Word: unison
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...each seemingly impossible passage. His playing seemed to be in a different realm from the other musicians. It was difficult to associate the beautiful bubbling sound the produced with notes on a page. The orchestra, on the other hand, was rather sloppy in the absence of a conductor. Their unison was poor, and they occasionally lagged behind Galway...
...time. While Handel has sometimes been criticized for his use of other composers' work and imitation of their styles, in retrospect it becomes clear that such composing techniques were a survival tactic. The orchestra's performance of this piece was charming, and introduced the audience to the impeccable unison and rich sound of the ensemble...
...that I do not believe that race or ethnicity has a role in a person's life--it does. Indeed, we are all shaped by our experiences. And my view of the world is very much shaped by the fellow fourth graders who would chant in unison that I was a "terrorist" or the French airport officials who detained me for over two hours (even though I was born and raised in America) because my last name sounded North African, just as a black student would be shaped by his encounters with racist police officers or a Jewish student would...
...such as what happened in last week's episode of The Simpsons or how many gulps of tequila it is humanly possible to swallow while two people are dangling you from your legs and the rest of the crowd at the party is counting out your sips in drunken unison. She will grill you on topics you know nothing about such as which classes to take or where to open a bank account...
...Catholic primary school on the city's tumbledown east side, it was business as usual. In a room full of first-graders, the rows of African-American boys were dressed in shirts and ties. When principal Lydia Harris entered, they stood at attention to greet her in unison. In the hallway outside, second-grade girls were heading quietly to lunch, all dressed in plaid jumpers and saddle shoes. Outside there might be squalor and chaos. In here, it was a blast from the past...