Here it presents a decidedly more sober and mystical program: works by Daniel Kellogg and George Crumb that offer very different conceptions of the creation of the universe.
The sale, which also includes works by other Chinese favorites, such as Yue Minjun, Zhang Wang, and Cai Guo-Quiang, is followed by a more sober offering of Chinese ceramics and works of art (March 18).
Both Frenchmen were devout Roman Catholics, born just a few years apart, but whereas Messiaen's organ music often conveys the impression of sweeping cosmic drama, Duruflé's works telegraph a more sober, less ecstatic brand of faith, and a more conservative aesthetic vision.
Hymns usually have a more sober and stately rhythm, but this choice works seamlessly with the swift-moving narrative.
The text is problematic in the low comic scenes spuriously introduced by later hack writers, but its more sober and consistent moments are certainly the uncorrupted work of Marlowe.
From 1640 his work became less exuberant and more sober in tone, possibly reflecting personal tragedy.
Regarding his Hurricane Katrina-inspired piece, which hangs in a prominent spot in the Broad's third-floor atrium, Bradford was more sober: "I just feel satisfaction," he said looking up at the work.
And this works with the big accounting firms because the more sober partners are saying: 'We don't need this bad publicity.
While her work is very much of the moment, it embodies a far more sober approach than he has ever cared to pursue.
The two remaining works shared some of Mr. Tiensuu's otherworldliness, but only in passing, on the way to more sober explorations of energy, both bright and dark.
