Maybe there's a little more villainy than some people imagine, or would like to admit, but he's a blend of elements, good and bad.
Mr. Pärt calls his signature technique, a blend of elements including Renaissance polyphony and Gregorian and Russian chant, tintinnabuli, inspired by the Latin word for bells.
Given this unusual blend of elements, it should be no surprise that "Soul Doctor" is a bizarre and at times bewildering musical.
On the contrary, his artistic vocabulary was a distinctive blend of elements derived from ancient Asian traditions, concepts of utility and social function, and modernist abstract sculpture, notably that of Brancusi, with whom he had worked in Paris.
It is the same blend of elements made famous by Lena Horne, who had turned down the role in "Hallelujah, Baby!," the 1967 show for which Ms. Uggams won a Tony Award for best actress in a musical.
The gameplay was conceived as a blend of elements from Ace Combat and Dynasty Warriors 2. The team developing the game went under the moniker "Project Dragonsphere".
Trey Spencer of Sputnik Music described the album as a blend of elements from many of their previous albums, and also said it would be a good first album for new listeners to buy.
His new record Celestial Gold is a blend of elements from hip hop, classic rock 'n' roll, world rhythms, psychedelia, indie pop and the harmonies of old school surf rock.
The video possesses the perfect blend of elements needed to turn a good cause into a social explosion: a clear bad guy (Kony abducts children and forces them to become brutal soldiers), an inspiring plan of action and, most importantly, an invitation to find the compassion in our hearts.
