did a great job directing F. Murray Abraham (Salieri) and Tom Hulce (Mozart) to stardom. They make the two and half-hours of wigs‚ wigs‚ opera‚ and more wigs bearable. Together they bring the silver screen alive and take us from our era into that of Mozart very seamlessly. The sets are amazing‚ with great attention to detail and depth. The scenes where the operas take place are very well set up‚ and they fit in nicely with the time period. The costumes‚ too‚ are quite the feat. The many layers (of
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This week’s material was light‚ all of it relating to the rise of opera. To help understand the influences that allowed for opera to emerge‚ two late madrigals were presented. Monteverdi’s Cruda Amarilli highlighted how the harmonic language of seconda practica broke existing harmonic rules to express the text. Most of the expression presents itself through dissonances on words such as "amaramente" and "l’aspido‚" all relating to the feelings of discord or distress. The second piece was Caccini’s
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larger-than-life public persona and the ability to convey the emotional nuances of the music to her audience (Moohan‚ 2008‚ p. 163). Both Madonna and Maria Callas have definite ‘diva’ qualities. It could be argued that their contrasting genres of music - pop and opera respectively‚ dictate different reasons for them being labelled divas. Both Maria Callas and Madonna have personalities that embody their vocational and personal lives. Throughout her life‚ Callas experienced a ‘particular variety of fame associated
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decade had more of an opera concept than musicals which meant that they has little dialogue in acting and a lot of the plot and character conveying was depicted through the music. As the Broadway musical became more popular and expanded‚ more and more
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The melodies written for the second and fourth songs in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen became the basis for themes Mahler later used in his First Symphony‚ composed during his time as the conductor of the Leipzig Opera in Germany. The original piece premiered in Budapest with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra‚ conducted by Mahler himself‚ and was received very negatively overall. In fact‚ an additional movement titled “Blumine‚” the original second movement of the piece‚ received so much harsh
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TEXT RESPONSE JOURNAL- Death of a salesman‚ Cosi & The lot The Lot – Michael Leunig 1. In ‘Hello‚ welcome to our drought’‚ Leunig is trying to make clear that we should not crush our individual reality; more so we should accept and embrace in our differences. Leunig expresses this by linking a new born foal with “a spectacular birthmark” with such “freshness and beauty” to the words “artificial appearances”. Leunig discusses the truth about the regulations we must abide by to be ‘accepted’
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The Life and Story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart better known as just Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was baptised January 27‚ 1756 in Salzburg on Getreidegasse street in the ninth house‚ which at the time was a part of the Holy Roman Empire but is now Austria. He was born to Leopold and Anne Maria Pertl Mozart in the same house he lived in until he was 17 with his mother‚ father and his big sister Maria Anne‚ she was his only sibling to survive infancy
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Marian Anderson was a diplomat and singer. Marian was a singer she performed on the Constitution Hall. She was a diplomat she represented the United States government. Marian Anderson broke the color line of African American being able to perform without being rejected because of their race. Marian Anderson was born February 27‚ 1897 in Philadelphia‚. Anderson grew up in (NEGRO QUARTER‚ 2015)‚ in a single rented room with her parents and her two sisters. Marian mother’s name was Annie Delilah Rucker
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A Journey To The Kingdom of Spain In the summer of 2010 when final exams were over and the holiday had just started‚ my friends and I planned a ten-day-trip to Spain‚ which we were all excited about. A dream was finally fulfilled after having such a wonderful trip; however‚ we also encountered some terrible and scary phases. This adventure was the most memorable‚ for me‚ and one which we all learned from. I think everyone could learn from our bad experiences to prevent experiencing what we faced
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the greatest music composers who ever lived. His name and the word ’genius ’ are often bandied about together by music writers and critics and many would argue rightly so. Mozart had a fantastic ear for writing a catchy melody with perfect orchestral arrangement. His compositions have a rich and distinctive sound; it can be said that in his brief 35 years of life that he wrote a masterpiece in every genre of classical music without much apparent effort. Mozart had
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