Word: tarentella
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...Tarentella (1937) of Randal Thompson uses a Hilaire Belloc poem dedicated to the temps perdu of greengrocers everywhere. Thompson's setting deliberately employs the most outrageous musical cliches; it satirizes the maudlin text, yet simultaneously renders it--however grudingly--a sympathetic validation...
Parking on a likely corner, the truck blares forth recorded music on its system--Irish jigs or Italian tarentella, depending on the neighborhood. As soon as a crowd forms, Moore begins to orate for the Republican ticket. First he softens the crowd up with references to their homeland. (You've got to be careful not to say the wrong thing," Moore says. "For instance, you don't praise Jan Masaryk in front of a Slovak group--the Slovaks hate the Czech's guts.") Then relates the near and dear to his subject ("Garibaldi was a Republican, too.") Often Moore flavors...
...Symphony Hall this evening: 1.March, "Hoch und Deutschmeister," Ertel 2. Overture, "The Black Domino," Auber 3. Meditation, Bach-Gounod (Violin, Mr. Hoffman; Harp, Mr. Holy, Organ, Mr. Marshall.) 4. Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 2, Liszt 5. Ballet Music from "La Gioconda," Ponchielli 6. Soli for 'Cello, a. Cantilena, Goltermann b. Tarentella, Popper (Mr. Joseph Keller.) 7. Faun Dance from "Pan and the Star," E. B. Hill 8. Selection, "Carmen," Bizet 9. Waltz, "Wiener Bonbons," Strauss 10. Overture, "La Dame Blanche," Boieldieu 11. Suite, "Peer Gynt," Grieg a. Anitra's Dance. b. In the Hall of the Mountain King. 12. Marche Lorraine...
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