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    “Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul...” -- Plato Music: Music is an art form whose medium is sound‚ passes through the ears in human body & directly reaches the heart. Common elements of music: 1. pitch : which governs melody and harmony‚ 2. rhythm: associated concepts tempo‚ meter‚ and articulation‚ 3. dynamics‚ 4. The sonic qualities of timbre and texture. The word derives from Greek μουσική

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    Levinson's Musical Works

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    Levinson defines a musical work as a dual structure‚ sound and means of performance (S/PM)‚ as "indicated" by a person at some time. An "indicating" takes the form of the creation of a score by a composer. He writes that certain attributes of musical works are dependent on more than the sound structure they contain‚ this is what makes musical works different from each other. Musical works are not only sound structures but rather they are an integration of sound structures and performance. Levinson

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    dreams were crushed‚ that was until his mother taught him to play the piano at the age of twelve. Bacharach enjoyed playing piano very much but he never really planned on making a musical career off of his abilities and it wasn’t until he heard the fine flowing movements and melodies of Jazz that it would change his musical talent into a passion. Bacharach loved everything about jazz an would do anything to hear it‚ even going as

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    As the Great Depression was underway‚ theaters struggled to stay open and care for their members. In fact‚ every Shubert Theater in Chicago and 253 companies in New York City were closed. Only a fraction of the actors‚ directors‚ stagehands‚ and technicians remained employed. Franklin Delano Roosevelt believed in saving the arts by educating the public‚ along with director Hallie Flanagan establishing the Federal Theater Project (FTP). With high expectations for the FTP to help the arts‚ it failed

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    Elizabethan Theaters‚ The Popular Theaters in Europe Have you ever wondered how the theater become so popular? People will think that it was because of Hollywood or some other thing‚ but it started on the eastern side of the world. There was a movement called the Renaissance‚ and that movement created theaters and many other things that people enjoy in our modern world. There were many theaters during the Renaissance‚ but one of the greatest known theaters were the Elizabethan theaters. The Elizabethan

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    throughout History I personally like classical music because my wife used to sing in many competitions‚ which gave me a whole new appreciation for this type of music. She has sung in many different languages such as Italian‚ German‚ Hebrew‚ Russian‚ English‚ Bohemian‚ Spanish‚ and French. We also used classical music in our wedding by Johann Pachelbel’s “Canon in D Major”‚ which is heard very often in weddings. I chose to do my research paper on classical music throughout history because nobody

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    Pakistani Musical Culture

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    Lesson 10: Pakistani Musical Culture Music of Pakistani Pakistan 6th most populous country in the world. Pakistan has a cultural and ethnic background going back to the Indus Valley Civilization. known for its ordered cities‚ advanced sanitation‚ excellent roads‚ and uniquely structured society. modern name of a country once named as Sindu Supta and India (Land of Indus). National language is Urdu. Main religion is Islam. Pakistani is guided with two main ideas:
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    criminals facilitates this captivation and leads readers to celebrate criminals. Bob Fosse and Fred Ebb capture the story of this celebration of criminals within Chicago: The Musical calling it “a story of murder‚ greed‚ corruption‚ violence…[and] all those things we all hold near and dear to our hearts” (Fosse & Ebb 1). Chicago: The Musical follows the story of murderess Roxie Hart through the corrupt judicial system of Chicago. Roxie starts as the wife to the lowly mechanic‚ Amos Hart‚ but with the help

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    Rent Musical Analysis

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    RENT Analysis Rent is a rock musical that focuses on the lives of several different young artists and the relationships that bond between them. The title Rent is very fitting for this musical because the majority of the characters are impoverished and are trying to survive in the world‚ while making a life for themselves. The story mostly revolves around the characters Mark and Roger‚ as they battle loss‚ love and life. While Roger tries to run away from all that he is faced with‚ Mark tries to capture

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    systems is unbeatable. Theatre and most performing arts will struggle because of the technology our world is improving on every day. The technology we have today could potentially end all theatre and performing arts. If people are not attending plays‚ musicals‚ or concerts then they may have to be shut down because of the lack of income. If people do not attend then why would the show go on? I still believe that no matter what‚ there will always be a crowd at theatre productions or other performing

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