Arborea's self-titled CD reflects the sepia-toned landscapes and creaky acoustic instrumentation of backwoods Americana, and the minor-key narratives tell sinister tales in the spirit of English murder ballads.

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In European trading, losses were widespread but minor, with key indexes in the main markets showing fractional percentage declines.

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They followed the triumphs and occasional disappointments of election night on a giant screen, greeting minor adjustments to the vote in key states with gales of applause and reacting to bigger news, like an outright victory, with a hurricane of sound that would have frightened the Beatles off stage.

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Ms. Gornik takes a kind of postmodern approach to landscape, with color in a minor key that gives the painting a coolly detached mood, as if she were deliberately playing against the emotional intensity that has been such a signature element of this genre, particularly in 19th-century America.

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Bringing to mind Bley's softly exhilarating solo recitals, the theme segues in and out of a minor-key improvisation that meanders like pockets of storm clouds on an otherwise pleasant day.

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The piano interlude captures the sweet side of the one-eyed pianist's syncopated style, set in a minor key but with a rolling, rollicking New Orleans bass that demonstrates how men like Booker used their music to drive the blues away.

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