Word: sung
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...without a flaw, accident, or delay. The popular airs chosen for the songs proved to be taking, and were well rendered by the chorus, especially the "Ding Dong" song, given behind the scenes, at the beginning of the second act. The solos of Baldwin and of Carroll were effectively sung, and enjoyed by all. The strong part of the play, however, lay in the acting of Cushing, Hearst, and Swinscoe. These three gentlemen have an uncommon power of producing comic effect. Their superiority to the other performers was partly due to a careful avoidance, on their part, of all meaningless...
...sung in parts by the Furies Three...
After the Restoration, Italian opera was introduced into England; the most popular writer was Purcell, whose style was exemplified by the song "I Attempt from Love's Sickness to Fly," which has also been recently given in the Sanders Theatre series. In all, about a dozen illustrations were sung, which were heartily applauded. The next lecture will take up the early instrumental music to the time of Bach., and will come after the recess...
...Flemish school received an illustration by a gloomy chorus of Josquin de Pres, the contrapuntal church style by a selection from a mass by Palestrina. Next came the popular and secular music especially of the troubadours and minnesingers. Of the English school a very old melody was sung, proving to be a tender, delightful...
...selection from Gounod's Redemption will be sung by the basses and tenors at prayers this morning...