"While I thought Boulez, Stockhausen, Berio were all great composers - especially Berio, who had melodic poetry and eloquence that stood out for me - there was a sense that the postwar serial tradition was starting to fray at the edges.
What I discovered was that the tradition was started by Anna Jarvis, the woman who also originated Mother's Day.
When introducing his company's galas from the stage, Mr. Martins's favorite gimmick is to make a toast and tell the audience that this house tradition was started by Balanchine.
That latter role entailed presiding over Lords' debates in a white, shoulder-length powdered wig while seated on a sack of wool covered in red cloth that represented the wealth that sheep gave 14th-century England when the tradition was started by Edward III.
The Jackets upset the Cavaliers and the tradition was started and passed on by residents in the now defunct Area II dormitories.
The tradition was started by Squirrel Hill resident Saul Finkelstein, who at 1 05 pm on October 13 , 1985 sat alone at the base of the flagpole and listened to the NBC radio broadcast of Chuck Thompson and Jack Quinlan.
And so it was in 1982 that a new tradition was started at Augusta, as the TV luncheon was held in the Trophy Room for the next decade, until the upstairs men's grill was finally open to all.
In a postmodern tradition that is starting to feel threadbare, this "Helen" takes place in a time warp of mixed eras and civilizations.
"The men's program has a great tradition over the years, with eight national championships and countless people playing in the N.B.A., but the women's team is starting a tradition of its own," the senior guard A'dia Mathies said before Monday's practice.
Also this year my family is starting a new tradition -- every time my boys get a gift or a toy, I want them to donate something they already have.
