Word: dashings
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...most effective in lyrical passages where his braggadocio and forced climaxes could give way to mood-painting and color. In this respect and several others he resembled Schubert. Despite his strivings for power and long-winded reiterations, he might well be called the Heine of music with a dash of Buddha thrown in, the nostalgic life-affirmer and the world-weary philosopher rolled into one. Song was the germ of his material, and a vocal text gave him the unity he naturally lacked and set the prevailing mood. His greatest work was probably the song-cycle, "Das Lied...
Chopin: Fifteen Waltzes (Alexander Brailowsky, pianist; Victor; 14 sides). Russian-born Brailowsky, who has given marathon performances of every note of Chopin's 169 pieces, plays these nervous, undanceable dances with great dash and glitter...
...result is not so form-fitting as her last made-to-order picture (The Philadelphia Story), but it is an adroit and amusing comedy, with an appetizing dash of social satire...
...wild and woolly third Princeton went ahead again when Stuckey counted on an unassisted dash, and then the Sophomore tied the score at 2 to 2 as Earl Acker tallied on passes from Burton and reserve defenseman Chuck Griffith...
...dash at the Harvard-Army-Princeton meet, the finish was so close, with all four men crossing the finish line so near together, that it was almost a blanket finish. Bill Trainor was awarded a second, and Kearie Barry won the event. In the mile, which was won by Don Jordan of Princeton, in the good time of 4:26.7, captain Bob Houghton closed up a gap of 15 to 20 yards in the last lap, to come within inches of nipping Jordan at the tape...