As indicated by its title, Song Cycle is a thematically coherent work, one which attempts to embrace the breadth of American popular music ; bluegrass, ragtime, show tunes -- nothing escapes Parks ' radar, and the sheer eclecticism and individualism of his work is remarkable.

With increased eclecticism, the album boasted the influences of country, bluegrass, psychedelia, and Middle-Eastern and Indian music.

In music the term used may be either eclecticism, crossover music, or polystylism.

Much of postmodern music is characterized by eclecticism.

His weaknesses were a streak of academicism which sometimes overpowered his inspiration and an eclecticism which could sap the ultimate stamp of originality from his music.

Early work demonstrated the influence of ' 60s soul, ' 70s dub and rock as well as ' 80s dance music, giving them a broad palette of sounds and a reputation for eclecticism.

" Ayliluli " by Chava AlbersteinThe 1970s saw the growth of a new eclecticism in Israeli music.

Despite this eclecticism, Bennett's music rarely involves crossover of styles.

The film music of Tamil Nadu is widely known for its innovation and eclecticism.

He had a variety of musical influences which he drew upon, including American film music, Aaron Copland's ballets, folk music of various cultures, neoclassicism, and serialism ; this eclecticism combined with his compositional skill made his writing well-suited to scoring dramatic works.

In his Allmusic review, music critic Thom Owens wrote " the core of the album is Fleck & the Flecktones ' dynamite instrumental improvisations, where they can demonstrate the true range of their eclecticism and talent.

The music of the group is generally characterized by a varied eclecticism which encompasses punk, Blues Rock, Industrial music ( with influences like Lemon Kittens, Nocturnal Emissions and Five Or Six cited ), and more abstracted avant-garde experimentation.

* Classical details: references to a synthesis of historicist styles and a tendency to eclecticism ; fluently in a number of " manners "

Its eclecticism was representative of the rest of the album, which was widely perceived to be more stylistically diverse than the initial EPs.

The advantage of technical eclecticism is that it encourages the use of diverse strategies without being hindered by theoretical differences.

Stanford Memorial Church was built during the American Renaissance period, a time of architectural eclecticism, so elements of styles from different eras are synthesized in its design.

During the 17th century the continuing advance of Classical forms overrode the eclecticism of English Renaissance architecture, which gave way to a more uniform style derived from continental models, chiefly from Italy.

The last great exponent of late Victorian free Renaissance eclecticism was Edwin Lutyens, and his shift into the Classical mode after 1900 symbolised a wider retreat from the stylistic ferment of the 19th century to a plain and homogenous Classicism based on Georgian exemplars, an approach followed by many architects of the early 20th century, notably Herbert Baker and Reginald Blomfield.

This edict proclaimed that all the religions were equal before the law, and that the Roman Empire had to return to its original religious eclecticism, according to which the Roman state did not impose any religion on its provinces.

If it seems that one manuscript is by far the best text, then copy text editing is appropriate, and if it seems that a group of manuscripts are good, then eclecticism on that group would be proper.

Most modern New Testaments are based on what is called " reasoned eclecticism " ( such as that of the Nestle-Aland 27, the basis of virtually all modern translations ) in formulating a Greek text ; this invariably results in a text that is strongly Alexandrian in character.

And Cousin saw and proclaimed from an early period in his philosophical teaching the necessity of a system on which to base his eclecticism.

Perry has stated that the abundance of straightforward rock and punk songs on the album in place of the manic eclecticism of their previous records was partially due to his playing guitar on the album, as he described his guitar skills as " limited ".

A remarkable musical departure from their previous work, Kids on the Street was primarily a showcase of the ska influences which had gradually become a major part of the Daddies ' live sound, forgoing their usual brassy funk and swing-based eclecticism in favor of guitar-driven ska, rock and punk.

In philosophy he professed an eclecticism which rested on a broad historical foundation ; but he recognized in Descartes the originator of a new period, and in attacking the " atheist " Spinoza followed especially the upholders of the law of nature, such as Hugo Grotius, Puffendorf, and Thomasius.

