Benjamin Britten Benjamin Britten was an English composer‚ conductor and pianist. He was born on November 22‚ 1913 in Suffolk. Britten’s best works were the operas War Requiem which he wrote in 1962 and Peter Grimes which was written in 1945. His most famous orchestral piece was The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra which was also performed in 1945. Britten had a very unusual past but as any other famous composer‚ pianist or conductor‚ Britten started at a very young age. The main theme of
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play at age three and was beginning to compose by age five‚ Mozart performed in all the major courts of Europe before he was ten years old. As an adult‚ Mozart wrote and performed works in every major genre of classical music—concertos‚ symphonies‚ operas‚ string quartets‚ and sonatas. Mozart the man continues to be a subject of fascination because he has been presented in popular media as the “unappreciated genius” of his time‚ a perception that is not quite true. Essential Facts 1. Mozart
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1914‚ there had been a spontaneous ceasefire— the troops on both sides had abdicated their weapon for the night to observe the birth of the savior‚ whose name they were killing for each other. The Christmas Eve truce was led on by a German and Danish opera singer that were singing along to the Christmas tunes produced from the bagpipes. The soldiers had gotten out of their trenches and walked across “No Man’s Land” to congregate with the adversaries. Soldiers conversed about their backgrounds‚ showed
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In a small town in Boston‚ America‚ there are those relationships that can’t be understood. Samantha and Richard have been married for 20-year. They have had two beautiful daughters‚ Alice and Laura. Richard always wonders if Alice really is his daughter because he doesn’t feel there is any connect between him and Alice. Beside‚ he really likes her so he decided to hire a spy to find out about Alice’s DNA. Coincidently‚ the spy Richard hired is Mark – Laura’s husband. But Mark has also made a promising
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works of music. It was part of a soundtrack for a romantic movie of about fifty years ago. It is in ABA format. The accompaniment is mostly stringed instruments from the orchestra. The melody goes above and beyond at some parts making it sound like an opera/aria piece. There are some soft sounds being played that were hard to catch without really listening. I missed them the first time around. At some parts the melody has a note here or there that does not exactly match the accompanying chord. When it
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numerous works in many genres: he works were places in in opera‚ films‚ ballets‚ concerts‚ concertos‚ symphonies‚ and sonatas. Sergei was a musical child prodigy‚ composing his first musical composition at age five. His first Sergei Prokofiev was a Russian composer born on April 23‚ 1891 in Sontsovka‚Ukraine. He also was a famous pianist and conductor. His masterpiece included numerous works in many genres: he works were places in in opera‚ films‚ ballets‚ concerts‚ concertos‚ symphonies‚ and sonatas
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Georg Frederic Handel was born on February 23‚ 1685 in Halle‚ Germany and died on April 14‚ 1759 in London‚ England. Early in his life when he was seven years old Georg Ferderic Handel has demonstrated the ability to played music but his father disallow. His father want to take him to study law. One day His father who served and let him to go to the court of Saxe-Weissenfels and Handel performance in the Organ to shown and make everyone surprised with his performed including to the Duke Johann Adolf
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Genres of Music My favorite genre is R&B. Every genre has their own unique twist to it but I think what makes mine unique is the effect is has on people. R&B makes one want to move and dance to the beat of the music. It gives life to the ambience and it brings people to have a new personality. I personally find that it brings me up when I’m down. I find it very similar to hip-hop but R&B is a mixture of different genres which includes hip-hop in the mix. The artist that came to mind to associate
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Business Negotiations Summary of My negotiation from the Opera-case and how I think it was different from other cases The Opera case was a case about relationship and reputation‚ it made the negotiation a little bit different. We discussed the case in a more open way and were really honest to each other‚ we also applied many of the things we had learnt from the book and classes. When I compared with other cases I could see how we negotiated in a less stressful way and did focus on the problem
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Analysis: La Donna é Mobile La Donna é Mobile is unquestionably the most famous aria in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto‚ a story in which Rigoletto‚ a jester‚ attempts to enact revenge on the Duke of Mantua for seducing his daughter‚ Gilda. In this aria‚ the Duke sings about the flighty nature of women and their incredibly unstable emotions‚ belittling their intelligence and dismissing them as shallow‚ fickle‚ and one-sided. Not only is the chord progression and rhythm indicative of ridicule
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