Word: sonata
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Kletzsch's work is entitled Sonata in A Major for Piano." The three other pieces, all sonatas, are for piano and flute...
...bill to amend the Constitution has been reported favorably by the Sonata Judiciary Committee and is expected to reach a floor vote within the next few weeks. Senator John F. Kennedy '40 (D-Mass) reports that to date there seems to be little interest in this legislation in Washington. Kennedy told the CRIMSON that he would prefer several states to take the initiative and try voting at 18 before a Federal amendment is attempted. He added, however, "When the amendment is presented for vote on the floor of the Senate, I will vote...
...Embers, he slips in something by Chopin or Falla with such an unassuming air that it never seems out of place. He began to learn the classics when he was three. His father, himself a professional pianist, would sit beside him at the keyboard, playing a Beethoven sonata, one hand at a time, while little Alex's fingers followed an octave away. Perhaps because of his blindness, "I always improvised and made up little pieces." so when he began to listen to records of Erroll Garner. Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum, he was ready for jazz...
...Without more encouragement the gauche musician sat down and began to play his C major Sonata. Before he had proceeded far, his host cried, 'Walt, Gott im Himmel, Clara must listen to this...
...artists were remarkably fortunate in their accompanists, and pianist Robert Freeman '57 imparted a subtlety to the Hindemith sonata that matched Mr. Gelley's. Melville Smith's brilliant harpsichord playing transcended the role of mere continue and turned the keyboard into an integral part of the ensemble. Midway in the evening, he delighted the audience with an interlude of harpsichord pieces by Byrd, Bull, and L. Couperin. They provided contrast to the suave tone of the woodwinds and added a touch of brighter color that perfectly balanced the program. ROBERT M. SIMON