Word: violin
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...Hope the Boat" --the opening chords of which are a dead ringer for those of Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" --uses real rock violin, not just classical violin juxtaposed with a rock beat. And in "Overflow," Herlihy plays the socket wrench, with intriguing results...
...time he reached his late teens, Michael had progressed from accompanying dancing dust to accompanying violin and cello students in the master classes of Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky. He was also getting solid piano instruction at the University of Southern California from John Crown, who was important not only for his teaching skills but also for his musical lineage. "Crown," says Thomas, "was a pupil of Moritz Rosenthal, and Rosenthal was a pupil of Liszt! Liszt was a pupil of Cherney, and Cherney was a pupil of Beethoven! It's really fun to think that some particular thing that...
...tense as a violin string, and he appears to have friends within whistling distance. He whistles. We walk back to the hotel...
...high note is coming from," she says. "I'm full of ideas, but I needed someone to collaborate with." After a rolling wave of cancellations, she took most of 1989 off before the Met debut, in order "to get things straight. Sometimes I wished the voice were like a violin, an instrument in a box -- and you could put the box in a closet." But the period of questioning is over. Time now to celebrate all those sad, mad girls in productions that just might suit. As the prima donna promises, "I'm just starting my prime...
Given this limitation, you must hone down your resume to its bare bones. Bag the mention of 12 years of violin lessons. Play up the three days you spent as a temp at IBM. If it feels like you are making value judgements about what experiences are important to you, it's because...