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    The Life and Story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart better known as just Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptised January 27‚ 1756 in Salzburg on Getreidegasse street in the ninth house‚ which at the time was a part of the Holy Roman Empire but is now Austria. He was born to Leopold and Anne Maria Pertl Mozart in the same house he lived in until he was 17 with his mother‚ father and his big sister Maria Anne‚ she was his only sibling to survive infancy

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    Whitacre began his full musical training while an undergraduate at the University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas‚ taking a BA in musical education‚ though he was unable to read music at the time.[5] Whitacre states that the first work that he sang‚ Mozart’s Requiem‚ changed his life.[5] He studied composition with avant garde Ukrainian composer Virko Baley and choral conducting with David Weiller‚ completing his BA in Music in 1995. Whitacre credits Weiller with the inspiration that put the young composer on

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    the slight glimmer of the street lamps. The man pressed the mouth piece to his lips‚ and in a moment‚ music filled the night. The smooth‚ deep resonating tones of the saxophone echoed through the stillness. Its strong voice sang a melancholic requiem. The instrument was singing of times long past‚ of memories half forgotten‚ love once had‚ life at its peak and decline. The sounds resonated through the empty streets‚ reaching out in vain. The man stood as the song reached the climax‚ and as he

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    A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner SETTING: In a town called Jefferson in Mississippi and mainly in her house CHARACTERS: Miss Emily Grierson‚ Homer Barron‚ The Mayor and Miss Emily’s dad PLOT: a. Her dad dies. b. They thought he left town. c. Then they found him dead. THEME: a. Tradition vs. Change b. Struggle between past and present POINT OF VIEW: "A Rose for Emily" is a successful story not only because of its intricately complex chronology‚ but also because of its unique narrative

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    could(Keithly). Mozart‚ unfortunately‚ became very ill with a miliary fever. He had been sick for about a month and died on December 5‚ 1791. He was very young when he passed‚ about 35 years old. He died in Austria‚ as he was born in‚ but in Vienna. He had a requiem with his Roman church for his death. He died a pauper‚ which is a very poor person‚ but he got a proper burial. Mozart’s legacy will forever live on. His play “Marriage of Figaro” will be in remembrance of him. “This play was his big hit‚ a stage

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    in that same year. Viewers where very opinionated when it came to films such as “Mo Better Blues“‚ “Malcolm X“‚ “She Hates Me“‚ and also “Summer of Sam“. Spike went on to direct a four hour documentary in 2006 titled “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts“. The documentary was about life in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Spike eventually did well in the box office in the year of 2006 with the adventure “Inside Man“ Starring Jodie Foster‚ Denzel Washington‚ and Clive Owens. Spike

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    Drama Unit Socratic Seminar Questions Part 1: A Streetcar Named Desire 1. Blanche who is homeless‚ comes to her sister’s house at the beginning. Blanche had been a schoolteacher‚ married Allan‚ a man she later discovered to be gay. Her reactions to his sexual orientation caused him to commit suicide. Lonely‚ she becomes a prostitute‚ who loses her teaching career when her sexual relationship with a teenager is found out. After the family plantation Belle Reve is lost‚ she turns to her little sister

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    Megan Stewart Theory III: MUSI 2311 Dr. Brian Bondari December 13‚ 2010 The Analysis of Mozart’s “Dies Irae” The final composition of Mozart‚ The Requiem mass in D Minor‚ containing “Dies Irae‚” is known to be one of his most powerful and commended works. This piece was composed in 1791 while Mozart was‚ unfortunately‚ on his death bed. However‚ he was unable to complete it so it was then passed on to his assistant and later finished by this man. The choral work can be very dark‚ for it

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    On Sunday‚ Novermber 20‚2016 at 2:00 pm‚ The New York Youth Symphony performed at the carnegie hall Stern Auditorium. The program includes VIET CUONG Neon‚ BRAHMS Symphony No. 3‚ BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1‚ and RAVEL La valse. The first piece of music was VIET CUONG Neon. I couldn’t get in the carnegie hall on time due to subway lateness‚ so I couldn’t listen the VIET CUONG Neon. When I entered the auditorium‚ everyone was clapping already. I was kinda disappointed because I didn’t have the chance

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    no pain” (Lines 55-56). The transcendence of death from a physical plane to an entirely metaphysical plane is described as “an ecstasy‚” which is entirely drawn from emotion (Line 58). Additionally‚ Keats mentions an auditory sense with the “high requiem‚” but seemingly makes an allusion that either he is “a sod” since

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