My idol of the Renaissance period is the famous woman artist named Artemisia Gentileschi. She was born in Rome on July 8‚ 1593. Her father was a well-know Roman artist named Orazio Gentileschi and my mother was named Prudentia Monotone. She died when Artemisia was twelve. Most women artists in this post-Renaissance era were limited to portrait paintings and poses. She was the first woman to paint major historical and religious scenarios‚ such as her painting‚ Judith Beheading Holofernes‚ c.
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2010 Rigoletto - Why Was it Written? Giuseppe Verdi’s opera‚ Rigoletto‚ was written during a time when the major Italian cities were especially sensitive with any political‚ moral‚ and religious implications of all public displays. Based on the controversial drama‚ Le roi s’amuse‚ by Victor Hugo‚ the production of Rigoletto was taken negatively because of the beliefs of that time. However‚ when asked to write an opera specifically for San Carlo‚ Verdi took Le roi s’amuse and censored
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untrustworthy‚ and have an association to music and dancing. (Lecture 2/27) Georges Bizet’s Carmen is a French Opera that uses Spanish style music to single out and profile Carmen. Carmen represents the stereotypical Roma women. She “is a foreigner‚ an ethnic outsider… comes from the lower class… flouts the law… is sexually available and promiscuous.” (Frisch 170) Throughout the Opera her appearances and songs are captured using “Spanish style dances‚ rhythms‚ and melodies.” (Frisch 170) Clearly
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Maria Callas gives an outstanding performance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. This is unsurprising as Callas was one of the most famous sopranos of her time and a recognised Diva. The Newspaper review is gushing in praise of Callas who gives a powerful and convincing performance. It is noted that the reviewer had some reservations on a previous performance but the performance of Violetta in La Traviata left the reviewer in no doubt that Callas gave a performance that was the best
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The Bible’s Influence on Western Music Abstract: The Voice‚ one of the America’s most-watched TV shows‚ exhibits distinctly different styles of music by different color.‚ including American country music‚ Latin music‚ R&B‚ Jazz‚ Gospel music‚ etc. However‚ it’s tough to distinguish which style a certain song belongs to. It arouses my interest to find out what impacted western music during its long-term development and what the western music derived from. This article provides brief introductions
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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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Mu Guying Takes Command is a Beijing Opera drama piece written during the Song Dynasty and later adapted by Mei Lanfang in 1959 (Yang 64). For companies or groups intending to perform the play in a traditional style‚ they would require an informed knowledge of the costumes and symbolism that is authentic to the Song era‚ culture and most importantly theatrical tradition. Basic knowledge of types of costumes and the various roles would be paramount. In performance‚ each role projects an ideal through
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secular music during the Baroque period was the beginning of something new. Many people had no idea that the instruments they used during the Renaissance period could do more than they had been doing with them. This brought a new meaning of music and life into the world. It was a great change for music‚ instruments‚ and even people. Church music‚ also known as sacred music‚ was well known in the Renaissance Era‚ while the secular music will become more known in the Baroque Era. Let’s dive in by first
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transcriptions of operas and violin caprices. Liszt was greatly motivated to make transcriptions in the first place because he wanted to expose the works of old masters to audiences that otherwise could never have heard their works‚ since there were no televisions or radios during that time. One example of Liszt’s transcriptions is Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto‚ which was written in 1859. It came from the quartet “Bella Figlia del Amore” in the third act of Rigoletto Opera by Giuseppe Verdi
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References: Ager‚ David L. & Delong‚ Thomas J.‚ “Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: A Merger Proposal” August 8‚ 2005‚ Harvard Business Review Kelly‚ The Types of Organizational Culture‚ May 4‚ 2010 retrieved March 10‚ 2013 from http://blorgtheory.com/2010/05/04/the-types-of-organizational-culture/
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