pierrot
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Soper, moreover, pays homage to “Pierrot” a century after, modifying what has become known as the “Pierrot” ensemble of flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano and employing electronics.
From Los Angeles Times
Ever ready to upend conventional mores, one manifestation after another of the irreverent Pierrot pops up with unavoidable regularity on the modern lyric stage.
From Los Angeles Times
After seeing the movie, the Schoenberg Ensemble asked her to perform the song cycle “Pierrot Lunaire” with it; she became one of that exacting piece’s foremost interpreters, and an in-demand narrator classical pieces.
From New York Times
We glimpse one ambitious event in “Arts Ball 1918” for which the Penguin members donned hobby horses designed by Kuhn or dressed up as Pierrot.
From New York Times
We watched “Pierrot le Fou,” ate vegetarian food and listened to soul music.
From New York Times
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