Word: trickyness
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Heitor Villa-Lobos has spent a lifetime trying to write music that would seem entirely new-from his tricky Rudepoema (inspired by the profile of Pianist Artur Rubinstein) to his brilliant Bachianas Brasileiras, a volatile mixture of his own two idols, Bach and Villa-Lobos. He is a fiery little...
When asked which of his compositions he thinks will probably still be current a hundred years from now, he names Petrouchka, The Rite of Spring, The Soldier's Tale (1918) and Apollo Musagètes (1928). But he believes that his later works will also come into popularity. Early...
Vacuum tubes are the brain cells of modern technology. Each year, as machines take on more complex jobs, more & more vacuum tubes are needed. But they are tricky to manufacture: they are usually both bulky and fragile. They have to warm up before they can start operating, and they need...
The picture opens with a long musical sequence which introduces the characters, starts the story rolling and seems to foreshadow much more fun than Summer Holiday ever delivers. After this solid beginning, Mamoulian (or his bosses) lost faith in the idea of telling their story with music. Songs appear infrequently...
By its action, Congress rejected the recommendations of Defense Secretary James Forrestal, who had suggested a 66-group Air Force and a "balanced" military establishment; e.g., more ground troops to support overseas air bases. Forrestal never made too good a case. Air Secretary Stuart Symington, pleading for the 70-group...