Word: fortissimo
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Dates: during 1961-1961
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...Symphony No. 88 in G was the most important work on the program (although the printed program neglected to include mention of the various movements in its listing), but it received a listless reading. Mr. Schenk's tempi dragged, his dynamics lacked any shading (he managed only a creditable fortissimo and much less creditable mezzopiano), his attacks were ragged, his control uncertain...
...first act, such a penetrating instrument as the trombone was marked fortissimo by Verdi only four times; in the printed version there are 25 fortissimo trombone markings...
...lawyer, Frank Ellis, 54, came to Washington with a reputation for getting things done. Back in Louisiana, he had masterminded the financing of the 24-mile Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. He was a leading mover and shaker in the construction of New Orleans' Moisant International Airport, and, as a fortissimo music lover as well as civic leader, he helped spark a fund-raising drive that saved the New Orleans Opera. He earned his claim to a job in the new Administration by belligerently and successfully managing Kennedy's Louisiana campaign last year, in the teeth of stiff states...