Word: tonal
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...delicate interpretation par excellence. In clearness of enunciation, which is so important for the true enjoyment of the Gilbertian witticisms, and in rapid shading of tone and prompt assertive entrances so inherent in the music, the chorus did outstandingly well. Singing with enthusiasm which nevertheless was confined to tonal and not physical motions, the chorus interpreted the ringing operettas with much success, while Dr. Davison lent his hand with the accompaniments to trace the motivating harmonies and to follow neatly the swift running passages...
...Diaghilev in 1913, was greeted by a riot, the audience shouting so that the dancers, unable to hear the music, continued only by watching the master's beat in the wings. Some even reacted like the Londoner who said it was a "threat against the foundations of our tonal institutions . . . [standing for] all the unnamable horrors of revolution, murder and rapine, and should have been dedicated to Dr. Crippen, the dentist who murdered seven wives in their baths...