Directing Hamlet – No Small Task A famous Hamlet director‚ Kurt Spenrath‚ once stated‚ “The only thing scarier than playing Hamlet is directing it” (Spenrath). Agreeing with him is Greg Doran‚ the director of the 2008 remake‚ starring David Tennant. He coincides by inputting‚ “I’ve always been rather terrified of Hamlet” (Allen 1). Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s most well-known dramatics‚ and people love to put on productions of the work. Many people recognize the play because it is shown around
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wonderful medium through which humanity can convey imagination. When taking a look at some of the prolific works of animation‚ such as the brilliant animated film Fantasia‚ you will find a combination of whimsical imagery with the likes of some of the most profound classical music and orchestration. One of Disney’s classic animated features‚ Fantasia is certainly not‚ “Best suited for the mindless entertainment of children.” This was far from what the creators of such a remarkable piece of art wanted it
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed this symphonic poem in a mere 3 weeks. Under the suggestion of the music critic‚ Henry Laroche‚ Tchaikovsky created this symphonic work on the most famous incident in Dante’s Divine Comedy – the tragedy of Francesca and Paolo. Tchaikovsky dubbed this piece as a “symphonic fantasy.” On a letter to his brother‚ he wrote‚ “I have worked on it con amore‚ and I believe my love has been successful.” It was indeed an instant sensation. The symphonic fantasy premiered in
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He was born on May 9‚ 1912. He joined the Disney Studios on September 24‚ 1934. Thomas started out working on Mickey Mouse shorts such as “Mickey’s Circus” and “More Kittens”. Thomas had contributed to many classic features such as “Fantasia”‚ “Dumbo”‚ “Bambi” and “Cinderella”. He had created many memorable scenes such as Bambi and Thumper on the ice and the Lady and the Tramp moments where the couple are eating spaghetti. In December 1942‚ Thomas also enlisted in the U.S. Air Force
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poetry. T.S. Eliot‚ E.E. Cummings‚ and Ezra Pound were just a handful of the many poets who were involved in this movement. (Shaw) Carl Sandburg was another poet who showed the world his love of jazz music‚ which he did through poetry. He wrote “Jazz Fantasia” to express that love. Carl Sandburg was born on January
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true musical conflict from the development section to the recapitulation‚ where it climaxes in dramatic catastrophe.” (Wikipedia) In the third revision of Romeo and Juliet in 1880‚ Tchaivosky re- wrote the ending. Also added a sub title “Overture-Fantasia” then premiered May 1 1886 in a part of the then Russian empire Tbilisi‚ Georgia. The overature is still being used in various entertainment such as (Columbo‚ Kim Possible‚ The Jazz Singer (1927)‚ Wayne’s World‚ Animaniacs‚ Freakazoid‚ Pinky and
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Analyzing A Piece – The Rite of Spring Melody – The composition is very complex‚ it uses many different instruments at many different pitches‚ large leaps‚ most likely very difficult to play like a lot of Stravinsky’s work. The music has small repetitive parts but continuously moves on to new parts which are all different from the last. The music starts off in a very peaceful melody than develops into an angry sounding melody than drops back down to peaceful and then changes into angry again
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He participated in elaborate polyphonic and concerted music at church services. Bach was best known during his lifetime as an organist‚ organ consultant‚ and composer of organ works in both the traditional German free genres such as preludes‚ fantasias‚ and toccatas and stricter forms‚ such as chorale preludes and fugues. According to Ahti Tarkkanen’s historical article Blindness of Johann Sebastian Bach‚ “At the age of 64 years‚ his vision started to decline. By persuasion of his friends‚ he had
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which the same melody is repeated over and over again with different treatment and without intervening new materials is a fantasia symphony * theme and variations rondo 7. A structure in which the melody is stated‚ then repeated with the first statement being played as background‚ as in "Row‚ Row‚ Row Your Boat‚" is a * fugue sonata fantasia symphony 8. "Allegro" means slow * fast dance-like with feeling 9. The origins of which of the following
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structure in which the same melody is repeated over and over again with different treatment and without intervening new materials is a fantasia symphony C theme and variations rondo 7. A structure in which the melody is stated‚ then repeated with the first statement being played as background‚ as in "Row‚ Row‚ Row Your Boat‚" is a A fugue sonata fantasia symphony 8. "Allegro" means slow B fast dance-like with feeling 9. The origins of which of the following are
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