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    Project Management 722G20 Dr. Paol Canonico and Dr. Jonas Söderlund Februay 13‚ 2009 Word count: 9‚944 The Sydney Opera House Stakeholder Management and Project Success Group 5: Vincent Anter Elin Hansson Ollie McNaught-Reynolds Annabelle Tessard Contents 1.  Introduction ............................................................................................................... 3  1.1 Background .............................................................................

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    would go and be like David Attenborough! This is because he’s interested in all nature and animals. He gets focused on the rare and beautiful views and living creatures. That’s what I want to do!! I would visit all the great famous places like Sydney opera house‚ Phillip Island‚ Sydney harbour and Ayers Rock. I really think that Australia is a caring‚ beautiful‚ friendly environment to live at. Australia is one of the most expensive countries to go to but it’s worth it. Every place is amazing and covered

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    The Italian opera and the German opera are two different fields that both share characteristics‚ some of which are paralleled‚ and some of which contrast. Specifically‚ Giuseppe Verdi and Richard Wagner use motifs such as: redemption through love‚ patriotism‚ and sacrifice which run throughout both of their operas. The theme of betrayal also seems to be echoed throughout both operas; yet they are each used to project a different response. The significance of this comparison demonstrates that Verdi

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    phantom of the opera is a long lived novel written by Gaston Leroux in the early 1900’s with a French background. This classic work enjoys worldwide fame as a tragic love story containing amazing special effects on film and on stage as well as stunning music. Gaston Leroux wrote the horror novel "Le Fantome de l’Opera‚" published in 1911. Leroux had heard stories of ghosts haunting the Paris Opera House and decided to base a novel around these tales. He even boasted having researched the opera house and

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    Analysis Between Dutch Baroque and French Realism Johannes Vermeer Jean-Francois Millet The Milkmaid Woman Baking Bread Circa 1657-1658 1854 45.5 x 41 cm 55 x 46 cm Rijksmuseum‚ Amsterdam‚ Netherlands Rijksmuseum‚ Otterlo‚ Netherlands Oil Painting Oil Painting Dutch Baroque vs. French Realism Throughout the ages‚ art has been one of many ways to communicate with our history. Every painting‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ etc. tells us a story of that time period and if we

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    we have seen advancement from the Gregorian chant all the way to the Jazz of the 20th century. The current events‚ politics‚ religion‚ technology and composers can shape musical eras during time. Here I will look at the middle ages‚ renaissance‚ baroque‚ classical‚ romantic and twentieth century periods. I hope that a better understanding can be reached to why‚ when‚ where and who are the reasons for musical evolution. Middle Ages Beginning with fall of Rome in 476a.d. the first half of this

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    The word ‘baroque’‚ originating from the Italian ‘barroco’‚ means ‘pearl of irregular shape’ or ‘bizarre’. Though this holds some seemingly negative connotations‚ its usage was to describe the highly-decorated style of 17th and 18th century Western European architecture‚ and the heavily ornamented style of music that came out of the renaissance. Today‚ the term ‘Baroque’ refers to a clearly definable genre of music which occurred between 1600-1750. In this essay‚ I will be talking about the socio-cultural

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    shaped pearl‚” the term “baroque” has been widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750” - http://www.baroque.org. Following the Renaissance‚ the baroque period was known for its expressivity of boldness‚ extravagance‚ overall balance‚ and use of heavy use of ornamentation. These features can be seen in everything from the clothing styles‚ to the architecture‚ and in particular the arts. The baroque period is generally divided

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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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    of core ideals. In order to understand the origins of the music we listen to today‚ we must understand the past‚ and how music has developed. Three periods vital to the development of vocal music includes the Middle Ages‚ the Renaissance‚ and the Baroque era. The music of the Middle ages was very religious. According to Music: The Art of Listening‚ the only type of music that was even recognized that the time was sacred church music . Vocal music in the Medieval period was characterized mainly by

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