“Bring Back the Sun”: The Historical Significance of the Castrati Chuck Harris Music 425 Dr. HM Lewis December 15‚ 2009 The Castrato has long been a subject shrouded in controversy and mystery. Castration has been used in many cultures and religions since the dawn of time (Eunuchs). We don’t know exactly when castration started to be used specifically for the voice but we have records dating back to the 16th century. These
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According to Sarah Bardwell‚ director of the Handel House Museum in London‚ "The best castrati were superstars‚ admired by audiences‚ appreciated by composers and adored by female fans.” Due to their full voices and wide range‚ composers sought out the castrati to sing and perform their works much
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The Italian author and violinist Arcangelo Corelli practiced a wide impact on his peers and on the succeeding era of writers. Conceived in Fusignano‚ Italy‚ in 1653‚ a full era before Bach or Handel‚ he contemplated in Bologna‚ a recognized musical focus‚ then settled himself in Rome in the 1670s. By 1679 had entered the administration of Queen Christina of Sweden‚ who had taken up home in Rome in 1655‚ after her surrender the prior year‚ and had set up there an institute of literati that later turned
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conversed while walking across an alien landscape." (Laytner‚ 2011) While Cooper watched Captain Kirk with his communicator‚ he was bewildered “And‚ suddenly there ’s Captain Kirk talking on his communicator‚” remembers Cooper. “Talking with no dialing!” (Handel‚ 2005) With the idea set in his mind‚ he set out to make it a reality. In 1973‚ Martian Cooper‚ "While working for Motorola‚ he [Cooper] created the first personal cell phone‚ citing Captain Kirk ’s communicator on Star Trek as an inspiration. His
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The Glory of the Lord by Handel has four motifs which are: ‘And the Glory the Glory of the Lord’ – This motif outlines the chord of A major‚ the tonic chord‚ and moves up the last three notes of the scale. This helps to establish the key. The word-setting is syllabic‚ one word to a syllable. ‘Shall be revealed’ – In this motif the second bar is a repeat of the first bar but a tone lower. The word ‘revealed’ is melismatic (several notes to one syllable). ‘For the mouth of the lord hath spoken it’
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instruments‚ historical periods‚ the Enlightenment‚ syllabic‚ melismatic‚ sonata-allegro form La peri fanfare Boulez Bird Chopin 3:1‚ Camptown Races 1:25‚ Structures 3:45] Rachmaninov Track 2‚ Terpsichore 8 (Shakespeare)‚ Zappa 7‚ Duple: (ex. Handel Water Music CML #73) Triple: (ex. Mozart Minuet #74) Monophony - single voice (not necessarily one voice). . . unaccompanied melody PLAY CML – Kyrie (chant) Song Texture (Homophony) - single voice with accompaniment most familiar texture PLAY
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division of responsibilities among personnel (Handel 3).” Their idea of organizational structures and procedures seem to be very stringent and objective‚ focusing only on attaining the goal without consideration of fairness and hospitality towards lower-ranked employees. In opposition to these views‚ “Natural theories view organizations as more than simply rationally constructed tools to achieve specific goals‚ but also as social and human systems (Handel 3).” Natural theorists‚ Dalton and Jackall‚
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Mark Morris is an avant garde choreographer‚ who revolutionized the dance world without giving a care. Morris decides what he wants‚ who he is‚ and what is going to happen - his ostentatious nature formed his place as a dance celebrity. What makes him so impressive‚ next to his sheer brilliance and unparalleled creativity‚ is his unapologetic nature. Audiences don’t flock to Mark Morris’s work because he needs them to‚ it simply demands to be seen. Mark Morris‚ by Joan Acocella is a biography that
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After Handel describes Arthur’s life growing up in Delano Island‚ we go back to an interaction between Arthur‚ journalists‚ and other people: “‘[Delano Island] must’ve been so beautiful’ is the inevitable reply. ‘It was‚’ he tells them‚ ‘it is‚’ and then finds a way to change the subject because it’s difficult to explain this next part. Yes‚ it was beautiful. It was the most beautiful place I have ever seen. It was gorgeous and claustrophobic. I loved it and I always wanted to escape” (74). I
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is usually very playful and has many parts. It started in Italy. It then spreads to the Catholic countries in Europe. Finally‚ it also spread to the Protestant ones. Famous composers in the baroque period were Alessandro Scarlatti (1600-1725) and Handel (1685–1759). Scarlatti wrote over 100 operas and is believed to have changed to approach to the genre from his
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