Word: temperamental
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The composer's romantic temperament asserted itself more freely in the other works on the program, which he also conducted. His Mozart Symphony No. 40 exulted with bravura, mystery, and finesse, focusing on large forms, rather than individual phrases. The mood was thus more consistent, but some of the lines...
Lady Gregory, Yeats' old pal, knew the legend and saw in it possibilities for an exploration of the wackv Irish female temperament. Her play Grania, which is being performed quite nicely these days down at Adams House, is a somewhat altered and heightened version of the legend.
Which of them would do it is a matter of guesswork. Baker is certainly a steadier, more experienced runner than his younger teammate. "He has a good emotional temperament," says McCurdy, "and can't be psyched out in a race." And in the five mile races Baker and Shaw have...
Flying Sparks. Like his music, Nielsen's temperament blended traditional peasant qualities with a progressive sophistication and disenchantment. Born on the bucolic island of Fyn, he made his first "instrument" from various lengths of cordwood, which he banged with a hammer; later he learned violin and trumpet from his...
The ability to gauge correctly the Faculty's temperament and to act accordingly is what, in addition to his purely managerial skill, determines whether the Dean will have the Faculty's confidence or not; and his whole authority is based on that confidence from the Faculty and Corporation. Therefore the...