stricken town that was excellently directed and acted. It demonstrated how even nowadays people‚ especially those higher in society‚ do not make decisions based on those who will be most affected but more their own priorities. The pre-show music was a brass band playing mixed in with an old-fashioned radio speaker. The use of this nostalgic voice helped to set the era of the piece and created an element which would be in the memory of much of the audience. Before the show there was very little set‚ the
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‘Compare style‚ technique and compositional approach between an early and a late work by Xenakis.’ Xenakis was a forward thinking composer of the 20th century who progressively developed his own ideas of composition. This essay compares the style‚ technique and compositional approach between two pieces written by Xenakis: Metastasis (1953) and Tracees (1987). With both pieces being orchestral‚ comparing the pieces will show Xenakis’s true development. During his studies with Messiaen at the Paris
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at HMLA. They played a number of pieces including a piece with a soloist from a tremendous flute player. Personally‚ sitting through this concert though was torture from a musical standpoint. Their first piece started right away not together in the brass section and didn’t improve through the night. Once the strings section came in‚ very soon they weren’t together either along with their bowing being off as well. This could easily be put on the fact that there was hardly any eye contact with the conductor
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Assef is the enemy in the book The Kite Runner. The young boy is 12 years old when the novel starts. He is extremely violent and cruel‚ this is shown throughout not only his actions and words but through his views on life. Assef often refers to himself as “Blond‚ blue eyed” (pg. 35) and looks up to and idolises Adolf Hitler. During this time in Afghanistan‚ it was definitely not common for a young boy view Hitler as a role model. It makes readers wonder about the sociopathic values and mind set he
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Group No./Time/Day: Gr.3/7:30-10am/W I. Objective: To determine the linear expansion of the rod. II. Apparatus: Linear expansion apparatus‚ Brass & Aluminium rods‚ Thermometer‚ Electric heater‚ Steel tape‚ Boiler‚ Rubber hose‚ Extension cord‚ Screw driver. III. Sketch: IV. Data and Results Item Used | Symbol | Unit | Sample Used | | | | Brass | Aluminium | Initial length of Rod | LO | cm | 61cm | 60.8cm | Initial temperature of the Rod | TL | °C | 30°C | 30°C | Final temperature
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operation and computation. Experimental Capabilities 1. To investigate the relationship between load‚ span width‚ height (depth) and deflection of a simply supported beam. 2. To ascertain the Coefficient of Elasticity (Young’s Modulus) for steel‚ brass and aluminium. Accessories : Set of Stainless steel hanger and weights Set of dial gauges (0.01 mm resolution) Four leveling feet with built-in spirit level Dimensions : 1050 x 400 x 300 mm Weight : Approximately 50kg Young’s Modulus The elastic
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showed that the increasing distress of the Russian people at the hands of the invading French. The atmosphere started to be tense when woodwind and brass instruments joined the strings‚ it seemed that the war was declared‚ the Battle of Borodino. The oboe‚ clarinets and flutes had alternate interactions with double basses‚ with a lot of brass instruments and percussions as the support of the piece‚ I could feel that how chaotic the situation in Russia was and how tiring the soldiers were. Houses
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Standard English 12 Hitler was an undoubtedly deranged man with the desire to concur a nation‚ who used inhumane methods to achieve his goal of a ‘perfect’ society. The proud words of Assef about him were‚ “Now‚ there was a leader. A great leader. A man with a vision.” (39-40) In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Assef is characterized as a cruel sociopath; his character is created through Hosseini’s use of figurative language and connotative diction. Throughout the passage with
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Duke Ellington: The Music‚ Politics‚ and his Story Duke Ellington was a musical and political genius; he was “America’s only original musical mind.” He was not only a performer‚ but a composer. He learned the craft of composing by observing others instead of disciplined study. One important factor of Ellington’s music was its relation to black heritage and African American history. His symphony “Black‚ Brown‚ and Beige” displayed the African American struggle in America. Not only did Ellington
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Sonnet 65 (Shakespeare) 1 Since brass‚ nor stone‚ nor boundless sea‚ 2 But sad mortality o ’er-sways their power‚ 3 How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea‚ 4 Whose action is no stronger than a flower? 5 O how shall summer ’s honey breath hold out‚ 6 Against the wreckful siege of batt ’ring days 7 When rocks impregnable are not so stout‚ 8 Nor gates of steel so strong‚ but time decays? 9 O fearful meditation! Where‚ alack‚ 10 Shall time ’s best jewel from time
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