Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hello and thank you all for coming! Today‚ we are here to commemorate the man‚ or Genius rather‚ who goes by the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. At the early age of four‚ he could learn a piece of music in a mere thirty minutes. At six years old‚ he began writing his first symphonies. Oh‚ the joy I would have if I could just sit and talk with him about his passion for music. We would talk about how he structures his compositions or about how easy he thought it was to
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interpretation‚ and visualising a text requires the responder to interpret all of the images presented. The text Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto first appears as a play about two friends restoring their relationship after 50 years apart‚ however‚ realistically it also implies that war is a futile and horrendous experience. It is the combination of techniques in the Shoe-Horn Sonata that allows the viewer to see the different aspects of the text. John Misto uses traditional dramatic techniques such as
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Did Salieri kill Mozart? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died at 1 a.m. on 5th December 1791 at the age of 35. For the past two hundred years‚ Mozart’s death has been shrouded in mystery. The cause of Mozart’s death cannot be known with certainty. The official record say that he died of Rheumatic fever‚ he is known to have had three or even four attacks of it since his childhood‚ and this disease has a tendency to recur‚ with increasingly serious consequences each time‚ such as rampant
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Mozart and the Whale is loosely based on the true story of two people with Asperger’s syndrome‚ and tells the story of how they developed a relationship and eventually married. Nearly the entire cast is composed of characters with disabilities who have been joined together as a support group by the main character‚ Donald. Donald has Asperger’s syndrome and forms the group so he can have friends. Isabelle‚ who also has Asperger’s Syndrome‚ joins Donald’s group and the two have a lot in common. Most
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Ryan Zimmer Mr. Allen English 12 1 February 2008 Mozart Effect: Can we enhance our mind just by listening to music? Most people are not intellectually gifted at all‚ and most people strive to learn to become wiser and more informed about the world around them. Studies show that listening to classical music can have positive effects on learning and attitude. This occurrence is called the Mozart Effect‚ and it has been experimented by many scientists. Different types of music have different
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Haydn Piano Sonata in Bb Major Haydn’s Piano Sonata in Bb major has three clearly defined sections: the exposition‚ the development‚ and the recapitulation. In the exposition‚ the thematic statement from measure 1 through 10 is more or less the introduction followed by a theme in parallel period from measures 11 to beat two of 22. Up to this point we are in the key of Bb major‚ ending on a half cadence. Though it stays in this key‚ E is tonicized with a five of four in measures 11 and 16.
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The Kreutzer Sonata The Kreutzer Sonata‚ named after Beethoven ’s violin sonata no. 9‚ is a novella written by Leo Tolstoy in 1889. As the anti-hero‚ Pozdnyshev‚ relays his life story to the audience on the train‚ he introduces a conflict between human nature and spirituality‚ what one is versus what one should strive to be‚ and challenges the corruptive influences of society. While Pozdnyshev comes to controversial generalizations about women‚ love‚ and marriage‚ the purpose behind his story is
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music‚ body language and lighting. The glaring confrontation provokes audience empathy for the two protagonists and thus aids them in visualising the unimaginable experiences of the two protagonists. John Misto’s award winning play‚ The Shoe Horn Sonata (1995)‚ is an example of a text that effectively animates the experiences of the characters. An exploration of women involved in WWII and their life today back in Australia reveals how little has changed in regards to the recognition and appreciation
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The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto has five main themes or concerns. They are; History and Memory‚ Power and Control‚ Heroism and Relationships and War and Atrocities. John Misto explores all these ideas while telling the story of Bridie and Shelia’s reunion fifty years after they last saw each other. The play is about the histories of the women and the nurses that were captive of the Japanese during World War Two; their individual histories and joint suffering. The stories of these women were
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Mozart‚ a composer during the classical period‚ whom had a huge role in this era. Mozart had many pieces of work that made him successful. During the classical period‚ he was one of the three composers who was dominant in music during this era. Mozart was known as a prodigy as an infant. Nonetheless was an outstanding and unique composer as he grew older. Mozart was like no one else‚ and one was ever like him. Mozart had unfortunately died early in age. Mozart’s music is still used and heard by
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