The Musical Canon The musical canon put simply‚ is a form of disciplining music. As Augustine once suggested “Music is the art of measuring well”. “The canon is a list of composers or works that are assigned value and greatness by consensus” 1 However‚ the canon will always call into question the nature of its exclusions and which composers make it in and which composers do not. “The Canon‚ promotes proper decorum‚ and ensures proper conduct”2 Authors such as Adorno and Horkheimer‚ members of
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National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) The National Labor Relations Act of 1935‚ commonly referred to as the Wagner Act‚ is the basic bill of rights for unions. It was enacted to eliminate employers’ interference with the organization of workers into unions. Before‚ many employers would threatened the employees that if they would be joining a union they would receive less pay‚ benefits‚ hours‚ or even be fired. This caused an outcry in American society because many of the employers weren’t giving
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Glossary of musical terminology From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores‚ music reviews‚ and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian (see also Italian musical terms used in English)‚ in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes‚ the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the
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Psychotherapy: Theory‚ Research‚ Practice‚ Training 2004‚ Vol. 41‚ No. 2‚ 180–189 Copyright 2004 by the Educational Publishing Foundation 0033-3204/04/$12.00 DOI 10.1037/0033-3204.41.2.180 GESTALT THERAPY: PAST‚ PRESENT‚ THEORY‚ AND RESEARCH LAURA E. WAGNER-MOORE University of Massachusetts at Boston Orthodox gestalt therapy suffered a rather unfortunate fate; gestalt theory has been poorly articulated‚ and gestalt techniques have received minimal empirical validation. These weaknesses are‚ in part
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Purcell made to the operatic genre through his opera and dramatic works. Henry Purcell (1659-1695) composed music for many different genres. Among these he wrote one true opera‚ Dido and Aeneas (1689). He also wrote a number of dramatic works. Purcell spent the majority of his last five years composing music for the stage. The majority of Purcell’s dramatic instrumental music or songs were used in spoken plays. Purcell went on to write four semi-operas; Dioclesian (June 1690)‚ King Arthur (May 1691)
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recitativo | Style used in operas‚ oratorios‚ and cantatas where the text is declaimed in the rhythm of natural speech with slight melodic variation‚ small orchestral accompaniment. | Basso continuo* | The bass line that is filled in by chords by various instruments even though written for one. | Ritornello* | In a fast movement of a concerto‚ recurring thematic material played at the beginning and repeating varied throughout. | Libretto | Literary text for an opera or other musical stage work. | Castrato*
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In 1934‚ the Wagner Act was first introduced‚ also called the National Labor Relations Act (NLRB)‚ it promised "to ensure a wise distribution of wealth between management and labor‚ to maintain a full flow of purchasing power‚ and to prevent recurrent depressions." (Babson‚ p. 85) During the mid-1930’s organized labor and the United States Government struck a deal. It was the time of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A volatile time‚ the country was attempting to recover from a depression‚ unemployment
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What is Musical theatre and what makes it different than any other theatre with music forms‚ especially Opera? Musical Theatre The art of music‚ dance and drama have been linked together since the dawn of time and are still really connected with one another that it is inadvisable to try to tell the difference between them too definitely. Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 Figure 1 – Musical Theatre Performance4 It is rare a production has no music in it whatsoever. Most plays either call
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of Marketing Studies Vol. 4‚ No. 3; June 2012 Korean TV Soap Operas in Taiwan: An Investigation of Consumers’ Clothing Purchase Behavior Hsiu-Ju Hsu Department of Fashion Design and Management‚ National Pingtung University of Science and Technology No. 1 Shuehfu Rd.‚ Neipu‚ Pingtung 912‚ Taiwan‚ R.O.C. E-mail: hsu@mail.npust.edu.tw Received: February 15‚ 2012 doi:10.5539/ijms.v4n3p16 Abstract In a recent trend‚ Korean TV soap operas have become extremely popular in Taiwan. This article examines
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Richard Wagner and 19th Century Anti-Semitism Western Civilization has no set definition that is universally accepted. The subject can be broadly characterized as a study of history and culture in the western region of the world. Correspondingly‚ there is no precise meaning behind the works of 19th century German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) as pieces of art are open to interpretation. However‚ it is abundantly clear that Wagner is directly associated with anti-Semitism‚ a term coined in
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