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poignant
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See: bitter, moving


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And like that poem the piece had surprising turns, ironies, and occasional melting poignancies.
These greatly accomplished local actors not only manage a considerable feat of memory, but also bring out the subtleties and sudden poignancies that are so characteristic of Bennett, in whose work there is really no dividing line between comedy and tragedy.
Unlike Fokine, Robbins or, lately, Mark Morris, Powell ignores the pianist/composer's poignancies and reveries to focus exclusively on the music's classical backbone.
 
 
 
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