Word: tone
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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After keeping his eye on a red light which determined the length of each tone, Heifetz said, "most of the time it was too long. I hope it was all right...
...White House Physician Ross McIntire issued a bulletin on the Roosevelt health: "Weight constant at 188, muscle tone perfect, blood pressure better than normal...
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 in E Flat Major (Boston Symphony, Sergei Koussevitzky conducting: Victor: 10 sides). One of the big-domed Finn's more ingratiating symphonies, magnificently played and recorded. The lusty tone poem Pohjola's Daughter fills out the last three sides...
...animal is placed inside a big squirrel cage which revolves when the creature runs. A faint musical tone sounds, followed after a short interval by a mild electric shock administered through the bars of the cage. If the animal runs the turning of the cage switches off the current, thus sparing the subject further shock. After a few experiences the dog, cat or guinea pig learns to avoid shock by running the moment it hears the musical signal. When this conditioned response is set up Dr. Culler can easily find the threshold of hearing by steadily diminishing the loudness...
Most of the designs are subdued in tone and in the best taste, many using Appleton Chapel as a decoration with which to set off the lettering. But one designer threw discretion and the dignity of the Summer School to the winds and submitted a flashy offering of whiskey bottles and bathing beauties with the caption "It's All Play and No Work...