Furthermore, it is not so often that a young playwright exhibits the grasp of structure that Mr. Fox does here.
Ms. Bell, a student of Vittorio Giannini and Peter Mennin, showed the most refined grasp of structure and pacing in "Andromeda," less a piano concerto than a well-wrought celestial fantasy in which piano figured prominently.
As with "Mozartiana" and "Tschaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2," already in repertory this season, Balanchine's grasp of structure and theatricality shows us the genius in music that in other circumstances can seem excessive.
It is akin, rather, to the mathematical or musical prodigy's prehensile grasp of hidden structures.
But it doesn't help that these days even the literati have a hazy grasp of grammatical structure.
The natural grasp of form, structure, style and dialogue can be witnessed everywhere in the way we conduct ourselves, and in the high levels of agreement that can be reached about the meaning of this conduct.
His talent lay in his ability to borrow liberally and synthesize confidently, with elegant color combinations, bold scale and, in particular, an unerring sense of abstract composition that reflected his late-blooming grasp of Cubist structure.
The familiar Nelsons trademarks – irresistible surges and sweeps, luminous orchestral details, instinctive grasp of dramatic structure from the smallest to the largest scale – were all in evidence, without ever becoming an end in themselves, and the CBSO, it almost goes without saying, played wonderfully for him.
Working within the Labor Party allowed Childe to gain an "unrivalled grasp of its structure and history", enabling him to write a book on the subject, How Labour Governs (1923).
In an architectural vein, those variants may include spiritual, emotional, or conceptual frameworks we bring to our grasp of such built structures as houses of worship, memorials, or triumphal arches.
