DETERIORATION
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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DETERIORATION. 1. An emotive term for
LANGUAGE CHANGE seen as evidence of linguistic and social decline.
2. Also
pejoration. A category of
SEMANTIC CHANGE, in which the meaning of a word or phrase depreciates with time:
crafty once meant ‘strong’ and now means ‘wily’;
cunning once meant ‘knowledgeable’ and now means ‘clever in a sly way’. See
PROGRESS AND DECAY IN LANGUAGE.
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Profile: George Balanchine's "Don Quixote"
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...NPR) 06-22-2005 Profile: George Balanchine's "Don Quixote" Host: STEVE...York City Ballet choreographer George Balanchine died in 1983, he left behind...deep, and she says she knows George Balanchine is watching her every move...
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GEORGE BALANCHINE and ALL IN THE DANCESBOOKS / Nonfiction
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 1/8/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Herald Tribune 01-08-2005 GEORGE BALANCHINEBy Robert Gottlieb216...THE DANCES A Brief Life of George BalanchineBy Terry Teachout...the Dances'' by declaring Balanchine and his ballets to be largely...are about to see their first Balanchine performance and are curious...
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Attitudes.(Lincoln Kirstein, George Balanchine, Leonide Massine)(Column)
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...centennial days, I am writing about George Balanchine. And, of course, why not...What would have happened if Balanchine hadn't happened? Would we...invitation to the 29-year-old George Balanchine to throw in his lot with the...
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Profile: Great ballet choreographer George Balanchine
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 9/21/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Great ballet choreographer George Balanchine Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 11...00 Noon BOB EDWARDS, host: George Balanchine was the most highly acclaimed...Balanchine felt favored by God. Mr. GEORGE BALANCHINE (Ballet Choreographer...
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MY JOYOUS OBSESSION WITH MR. B. George Balanchine's `Jewels' is unmatched as a primer on 20th-century ballet.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/26/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...right. But it's true. George Balanchine's 1967 plotless, three...propelled me into an obsession with Balanchine's world. I'll take a performance...Horgan, general director of the George Balanchine Trust, which licenses and arranges...
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Talking about Mr. B.(Dance Matters)("From the Mariinsky to Manhattan: George Balanchine and the Transformation of American Dance")
Magazine article from: Dance Magazine; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...are what Suzanne Farrell calls George Balanchine's ballets. And like three...and a dozen international Balanchine scholars, Farrell was on hand...the Mariinsky to Manhattan: George Balanchine and the Transformation of American...
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre celebrates the work of George Balanchine
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 4/15/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...company ready for its Balanchine Festival, Friday through...Center, Downtown. George Balanchine was the most celebrated...Cares?" to music by George Gershwin. The performances...Barker. In presenting a Balanchine Festival, Pittsburgh...
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New York City Ballet Orange County performance honors George Balanchine
Newspaper article from: Redlands Daily Facts; 9/30/2004; 700+ words
; ...made by legendary choreographer George Balanchine when the Orange County Performing...the company's co-founder, George Balanchine, Jan. 22, 1904. The company...ballet masters. When he met George Balanchine in London in 1933, Kirstein...
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ALL IN THE DANCES: A BRIEF LIFE OF GEORGE BALANCHINE
Magazine article from: Artforum; 12/1/2004; ; 689 words
; ALL IN THE DANCES: A BRIEF LIFE OF GEORGE BALANCHINE BY TERRY TEACHOUT NEW YORK: HARCOURT. 185 PAGES...and companies around the world continue to revere George Balanchine, the art world's once-excited appreciation for...
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Bringing bourees to Broadway: George Balanchine's career in the commercial theater.(Fine Arts)(Biography)
Magazine article from: World Literature Today; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; George Balanchine (1904-83) earned an international reputation as...making dances for musicals and movies. The Popular Balanchine Project, sponsored by the George Balanchine Foundation, documented this body of work, with research...
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George Balanchine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Balanchine The Russian-born American choreographer George Balanchine (1904-1983) formed and established...technique rather than interpretation. George Balanchine, born Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze...
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Balanchine, George
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
George Balanchine Born: January 22, 1904 St. Petersburg...Russian-born American choreographer George Balanchine formed and established the classical...of ballet in America. Early life George Balanchine was born Georgi Melitonovitch Balanchivadze...
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de Mille, Agnes (George)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
de Mille, Agnes [George] (1905–93), choreographer. The New York–...there had been little ballet except for a few notable examples by George Balanchine and in some progressive revues. More than any other choreographer...
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LeClercq, Tanaquil
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...at the time, but the famous choreographer George Balanchine saw her at auditions and was so impressed...and was able to continue her education under Balanchine. Three years later Balanchine, still actively watching LeClercq's progress...
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Suzanne Farrell
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...strength and the unique creativity of each student. George Balanchine, head of the school, stressed that what they did...in Todd Bolender's "Creation of the World" and George Balanchine's "Stars and Stripes." At 19, she was the youngest...
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