With "Harbinger" and "Intermezzo," two early works for Ballet Theater, he distinguished himself as a romantic with a firm command of classical ballet.
Gosfield, a New York-based composer with a virtuosic command of classical, pop, and avant-garde styles, began the score before "fake news" entered the lexicon.
Pampa demonstrates such a command of classical Kannada that scholars over the centuries have written many interpretations of his work.
Ben Jonson, Shakespeare's contemporary and a literary critic in his own right, granted that Shakespeare had no rival in the writing of comedy, even in the ancient Classical world, and that he equaled the ancients in tragedy as well, but Jonson also faulted Shakespeare for having a mediocre command of the Classical languages and for ignoring Classical rules.
If as a composer Marsalis immerses himself in the old masters of the jazz tradition, as a performer he is also known for his command of the classical repertoire, and he credits the great French classical trumpeter Maurice Andre with being a major inspiration.
Desideri possessed an unusually sophisticated understanding of Buddhism and a masterful command of the classical Tibetan language.
Known for his deep voice, precise diction and command of the classical repertory, he performed in the works of Molière, Racine, Corneille and Shakespeare, among many others, as both a leading man and a featured actor, playing romance, tragedy and comedy with equal skill.
He has quickly established a career as a virtuoso who possesses not only an impressive command of the classical repertoire, but has also commissioned many new works from contemporary composers, including Harrison Birtwistle, Toru Takemitsu, Hans Werner Henze, Rolf Martinsson, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Heinz Karl Gruber, Benjamin Staern, Brett Dean, Tobias Broström and Arvo Pärt.
Van Eyck did not have full command of either classical Greek or Latin, and made errors, so readings by modern scholars are divided.
Students in the course will be expected to write a research paper related to works examined in public and private institutions in the seminar, and should have a reading command of modern and classical Japanese, or classical Chinese.
All had distinctive, colorful styles and masterly command of the principles of classical technique.
