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Due To The Fact Don Juan
964 wordsRichard Strauss was born June 11, 1864 in Munich, Germany. The German composer-conductor is best known for his operas and tone poems. His father was Franz Strauss, one of Germany's leading horn players. Strauss's musical career began at the age of 4 when he learned how to play the piano. By the age of 6 he was composing and by the age of 11 he was studying theory and composition [ 5, par. 1870 ]. At the age of 20, he made his conducting debut in Munich. This led him to the Meiningen Court Orches...
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Brightest Star Divine Love
849 wordsSince the establishment of life on earth, human beings have sought various ways to express themselves. One of these include the mixing of various sounds to create one that pleases them, and most importantly expresses the language of their heart. It is an articulation of ones feelings through instrumental and vocal sounds. Music gives one a mean to express themselves in a language, that is felt by everyone and understood without having words to it. It represents ones culture, feelings, and even p...
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Wal Mart T Shirt
465 wordsMusic is a form of expression and, like all forms of expression, is protected by first amendment rights. So, it would be unconstitutional for the government to censor it. Music censorship has tormented our generations society since the rap groups of the early eighties. With their sexual lyrics and explicit content, they were the first to be labeled as indecent and explicit. Censorship has always been around in some form or another, but there has been a lot of dispute over what censorship is exac...
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Type Of Music Ten Minutes
1,216 wordsThe latest concert that I attended was the NEIU Jazz Ensemble. It was held on October 28 th, 1997 in the NEIU auditorium. This was my first time attending a Jazz concert. Therefore, I didnt know what kind of music to expect or any music that I was familiar to. This concert was a new experience for me. It was far different from a rock concert held in some big venue. The purpose of this concert was to give people a taste of the NEIU Jazz Ensemble. The heritage or the background of this concert was...
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Encarta 98 Encyclopedia Back To Jamestown Lucille
1,146 words... in the entertainment world. She even tried using stage names, she encouraged people to call her Montana. No matter what she called herself, Lucille could get no further than auditions. She supported herself by getting part-time jobs selling theatrical cosmetics at Greys drugstore and clerking at Woolworths. Lucille even considered becoming a beautician, but she didnt have the money to take the course required to get a license. During this time she lived with a family in Washington Heights wh...
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Theme Of The Play Main Characters
824 wordsThe theme of the play RENT, by Jonathan Larson, was "carpe diem" which is Latin for " seize the day." The play consisted of many characters who where dealing with many troubles and hardships and needed to decide on how they would handle the problems and still be together as friends and even some as lovers. The characters of Roger and Mark, two roommates, had to decide how they were going to pay the rent. Roger had to decide how he was going to be the person he wished to be while worrying about h...
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Wallace Stevens Poetic Techniques
627 wordsOne poet whose work you can really appreciate is Wallace Stevens. Even though his poetry contains very complex and lyrical vocabulary and his work is symbolic in content, a reader can still find ways to really enjoy the poems. Stevens seems to be almost musical in his work. The poems I have read pay much attention to the sound and arrangement of words. On the other hand, I find Stevens work to be somewhat bizarre. It is a style of writing that will confuse the reader. The reader may not understa...
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York Basic Books Addison Wesley
1,348 words... w York: Basic Books. 1985 Gardner, H. : Multiple intelligences: The theory of practice. New York: Basic Books. 1993 Gardner, H. : Problem solving in the arts. J of Ash Educ. 1971 5: 93 - 114. Gardner, H. , and Winner, E. : Artistry and aphasia. In: acquired aphasia. Sarno, M. e. New York: Academic Press. 1981 361 - 384. Gates, A. I. , and Taylor, G. A. : The acquisition of motor control in writing by pre-school children. Teach Col Rec. (19230 24: 459 - 469. Gazzaniga, M. S. , and LeDoux, J. ...
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Born On December George Gershwin
1,094 wordsGeorge Gershwin was one of the most widely remembered composers in America. Gershwin's style of jazz was one all on its own. Naturally he was born in America, but his roots grew from St. Petersburg, Russia. (Charles Osborne; Page 136) In the late 1800 's Morris and Rose Gershwin immigrated to the USA. (; Page 1) George's parents were married in 1895. (Charles Osborne; Page 136) George's father Morris Gershwin was originally Gershovitz, but changed to Gershwin after his emigration. (; Page 1) Geo...
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Recorded Using Analog Benefit Of Compact Discs Vinyl
935 wordsAt the beginning of the last decade of the Twentieth century a new media for the storage and playback of music came into the picture. The compact disc was a phenomenon of sorts, causing people to completely rebuild record collections that had taken years to build. It was a situation of, "out with the old in with the new. " There seemed to be no place for the vinyl records that had been so true to so many for so long. Compact discs do have several benefits over the vinyl records of the past, but ...
