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...many 20th century composers think of the harpsichord as a piano or as a percussion instrument. They expect you to bang very hard on it," says Kipnis. The impressionism of Debussy or Delius, which calls for a dreamy, sustained tone, simply will not work on a harpsichord. A stride bass can sound downright laughable. The technique of the harpsichordist exists entirely in the fingers, not partly in the arms as with a pianist. The music must be written so that it lies, as Kipnis puts it, "all under the fingers." The special gift of the harpsichord is its startling ability...
...quick bit of history: Billy Jack (Laughlin), a Viet Nam veteran and ace of the martial arts, is part Indian, part ambulatory social conscience. He first showed up in Born Losers (1967), a B picture in the motorcycle-gang genre, hit his stride, and the jackpot, in Billy Jack. That picture grossed over $30 million. Kids responded to its softheaded social preachments while turning on to its shootouts and hand-to-hand combats...
...despite a madrigal-like solemn number about wives swearing to deny their husbands "entrance." At first, it's even difficult to hear some of the lines. But once the basic comic situation of the play is revealed--the male characters walking around with painfully exaggerated erections--things hit their stride. The translation seems to be William Arrowsmith's and usually it works out very well, and every once in a while the actors make it too clear it is a verse translation. And jokes the cast occasionally added--like one Athenian's wife disdainful "Frankly, my dear...
Rafto hit his stride and peaked in the important Heptagonal Championship a week and a half ago. Despite a dismal Harvard team effort, Rafto crossed the finish line 21st to cop All-Ivy honors...
Sullivan said yesterday that he would take the defeat "in stride...