Symphonie Fantastique: The Hopeless Romantic ’s Guide to Nineteenth Century Program Music 1 Inspired by the great philosophers‚ poets and storytellers of his day‚ Berlioz was one of the first composers who sought to merge drama and music into a single genre through the medium of his own creative and highly innovative soundscape. The result was a five movement orchestral masterpiece that is to this day still considered one of the most revolutionary works of the 19th century. The Symphonie
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I’d lose my nerve for war.’ (VI‚ 179-180) Like all the other men of their time and culture‚ both Hector and Achilles knew that their most important duty was to fight wars. In the Iliad‚ by Homer‚ war was of the utmost importance‚ and the Greeks felt that dying in battle was the noblest way to die. Outside of war‚ men made their own decisions as to what else would be important in their lives. Hector valued his family‚ was able to control his emotions‚ and respected the gods. Achilles was almost the
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Beethoven was one of the pivotal composers that helped music evolve from the Classical period into the age of Romanticism. When discussing Beethoven’s success in classical compositions‚ his symphonies are at the forefront of most if not every conversation. However‚ even within the topic of his symphonies‚ some are naturally highlighted more than others. For example‚ one could reproduce the melody from either the opening movement of the Fifth or the finale of the Ninth and a majority of people
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The Romantic Era The romantic period in music extended from about 1820 to 1900. Among the most significant musicians were Franz Schubert‚ Robert Schumann‚ Clara Wieck Schumann‚ Frederic Chopin‚ Franz Liszt‚ Felix Mendelssohn‚ Hector Berlioz‚ Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ Antonin Dvorak‚ Johannes Brahms‚ Giuseppe Verdi‚ Giacomo Puccini‚ Richard Wagner and Gustav Mahler. The length of this list – and some important composers have been omitted from it – testifies to the richness and
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Symphonie Fantastique‚ Hector Berlioz By carefully listening to the first movement of the symphonic work‚ this could be a work all on its own. Berlioz really did a fantastic job by incorporating all the sort of feelings a man in love gets by seeing the love of his life for the first time. “Reveries – Passions” is the title of the first movement‚ which depicts the feelings of tenderness‚ sad‚ crazy‚ and passionate‚ all through this one device‚ idee fixe. The idee fixe technique is used to bring out
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New Forms‚ New Colors‚ New Logic: Writing Music in the Romantic Era Music has always been an essential part of the arts‚ with classical music in particular holding a special place. And like most of the arts‚ classical music exemplifies and affects the general worldview of a given period in history. Because of this‚ Western classical music is typically divided into four periods- Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic‚ and Contemporary- with each period differing from the others greatly in sound‚ mood‚ and
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Collin ENG-H101 Essay #3A Prof. Due: April 6‚ 2012 “Of My Friend Hector and My Achilles Heel” Being prejudice is when opinions or feelings before the facts are known‚ without any knowledge‚ or a good reason it could be favorable opinions and dishonest opinions or attitude. People say that prejudice is an unfair and not reasonable opinions
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Case Study for Hector Gaming Company Paula Gray Lemons California Southern University Course: Project Management/MGT 86529 Mentor: Dr. John Belt Date: May 27‚ 2013 Action Plan for Hector Gaming Company Summary of the Facts: Hector Gaming Company is an educational gaming company that specializes in educational games for young people. The company has experienced a significant growth rate the last two years of operations. In addition‚ their targeted market has been scooping up their
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The text under analysis is written by Hector Hugh Munro‚ better known by the pen name Saki‚ was a British writer‚ whose witty and sometimes macabre[] stories satirized Edwardian [] society and culture. He is considered to be a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. In this story we learn about a young man James Cushat-Prinkly. He decides to marry and his relatives approve this idea. They find marriageable girl named Joan Sebastable. However‚ he marries another
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Sources and solicitation of project proposals 8. Ranking proposals and selection of projects A. Managing the portfolio System B. Balancing the portfolio for risks and types of projects 9. Summary 10. Key terms 11. Review questions 12. Case: Hector Gaming Company 13. Case: Film Prioritization Chapter Objectives To identify the significant role projects contribute to the strategic direction of the organization To stress the importance of establishing project priorities and top management
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