Andres (born in 1985) is nothing if not a millennial, and his "bloglet" contains semi-snarky pronouncements that can be read variously as parody, self-pity, or misdirection ("Composing is proving no easier in the new year than it has been in past years . . . I'm not trying to be dramatic; I'm merely trying to complain").
The latest results from the European Space Agency's Planck satellite suggest it makes up 85% of all the matter in the universe (up from an earlier estimate of around 80%).Like the Higgs boson, though, the actual particles of which dark matter is composed have proved elusive.
Sony came to be involved, as did the composer John Corigliano, whose proven ability to compose effectively in the styles of past centuries seemed tailor-made for the project.
Anodic oxide proves to be composed mainly by MnO2 (ramsdellite) and MnOOH (manganite), and contains more water and OH− than γ-MnO2.
This work, composed in 1938-39, proved a surprisingly apt substitution, especially in Mr. Maazel's gripping performance.
The length, the rhythmic complexity and the intricate physical coordination of her solo (performed to taped music, composed by Ghulam Ghaus Khan) proved astonishing.
Composing the oratorio proved a truly congenial task, and the years devoted to it were among the happiest in Haydn's life.
For reasons unknown, Polk idiotically refused to march without a written order — which was still being composed — and it proved impossible for the other corps to move around him.
A pair of songs by Toscanini — "Neurosi" ("Neurosis") and "Son Gelosa!" ("I Am Jealous!"), both composed in 1885 — proved more charming than memorable, and Gina Cuffari, a soprano (though she is usually the group's bassoonist), sang them with the right balance of gracefulness and passion.
No scene could ever be composed more perfectly proving yet again, that Mother Nature is the world's greatest artist.