All three runners-up turned their backs on the avant-garde and leaned towards neoclassicism ( or eclecticism ).

The second route to integration is technical eclecticism which is designed " to improve our ability to select the best treatment for the person and the problem … guided primarily by data on what has worked best for others in the past " ( Norcross, 2005, p. 8 ).

Rundgren's overall talent, eclecticism, and body of work between the late 1960s and late 1970s would have a profound impact on the artist who is arguably the most famous pop multi-instrumentalist of all-time, Prince.

Dunbar found Adam's work " as remarkable for its eclecticism as for its unevenness of quality ", and he went on to stress William Adam's " robustness and directness ", and found these " appropriate to the artistic climate of North Britain ".

* Fishbein, M., The New Medical Follies: an encyclopedia of cultism and quackery in these United States, with essays on the cult of beauty, the craze for reduction, rejuvenation, eclecticism, bread and dietary fads, physical therapy, and a forecast as to the physician of the future Boni & Liveright ( New York ) 1927 and AMS Press ( New York ) 1977.

Check Out This Ride !, featuring a predominant focus on guitar and synthesizer-driven rock, punk and Devo-esque New Wave and synthpop, rather than the ska-driven eclecticism of their earlier albums-though a handful of songs, notably " Waterslides!

During these years he had published works on Plato and Socrates and a history of philosophy ( 1875 ); but after his retirement he further developed his philosophical position, a speculative eclecticism through which he endeavoured to reconcile metaphysical idealism with the naturalistic and mechanical standpoint of science.

" Otherwise, his verdict on Tchaikovsky's work was negative: " The Conservatoire, academic training, eclecticism and overworking of musical materials laid its dread, destructive hand on him.

Sir W Hamilton ( Discussions, p. 541 ), one of his most resolute opponents, described Cousin as " A profound and original thinker, a lucid and eloquent writer, a scholar equally at home in ancient and in modern learning, a philosopher superior to all prejudices of age or country, party or profession, and whose lofty eclecticism, seeking truth under every form of opinion, traces its unity even through the most hostile systems.

Hence, the intellectually restrictive politics of dogmatism (“ My answer is right, and all others are wrong ”), scepticism (“ All answers are equally true or ; everyone has a right to his own truth ”), and eclecticism (“ Each meaning gives a partial view, so the more meanings the better ”) are inappropriate philosophic stances for managing a political term that has more than one meaning.

A similar philosophy of pragmatic eclecticism was taken up by other early 20th century European self-defence specialists, including Percy Longhurst, William Garrud and Jean Joseph-Renaud, all of whom had studied with former Bartitsu Club instructors.

The houses represent a variety of Victorian architectural styles ranging from early nineteenth century Greek Revival through the Gothic Revival and Italianate styles down to the Victorian eclecticism of the 1880s and 1890s.

Only homeopathy, natural hygiene and eclecticism managed to last from the 1830s through the rest of the 19th century.

After a brief period of eclecticism, the classical style reigned again from the late 19th century until the second world war, though it continues to inform many architects to this day.

Since the mid-19th century, eclecticism, in which there is no a priori bias to a single manuscript, has been the dominant method of editing the Greek text of the New Testament ( currently, the United Bible Society, 4th ed.

Since the mid-19th century, eclecticism, in which there is no a priori bias to a single manuscript, has been the dominant method of editing the Greek text of the New Testament ( currently, the United Bible Society, 4th ed.

In the 18th century, Sir Joshua Reynolds, head of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, was one of the most influential advocates of eclecticism.

In the 19th century eclecticism and regionalism, the Neo-Mudéjar style and glass architecture bloom.

A disciple of John Ruskin, Sturgis intensely disliked the trend toward neoclassic eclecticism at the end of the 19th century and hailed Louis H. Sullivan's work as the most significant that was being done in America.

By the late 19th century, most buildings reflected the fashionable European eclecticism and pastisched Mediterranean, or even Northern European, styles.