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    A Renaissance Tale of Human Hubris On the Interrelationship of Setting‚ Theme and Characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne ’s "Rappaccini ’s Daughter" Contents Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 1 Argumentation...................................................................................................................... 2 1. The Fantastic Elements of the Setting................

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    Antonio Salieri Biography

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    received considerable public acclaim in his day. He studied violin and harpsichord with his brother Francesco‚ who was a student of Giuseppe Tartini. After the death of his parents‚ he moved to Padua‚ then to Venice‚ where he studied thoroughbass with Giovanni Pescetti. In 1766 Salieri met Florian Leopold Gassmann‚ who invited him to attend the court of Vienna and there trained him in composition based on Fux’s Gradus ad Parnassus. He remained in Vienna for the remainder of his life‚ and in 1774‚ when

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    Common Themes Theory

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    Medici family supported the arts and gave patronage to many artists that have created art that is still enjoyed today. The most famous artists that the Medici family gave patronage to were Brunelleschi‚ Michelangelo‚ Raphael‚ Donatello‚ and Leonardo da Vinci. It was stated by Lawrence Cunningham in the book Culture & Values: A survey of the Western Humanities that Michelangelo worked on the Medici Chapel in the Florentine Church of San Lorenzo under patronage from the Medici family (Cunningham et

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    Welcome to Italy Culture and culture of the Italian Peninsula… . A Project by: Miodrag Jankovic Intercultural Communication EPHEC A Project by: Miodrag Jankovic Intercultural Communication EPHEC Summary Italian ID Card 3 The History 4 Geography 5 Environment - current issues 6 Environment - international agreements 6 Natural hazards 6 Italian Society & Culture 7 The Italian Language 7 Italian Family Values 7

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    Mozart

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    as a struggling freelance musician. In 1782‚ he married Constanze Weber‚ against his domineering father’s wishes. He reached the peak of his career in the late 1780s with his three comic operas (The Marriage of Figaro‚ Don Giovanni‚ and Così fan tutte) on librettos by Lorenzo da Ponte. Although in poor health‚ Mozart continued to produce masterpieces for the Viennese public‚ including his Clarinet Concerto (he was one of the first to compose for this new instrument) and his final opera‚ The Magic

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    History of Western Music

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    History Of Western Music Chapter #1  Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together  Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers  Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers  Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones  Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes :  Syllabic-one note per syllable  Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable  Melismatic-many notes per

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    Music History Guide

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    Guide to Music History Part 1 – Introduction Whether you need to brush up on your knowledge of musical styles for your grade six music theory exam (or higher)‚ or are just keen to learn more about our rich heritage of “classical” music‚ I hope this new series of articles about the history of classical music will offer you something of interest. Here’s a quick introduction to the new series! Each article will take a brief look at one of the main eras that “classical” music is divided into. I’m using

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    Opera History

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    (sinfonia) Da capo aria Lieto fine Tone painting/word painting/musical symbolism Royal Academy of Music (English) Concertino/ripieno Week 6/Chapter 12-13 Opera of moods/affects Older & newer styles (ie. baroque/pre-(or proto-)classical) Galant style Opera reform (1730s) Metastasio Opera seria aria types (as given here) Pasticcio Insertion aria/suitcase aria Coloratura Cadenza Bravura aria Pier Francesco Tosi Recitativo semplice (secco)/ recitativo accompagnato 5-section da capo

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    13 colonies

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    after Marquette died and his canoe capsized -fishermen saved him but his notes were ruined so he wrote things down based on his memory Giovanni Da Verrazzano Born in 1485 Died 1528 Born in Val Di Greve Italy Starting exploring at early age Egypt and Syria were the first two places he explored Went to France and met the King Between 1522‚ Giovanni convinced the King that he would undertake a voyage conquest to gain riches from the new world

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    1) Chapter 21: The Renaissance in Quattrocento Italy a. The Early Renaissance in Italy (1400-1500) 2) Chapter 22: Renaissance and Mannerism in Cinquecento Italy a. The High and Late Renaissance in Italy (1500-1600) 3) Chapter 20: Late Medieval And Early Renaissance Northern Europe a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 15th century 4) Chapter 23: High Renaissance and Mannerism in Northern Europe and Spain a. The Renaissance in Northern Europe in the 16th century 5) Chapter 24: The Baroque

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