The piece's historical moment mattered less than the intent of the creators, for Serban (as is typical with him) saw this exercise in
tunefulness and charm as an excuse for spectacle, cluttering the stage with extras (humunculi, devils, and other figures) and having Mephisto change costumes incessantly (someone suggested the idea as being representative of the complete iconography of the character in art).
Blessed with an angelic voice, unsinkable
tunefulness, a master storyteller's eye for detail plus the even-handedness to examine life's blossoms AND bruises, Campbell has assembled a body of work unsurpassed in consistency or soulful artistry.
Meals then began with a hymn rather than with grace; 'Oh God our help in wagers past' was sung with more gusto than
tunefulness and He did help - on one occasion bringing about a successful Lucky 15 bet which brought forth a huge five-figure cheque from Hills.
DO YOU SOMETIMES WISH THE PROBLEMS of grownup life could be explained with the clarity, wit and
tunefulness of "Sesame Street"?
Two sets of Old American Songs are deservedly popular, both because of their inherent
tunefulness and familiarity, and because of the beauty, sensitivity, and humor of Copland's settings.
After 1995, she seemed to regain her
tunefulness, and while her lyrics never sounded as complex or relevant as those on Blue or For the Roses, these later albums had become lifesavers for me as I drove home late at night in Los Angeles.
Effectively this meant the peal had lost its
tunefulness and was discordant.
Admittedly, Mondonville's over-reliance on reach-me-down sequences, square phrases and thin textures does sometimes become tiresome, but such weaknesses are more than off-set by the sheer
tunefulness of the music (including the recitative, which, as in his other operas, is mainly in triple time).
Obviously, it hasn't the spectacle of Aida, the
tunefulness of Rigoletto, Traviata or Trovatore, or the biting intensity of Otello, and any production falls a little short in my mind.
The
tunefulness, words, rhythm, and technical stuff aren't nearly as important as the presentation.
They're produced obviously to stay in the background but in 'Kailangan Ka Niya' and 'Panahon,' they stand out from all the rapping and yapping with their noteworthy hooks and
tunefulness.
Inspired by his art teacher at school who sent him off to town to buy Can's Ege Bamyasi, taking musical cues from the likes of Sly & The Family Stone, Caribou, Black Sabbath, Outkast, Van McCoy, Ty Segall and The Beastie Boys and with arrangements which carry the wonky
tunefulness of The Super Furry Animals they nabbed their name from the 1994 film The Little Rascals.