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Somer's technique is based on the fact that in the usual symphony orchestra, the higher pitched instruments (violins and higher winds) are concentrated on the left, the lower pitched instruments (cellos, bass, brass, tympani) to the right. With a maze of controls he called "the rat's nest," Somer was able to divide a monophonic recording into two separate sound tracks, generally using a high-pass filter to channel the high-frequency violins and winds to the left, a low-pass filter to place the low-frequency instruments to the right. With further gimmicks, such...
...pact that would allow Britain's R.A.F. to retain facilities at Nigerian airfields, Opposition Leader Awolowo, intent on embarrassing the government, cried out in outrage that the proposed pact was a "swindle" that would automatically involve Nigeria in war if Britain got in trouble. In his rich, rolling bass, Sir Abubakar fired back: "I have always regarded the leader of the Opposition as a good Christian; in Christianity as in Islam, it is a sin to tell a lie." While Awolowo stared grimly at the ceiling, the Assembly ratified the treaty by a vote...
...sing as often as possible on college campuses, where she feels most at home. She learns most of her songs from records, and alters and polishes them to suit her needs. Although she once scorned the trappings of the folk singer, including the inevitable guitar, she has added a bass accompaniment to her performances. "It's like a magic carpet," says Odetta. "It puts all of the baby in the cradle...
...showdown between partners, the bigger name usually wins. Moore recalls that when he played for Chaliapin, the great Russian bass used to ham up the end of Schumann's Die beiden Grenadiere with a great theatrical gesture, causing the pianist's Nachspiel to be lost in the applause. "There was nothing I could do," says Moore. "Chaliapin was a great big chap more than six feet tall...
...Common Room and toyed with the acoustics for a while, with occasional sojourns to the beer table for lubrication. There were nine, as I recall: Dr. John C. Wells, Jr., coronet; Dr. John Merrill, clarinet; Dr. Charles Palioca (a dentist), trombone; Dr. Thomas Peebles, drums; Richard Wigginton, bass; Raymond Boshco, piano; Guy Garland, banjo; and Bob Johnson and Doug Hayward, guitars. It was like outside the Metropole, only a little warmer...