Word: unevenness
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...from the original use of the French word baroque to describe irregular or misshapen pearls. Explains Kipnis: "In Baroque music of Bach, Handel and Rameau, the pearls are the musical forms-such as the sonata, the concerto grosso or the da capo aria. Trills, other ornaments, colorful dissonance, wildly uneven rhythms-all these are devices that create tremendous tension, yank the listener back and forth and leave him in anything but absolute comfort...
...music. This week Angel, for whom Kipnis has recorded since 1972, releases a two-LP album called The English Harpsichord. Company officials are so pleased with Kipnis that they recently tore up a new two-year contract and rewrote it for five. Says Kipnis: "I like the wildly uneven rhythm of that...
...director of Narrow Road to the Deep North, the Loeb Drama Center's latest offering, nor playwright Edward Bond seem to be up on their old Japanese proverbs. Set, costumes, and lighting are all excellent in this production but they cannot camouflage the flaws of a weak script and uneven direction...
...generally within a few dollars of each other and the consumer often goes through a series of agonizing and conflicting measures to decide between them. But this year the consumer might come out best by simply letting the market decide because the discounts for similar models are highly uneven...
...happen? Not at all, according to a comprehensive survey being released this week by Boston University's Center for Criminal Justice. The five-volume report, product of an 18-month study of nine sample cities, concludes: "Compliance has generally been token in nature," reform "has been chaotic and uneven at best," and the assurance of legal representation remains "an empty right for many defendants...