12/1/12 Music Appreciation‚ Scott Zeidel Concert Report I went to see Overture to King Stephen‚ Op. 117 and Symphony No. 2 in D major‚ Op. 36‚ both composed by Ludwig van Beethoven and performed by Los Angeles Philharmonic at Disney Hall on December 31 2012. The music group consisted of about sixty-three bowed string instrumentalists‚ ten woodwind instrumentalists‚ nine brass instrumentalists and four percussion instruments and the conductor is Esa-Pekka Salonen. The first piece I am
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In the book “The Hunger Games”‚ the story takes place in an area called Panem‚ which represents a futuristic North America‚ and contains 12 districts that together provide for the people living there and the Capitol. The Capitol is the wealthier area and inside contains a huge arena where the Hunger Games are played. The Hunger Games is an annual competition including 12 randomly picked contestants plopped in an arena battling to the death held by the Capitol to remind the citizens that “the Dark
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Helen Storey Professor Helen storey is an artist‚ designer and scientist living and working in London. Ever since the mid 90’s storey has revisited what she describes as an ‘undeveloped school girl desire to understand and practice scientific research which has cumulated in a series of projects exploring the fields of biology‚ neuroscience and chemistry.’ (Wikipedia.com) Helen created “primitive streak”- a series of 27 dresses that create a fashion collection chronicling the first 1000 hours of
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Smartphones can do a lot of things these days. They give us turn-by-turn driving directions‚ show us the best places to eat nearby‚ check us in for a flight‚ and entertain us while we’re waiting in line. But can we use them to turn on our TV or lower the volume on our stereo? The short answer: Yes. You’ll need to download an app and purchase a few pieces of equipment‚ but using your phone as a universal remote is no longer a tech dream. TVs‚ DVD players‚ cable boxes and stereos use an infrared (IR)
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At the onset of 33 Variations‚ it is evident that there are many parallels between the lives of both Beethoven and Katherine. The reasoning behind these parallels‚ however‚ is not revealed until Katherine delivers her final lecture. As Katherine begins her lecture‚ she starts by explaining the purpose of a hypothesis before then providing the audience with her own. “My hypothesis was that Beethoven wanted to use Diabelli’s waltz to show Vienna what a great masterwork he could create out of a grain
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This week we listened to the fifth symphony by Beethoven. I enjoy the symphonies‚ but‚ I enjoy the piano concerto better. Each of them have there own traits‚ like the meaning of the fifth symphony. The “banging” is said to be fate knocking at Beethoven’s door. It makes me wonder if as Beethoven was writing this‚ if he was contemplating giving up. Or maybe he had this idea earlier when he first started to become deaf. He may have become stuck‚ and could not figure out what he wanted to write. Then
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Lucie Samarkova Professor Wing English 105 Feb. 16th 2014 Essay #1 Friedrich Schiller: Ode to joy In this essay I will be examining “Ode to Joy” by Schiller‚ the part which was used by Beethoven as lyrics for his famous Ninth symphony. Definition of “ode’ is a poem in which a person expresses a strong feeling of love or respect for something‚ in this case for joy. In his fairly straightforward poem‚ Schiller wants to create a feeling and appreciation for
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Intro to Music Histor December 10‚ 2012 Final paper With the feeling of excited and curious‚ I decided to enjoy the perfect play performed by The New York Youth Symphony. And the music director in this concert is Joshua Gersen. This is my first life experience to attend to a music hall and listen to the classical music concert. The Carnegie Hall located at west 40th street‚ New York. It is a 5-floor high building which can fill at least 400 people. The 2nd to 4th floor is some small rooms
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Induction programs are a key to the success of any profession in the work force‚ from the unskilled assembly job‚ to the manager of a business. Such a program outlines the expectations placed on that person‚ and to help achieve the highest rate of success in their career. Nowhere is this more evident in school systems today. In such a fast paced‚ high-pressure atmosphere that is under the scrutiny of the public eye‚ a district employee needs every resource that is available to them to excel. Designing
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Click film review What if you had a universal remote control that remote controlled your universe? Click follows the story of Michael Newman (Adam Sandler)‚ an architect whose long hours and unkind boss (David Hasslehoff) have driven him to a near breakdown. Whist watching TV‚ he longs for a universal remote to control everything and he finds exactly that in department store ‘bed‚ bath and beyond’. He soon realises that ‘everything’ is not as it seems as he mutes a barking dog and pauses his
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