Word: vocalisms
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Thus, when a Jewish interviewee named Ephraim Isaac says, "Abraham, for me, is my ancestor -- my very own personal ancestor," his words are shredded, sliced, diced, pureed by a live vocal quartet and set to the implied, inherent music of his speech rhythms and intonation, accompanied by a small instrumental ensemble. In works such as the 1912 Pierrot lunaire, Arnold Schoenberg invented the device of sprechstimme, or speech-song; in The Cave Reich has perfected the principle and built an entire work upon...
Powell, a vocal defender of the ban on gay soldiers in the military, will be protested as Commencement speaker by a coalition of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and others...
...union's most vocal rallying calls has been, and continues to be, greater employee empowerment. To this end, the 1989 pact's first article established problem-solving "joint councils" of union members and managers across the University...
...Rope, A Tree...: The small but vocal contingent of Crimson fans who traveled here to watch Harvard play Virginia in their semifinal contest were not the only ones who questioned some of the calls the officials mad throughout the game...
Hicks has charged that he was fired because of his vocal union activism and also because he is Black. Berry and other Harvard officials have denied the allegations...