Word: counterpoint
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Unquestionably, McGwire's feats of 1998 were granted a deeper dimension by the presence of his confederate, the ecstatic Sammy Sosa. Here was a joyous, ebullient counterpoint to McGwire's more sedate self. From the moment in midspring that Sosa launched a sudden torrent of home runs like none ever seen in baseball history--he hit 20 in June alone--the two men were flawlessly scripted antagonists cast in the same play. This was rapture vs. gravity, spontaneity vs. self-restraint, Latin brio vs. California cool. Their collision seemed inevitable; yet what ensued was less a crash than...
...opera by recording it in January with Mapleshade Records, and possibly by staging repeat performances during the summer festival season. Talking about the work, John Allanbrook said he doesn't "think anyone else writes like that; you might compare it to Hindemith because it has a lot of counterpoint, but it has a much sweeter tonality--all these things interlocking." Perhaps the uniqueness of the sound, and the connections it makes will allow it to be the "moderately preformed opera in the American circuit" that Allanbrook Jr. hopes for. It would seem a mistake to miss the world premeire...
...taught full time between his terms as chair. Though his specialty was Renaissance music, topics for Merritt's class included harmony, counterpoint and the history of music...
...only are the numbers impressive--they mark Linden's season highs for yardage and touchdowns--but one got the sense, for the first time since last November, that Linden's passing game could work as an effective counterpoint to Menick's workhorse ball-carrying...
...This has been an apt enough World Series to tack onto this glorious baseball season. The Yankees' team of faceless assassins are the perfect counterpoint to the solo gunslinging of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, and when this team finishes the job, their numbers will loom with the rest. But good television? This Series has had its share of subplots, but its outcome -- the soul of any sporting event -- has never really been in doubt. Truly, the 1998 Yankees are destined for the history books. But history can be a dull affair when it's viewed this close...