The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto ‘Distinctively Visual’ After your reading‚ please answer the following questions to show your understanding. Please write in full sentences‚ in your own words‚ using evidence from the text where you can. 1 Describe what you see on the front cover of the play. What clues does this give you about the play? 2 After the Contents’ page there is a photograph. Who is this photograph of? 3 What do you learn from the information you are given about the
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musical genius of all time‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart holds an unassailable position in the repertoires of concert musicians throughout the world. A prodigy who could play at age three and was beginning to compose by age five‚ Mozart performed in all the major courts of Europe before he was ten years old. As an adult‚ Mozart wrote and performed works in every major genre of classical music—concertos‚ symphonies‚ operas‚ string quartets‚ and sonatas. Mozart the man continues to be a subject of fascination
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violin sonata “in the euphoria of my honeymoon”.1 This sonata in G major was a labour of affection that the composer wrote in honour of the love of his life Nina Hagerup‚ who was his cousin‚ whom he married despite familial disapproval on both sides. The evident happiness is reflected in the demeanour and beauty of the work. Grieg dedicated this sonata to his fellow friend‚ violinist and conductor‚ Johan Svendsen. In his letter he wrote‚ “…In these three weeks I have written a new violin sonata that
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On Sunday‚ December 07‚ 2003‚ I attended the Mozart and The Height of Classicism concert that was held in the Lincoln Theater of the New World Symphony orchestral academy. Conducted by Nicholas McGegan featuring pianist Robert Levin. There were two pieces of music during this concert‚ one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo‚ Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano
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10/31/12 Compare and Contrast: Mozart vs. the Beatles Mozart and the Beatles both produced their creative works of music in differing time periods‚ yet both composed and made groundbreaking work; the creative qualities of Mozart and the Beatles are comparable at times yet contradicting at others. Mozart was a rogue in the music world and so were the Beatles. The Beatles attracted people of all ages due to their rebellious and unique style of music at the time where as Mozart was only favored by the
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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor‚ Op 13‚ 1st Movement Commonly known as the Sonata Pathétique‚ this work was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old‚ and was published in 1799‚ with a dedication to his friend‚ the Austrian Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. The Pathetique hails from the early part of Beethoven’s career‚ a time when traditions of the Classical periods are still dominant and composers at the time were spinning out highly technical‚ exquisitely formal
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Beethoven’s use of Sonata form in his 1st Symphony Beethoven‚ in common with his predecessors Haydn and Mozart‚ uses the Sonata form in the first movement of his first symphony. This was Beethoven’s first attempt at the symphonic form having composed chamber music and two piano concertos. Beethoven made the sonata form more expressive through his use of dynamics and more extreme key relations. Beethoven started this piece with a slow introduction. It is not unknown
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 1756 and died in 1791‚ in his lifetime he created a phenomenal amount of impressive works including operas‚ sonatas‚ symphonies‚ concertos and chamber works. Mozart’s father Johann‚ also a musician‚ realised his son was particularly gifted in music at the very early age of 3‚ when he started playing keyboard. At the age of 5 Mozart was composing and performing his works all over the Europe. At the age of six Mozart performed for the Bavarian elector and the Austrian
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Amadeus Mozart is one of the most important classical composers in history. By the age of four Wolfgang Mozart was playing the piano like a professional. He was writing his own music when he was five. He wrote over six hundred compositions. This essay will briefly outline the background of composer Wolfgang Mozart and then discuss an influence on him and a contribution he made to music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in January 27‚ 1756 in Salzburg‚ Austria. His father Leopold Mozart‚ a violinist
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In the Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ John Misto uses an analysis of dramatic‚ language and visual techniques to construct powerful images of Bridie and Sheila’s experiences in the prisoner of war camp (POW). Misto explores‚ through the two friend’s testimonies‚ the untold story of hundreds and thousands of women imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II. He conveys these experiences through the use of techniques such as 1st person narration‚ symbolism and music. In the Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ Misto effectively
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