bartok's String Quartet No. 6, presented (as those familiar with Bartok can imagine) a very different effect. Bartok regarded the string quartet as "a laboratory of advancing musical ideas." In this spirit of experimentation, Bartok tested different principles of tonality and deviated from a traditional harmonic structure. The Guarneri String Quartet gave an interpretation of Bartok's experimentation that seemed chaotic, disconcordant and--in Bartok's spirit--utterly exquisite. A stream of notes on high E rang with a sound that was reminiscent...
...rely upon technically impressive devices such as quadruple-timing or playing at the extreme high registers of his instrument to carry his solos. This is to his credit, because his ideas don't get buried under contrived affectations, but shine through with their melodic sense and foundation in the spirit of the particular composition and performance...
...cover images for Wet Wet Wet's latest album,10, conform somewhat humorously to this latter images, shamelessly contradicting the lively spirit of the music they introduce. The Scottish foursome look mad and bad, sporting black threads and dour expressions. But their songs are upbeat melodies, ranging from the catchy to the soothing, the brisk to the beautiful...