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...that there is something inherently preferable about melody over improvisation, or ballad tempo over fugue. But Mehldau, like Bach, is at his best slowed down. Like Glenn Gould playing 32nd trills as eighth notes, Mehldau proves that virtuosity is not dependent on quick pace alone. Yet even at a more leisurely speed, Mehldau's improvisational line exhibits an overall concern with counterpoint, which at once indicates his post-bop tendencies and classical training. But here they tend to be more appropriate, as Mehldau's impromptus have a tendency to fall into the trap of classical meter at brisker tempos...
...three seeds for the women easily defeated their opponents, each grabbing her singles victory in straight sets to open up an early 3-0 lead for Harvard. The quick start set the tempo for the rest of the day, as the Crimson never relinquished the lead in the match...
...piano and improvise full fugues in the style of Bach on the spot. I'd always heard that the only person in history who was able to do this was Bach himself." Indeed, Elkies admits he can improvise fugues, "at least on reasonable themes in a slow enough tempo...
...Throughout most of the first half, the Crimson attack controlled the tempo of the game, holding the ball for long periods of time in the Dartmouth end and preventing the Big Green attack from getting into a rhythm...
...rhythm of a tournament is different from the tempo of a normal match," said Harvard Coach Tom Wilson. "The games get more intense as the day wears...