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    Comparing Hahn And Jansen

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    Hilary Hahn and Janine Jansen are both considered to be violin virtuosos and both of these performances serve as evidence to that claim. However‚ they each make several decisions and perform slightly differently‚ some of which change my opinion of their performance as a whole. On the other hand‚ much of their playing is similar like the tempi at which they perform and certain dynamic decisions. The cadenza of this piece gives the soloist the most freedom in their performance so that section epitomizes

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    In Manha de carnival by sigman and bonfa‚ I think there are two musical ideas‚ A and B. Idea A is played from the beginning until 1:19. The rhythm is being repeated by percussion instruments with a flowy melody played by piano‚ brass and woodwind instruments. Idea B begins at 1:20 with a saxophone improvised solo and as it progresses‚ the notes appear to get shorter and scattered‚ similar to how jazz sounds. The sax solo continues until 2:19‚ followed by a piano solo‚ following the same idea B. Percussion

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    women’s suffering during the war‚ allowing the responder to acknowledge the women‚ which will convince society to pay tribute to the women. He uses a variety of techniques which involve many senses of the responder in The Shoe-Horn Sonata to achieve this goal. The Shoe-Horn Sonata is based on two women who helped each other through hardships during World War II; they are reunited after fifty years to film a television documentary which unravels many secrets. The involvement of more than one sense

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    as being weak. This is what the main protagonists of both the play‚ Shoe Horn Sonata by John Mistro and the movie‚ Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross endured. Together with photographs‚ cinematic techniques and symbols‚ these texts represent the devastation of war‚ the bonds of friendship forged during a war and their respective will to survive. Friendship is defined as a relationship between friends. In Shoe Horn Sonata‚ when Sheila and Bridie first meet‚ it seems unlikely that they will ever be

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    incomprehensible to those who have never experienced it‚ a dread that strikes at the root of one’s survival – an existential fear.” Experiences suffered by women and children in WWII Japanese POW camps are reflected in John Misto’s play‚ The Shoe-Horn Sonata. This is shown through a wide range of distinctively visual techniques such as stage directions‚ language‚ lighting‚ music and sound effects that are designed to put the audience in his characters positions. The fear confronted by the women of the

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    occurrence of an event. John Misto has successfully portrayed the importance of survival by using the visual and sound techniques. The sisters and nurses of Sisters of War and the nurses in The Shoe-Horn Sonata had endured many great atrocities during their times in the war. In Shoe-horn sonata‚ the mimicking technique used in the “Tap – Tap – Tap” and “[harsher] Whack – Whack – Whack” shows Bridie’s persistence in keeping Sheila awake. The powerful use of repetition and its onomatopoeic techniques

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    Shoe Horn Sonata: In Misto’s play contrast is a powerful dramatic device. Describe its use in the Shoe Horn Sonata. “Shoe Horn Sonata is an impressive story of courage‚ hope‚ horror and friendship. This play is a tribute to commemorate the bravery of the women and to make their story of survival widely known. The historical context that the story has enables us to learn about the past events and to understand the true meaning of war and its consequences. The play draws on real events‚ the Massacre

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    Distinctively visual texts are able to manipulate the emotions of the audience to influence the responses of a collective group. John Misto‚ the person behind the play The Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ uses his distinctively visual text as a memorial for the Australian Army nurses who died in the war‚ as they were refused one by the government. “I do not have the power to build a memorial. So I wrote a play instead.” This drama illustrates the way the women were treated in the Japanese prisoner of war camps

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    One of the central aspects of this poster is its use of images to depict scenes and ideas within the play ’The Shoe-Horn Sonata’. In this play‚ Misto creates meaning through his use of a linear timeline‚ which allows the reader to follow the events as they occur. This is crucial to the play as it causes the reader to become emotionally invested in the characters and causes them to question what happen in the camp to result in the present. This poster uses layout and gaze to create this effect of

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    Shoe Horn Sonata Act 3

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    The Shoe-Horn Sonata In the play ‘The Shoe-Horn Sonata’ by John Misto I have chosen to study Act 1 Scene 3. In this scene Bridie and Sheila meet for the first time. Bridie and Sheila reunite after not having seen each other since the end of the war‚ and they feel like they hadn’t been separated for 50 years. Bridie acts as if she has been the stronger one through both the war and after it‚ constantly undermining Sheila by calling her ‘girl’ and telling Rick (the interviewer) that she is deaf

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