excerpts

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It began with Childs, who was dancer, choreographer and reciter in Glass’ “Einstein on the Beach,” sharing excerpts from that seminal Glass/Wilson music theater masterpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

During his questioning on May 4, old journals he kept from years ago took center stage, with Musk's lawyer highlighting some of the most embarrassing excerpts.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Across several studies, participants who listened to specific excerpts from symphonies by Liszt or Mahler imagined similar narratives in the music—storms, pirates and shipwrecks, in one case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

These excerpts are taken from Standing Room Only, a BBC football programme that ran between 1991 and 1994.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Two of the evangelists, a man and a woman, held hands and seesawed from side to side like babies being rocked to sleep, singing and humming excerpts from some cryptic hymns.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane