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Word: periwig (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...Though written for the most part in the measured, tinkling idiom of 18th-Century English salon music, The Battle of Trenton still preserved a smoldering crash and rumble reminiscent of the early works of Ludwig van Beethoven. Modern listeners found James Hewitt's ideas as quaint as a periwig, but agreed that his music was well worth unearthing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Battle of Trenton | 2/26/1940 | See Source »

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