One of the symptoms of this nadir (the lowest point in the fortunes of a person) in his life was almost hysterical activity in composition culminating in the Symphony No. 4 in F Minor‚ Opus 36 (1877‚ and the opera Eugene Onegin (1877-78) based on a poem by Aleksandr Pushkin”. In his sympathy for the main character‚ Tatyana‚ he married one of his former music students‚ Antonina Milyukova‚ when she threatened suicide if he didn’t accept her offer. She was then associated
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nervous breakdown. Later‚ in the 1880s‚ he became depressed due to the failure of his marriage‚ which is said to be because of his homosexuality‚ which resulted in an attempt to take his life. Due to these events‚ Tchaikovsky composed the opera Eugene Onegin‚ which was about an unrequited love. Sometime during the same year‚ Tchaikovsky composed the “1812 Overture” in celebration of Napoleon’s defeat by Russia. In addition‚ during his time‚ Czar Alexander II was promoting reforms in Russia; however
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The History of Ballet The first experience of watching a ballet‚ for me or any little girl‚ can be fascinating and exhilarating. Wondering how a dancer can be so steady on her toes as she spins in circles and leaps through the air. Watching a ballet‚ there is a feeling of wanting to be graceful‚ as well as the warm sensation felt by a little girl as she slips into dream land. My mom had taken me to my first ballet when I was 11 years old. When we returned home home‚ she signed me up for classes
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Gwendolyn Richmond Music Appreciation 110 November 11‚ 2014 Large Paper Pyotr ‘Peter’ Tchaikovsky Peter Tchaikovsky was one of the Great Russian composers of the Romantic Period and he created many musical masterpieces. Born in May of 1840‚ he was fascinated with music as young as five years old. His parents supported his dream but eventually directed him into the government. At ten years old‚ he studied at the School of Jurisprudence after he and his family relocated to St. Petersburg. When he
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This paper will discuss the life and work of the Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in terms of his relationship to the Romantic movement in music. Tchaikovsky was born in 1840 in the town of Votinsk in Russia. Although he learned to play the piano as a child‚ his family wanted him to pursue a career as a lawyer. For this reason‚ Tchaikovsky began attending the St. Petersburg School of Jurisprudence at the age of 10‚ and by the age of 19 he obtained a position as clerk in the Ministry of
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Promethean Man: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage The Myth of Prometheus: The ancient Greek myth of Prometheus is a tale about philanthropy‚ strength of character‚ moral truth and the willingness to sacrifice oneself for the good of others. It has stayed one of the most influential Greek myths throughout the centuries‚ and has inspired numerous works of art from literature to paintings and sculputres. In Greek mythology‚ Prometheus (derived from the ancient Greek word meaning "forethought") was
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“We all now pose as Napoleons-- Millions of two-legged creatures For us are the instrument of one.” --Eugene Onegin‚ by Pushkin Napoleon in Russian Thought Despite Russia’s own history with Napoleon Bonaparte in the Russian invasion of 1812‚ Russians came to view Napoleon with a strange sort of admiration and reverence. In much the same way as Western Europe at the time‚ Russians saw Napoleon as a symbol: an extraordinary modern man who overstepped boundaries and moral law to change history
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fact that he is economically powerless. Scholar David Pattersen describes the superfluous man as “homeless”- “a paradigm of a person who has lost a point‚ a place‚ a presence in life" (2). Much like superfluous characters such as Pechorin and Eugene Onegin‚ Raskolnikov is unconventional‚ cynical‚ ineffectual‚ and prideful. Additionally‚ he often displays contradictory thoughts and vacillates between a rational and irrational mindset. For example‚ he is initially outraged at his sister’s marriage
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The Life of Peter Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ also spelled Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ was born in Votkinsk‚ in the city of Vyatka‚ Russia‚ May 7‚ 1840. Second in a family of five sons and one daughter‚ to whom he was extremely devoted. Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to drive to another city‚ he had to be held back while she got into the carriage‚ and the moment he was free ran and tried to hold the wheels. There is an anecdote
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a change represents progress; whereas‚ for another‚ catastrophe. How have the composers of the texts you have studied convey these differences in response to change? In your answer‚ you must refer to Heart of Darkness‚ either in the park poem or Onegin the film and one of your own choice. For one person a change represents progress; whereas‚ for another‚ catastrophe. Heart of Darkness is the ideal book in terms of telling a story that confirms change can mean either progress or catastrophe for
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