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Type Of Song John Lennon Peace
927 wordsJohn Lennon's song Imagine is by all means a classic which will endure in the hearts of many, as long as it is still around. With that in mind, I believe that it should live on by being placed in the UTD time capsule. It has many aspects that make it the ideal song for such a project, from its musical quality, to its imperative message of peace. Lennon's melodic style conveys a poignant innocence, which complements the theme of the song perfectly. The music stays simple and seems to grasp the ly...
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Cuban Jam Session Tenor Sax Cachao
1,370 wordsHis name is Israel Lopez, but he is known as Cachao. His real name is music though. Born into a family who were all bass crazy, at least thirty five members of the Cachao clan have played the double bass at one time or another, either with the Havana Filarmonica, or in popular combos. Some of them, like his older brother the late Orestes played with the Filarmonica under the baton of Eric Kleiber, formerly the conductor of the Berlin Opera Orchestra. Cachao was so young then that they had to bui...
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Figures Of Speech Theodore Roethke
945 wordsNothing is more personal than an individuals work of poetry. By reading the poetry of another person, you are able to see what they see and feel what they feel. It is like looking through a window of their soul. Analyzing another persons poetry works can be a difficult task, which requires deep thought and the ability to not only analyze but also understand their emotions and feelings. By examining the different techniques and aspects that were used in Theodore Roethke's I Knew a Woman, I will a...
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Musical Comedy Body Language
579 wordsChoreography by Lucy Cullingford The play "Thick as a Brick" is a play, which is written and directed by John Godber and was performed by Hull Truck. The music was by John Pattison; the choreography was by Lacy Callingford and was designed by Pip Lakenby. It was a professional performance shown at Greenwich Theatre on the 31 st of the 2001. The play was set in a kind of a school. In there we looked at the lives of three teenagers and their supply drama teacher. Common Road High is a problem scho...
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Slow Motion Takes Place
776 wordsThe play Ragtime is set in New York in 1906. This musical is very intriguing because the story of the characters in quite emotional. The actions that take place in this play are very embellished. In order to portray some of the dramatic scenes of the play, the actors must use exaggeration during their songs and actions. This helps the audience to imagine what the characters are feeling. The props that are used by the characters are intricate and allow the audience to understand exactly where the...
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Beethoven The Greatest Composer
903 wordsLudwig van Beethoven was, and remains today, an influential figure in the history of classical music. Perhaps no other composer in history wrote music of such inspiring power and expressiveness. His influence on the last 150 years of music is unequalled. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. His father, a music enthusiast, dreamed of molding his son into the next Mozart. Beethoven never showed the impressive characteristics of Mozart, but he was unusually talented, learning the piano, org...
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Nature Vs Nurture Controversy
747 wordsThere is a big controversy between whether inherited genes or the environment influences and effects our personality, development, behavior, intelligence and ability. This controversy is most often recognized as the nature verses nurture conflict. Some people believe that it is strictly genes that effect our ways of life, others believe that it is the environment that effects us, and some believe that both of these influence us. Either way, social scientists have been struggling for centuries de...
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Peer To Peer Moral Goodness
984 wordsKant's deontology and Cyberethics Copyright issue examined within the bounds of morality is an extremely difficult thing, especially when it concerns the concepts of right and wrong. Copyright and intellectual property is often explored in relation to morality and choice between right and wrong. Lets try to answer the question whether Music City should not be held liable for the copyright infringement of Morpheus users. So, what is right and what is wrong? What ethically correct actions are? Can...
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Mighty Dub Katz Beats International Album Norman
800 wordsFatboy Slim With Fatboy Slim albums, the clue is always in the title, and Norman Cooks third outing is no exception. Norman was staying at LAs Chateau Marmont hotel, when the title came to him. As the New Year dawned Norman ventured back into his home studio in Brighton, England to make the most emotional, innovative album of his career. Norman explains the progression by pointing out that The Rockefeller Skank was the first track he recorded for his last album, and Right Here Right Now was the ...
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Dizzy Gillespie Key West
596 wordsThe story begins in Key West, Florida where Theodore " Fats" Navarro was born of mixed Cuban-Black-Chinese parentage on September 24, 1923. His musical training began early with piano lessons at age six, but he did not start taking music seriously until he took up the trumpet at age thirteen. He became good during his high school years. He also played tenor saxophone and played briefly with Walter Johnsons band in Miami. Apparently Fats did not care much for Key West. He was once quote...
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