Marc Sokolovs Mr. Hamilton BAROQUE ESSAY Starting in the year 1600 and ending in 1750 the baroque era is one of Western music’s finest time periods. Key characteristics that the baroque era consisted of were emotion‚ complexity‚ ornamentation and embellishment at its prime. Most commonly‚ baroque music had a homophonic texture‚ one melody with a single high voice or instrument‚ combined with bass chords or an accompaniment. A feature that is widely known is the basso continuo; the bass lines are
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American derivations of the Italian Mafia‚ such as The Sopranos and The Godfather‚ we will explore the ways in which customary perspectives of the family have molded the Mafia and other criminal organizations. The Mafia evolved over hundreds of years in Sicily. In the mid-nineteenth century‚ Sicilians joined together in groups and began to rely on "family ties" to protect themselves‚ keep themselves safe‚ and carry out their own justice in a place where the Italian government was just recently
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In the period between 1943 and 1950 Italian cinema was dominated by Neorealism which became the most significant film style of post-war Europe. Formation began back in 1936 when propagandists opened modern Cincitta studios and the film school name ‘Centro Sperimentaledi Cinematografia’. Along with the opening of schools such as this was a movement that placed a group of cinematographers under full-year contracts‚ among them was Carlo Montuori who used his classic techniques in creating ‘Bicycle Thieves’
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THE ITALIAN CERAMIC TILE INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION Sassuolo is an Italian industrial city that hosts a lot of ceramic tiles’ companies‚ due to the huge boom in ceramic demand after the Second World War. Consequently‚ supporting industries grew next to the ceramic tile’s factories. Ceramic tiles are very well considered in Italy and around the Mediterranean‚ because of the warm weather; they provide more coolness than other materials‚ for example wood or carpets. The ceramic tile
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I have always had a passion for Italian food. It has been my favorite since I was a little girl. Spaghetti‚ lasagna‚ fettuccini alfredo‚ pizza and cheese ravioli are excellent choices of Italian foods. Out of all of the many choices of Italian cuisine chicken alfredo is my favorite. Going to a restaurant every time I crave chicken alfredo can be expensive so I have learned how to make this delicious meal on my own. It is also a very quick dish to make with little prep time. Here are some steps that
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Eboni Mighty “Zesty Italian” In this particular ad‚ a fairly nice looking gentleman is lying on a blanket‚ unclothed seemingly to have enjoyed the pleasure of a complete picnic. While eating biscotti and drinking fine Italian wine‚ the rays of the sun glisten on his sun kissed skin‚ wow this was certainly enough to capture my attention! The grass is a dark forest green and is perfectly manicured as if just been cut. Red and white printed‚ the blanket is laid across the grass with this striking
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BAROQUE NATURALISM IN SPAIN: VELAZQUEZ The greatest master of Spanish painting and one of the greatest painters of the Baroque was Diego Velazquez. Inspired by the simple‚ realistic paintings of Caravaggio‚ his approach to art would fly in the face of the flamboyant trends in his day and go even further in the direction of “naturalism.” Surprisingly‚ when he was twenty-four‚ the honest realist was appointed the court painter to the king. More surprisingly‚ Velazquez succeeded in his new role without
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generation. History of the issue: Italy has been in the top five most popular tourist countries based on the amount of arrivals in a given year for the past five years. Current Information on the issue: Intended Outcome of the Planned Campaign: Italian tourism increased 5.7% from 2010 to 2011 but countries close to Italy (Spain above‚ and Turkey below) are increasing their tourism numbers at a higher rate. This campaign will be put into place to make sure we have a higher number of incoming tourists
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The baroque and renaissance periods are two different periods. The renaissance period rolled into the baroque era. There were changes made over the years from the baroque to the renaissance period. Differences in style accumulated along with views of art and music. Baroque era covers the period between 1600 and 1750 beginning with Monte Verdi (birth of opera) and ended with deaths of Bach and Handel. The term baroque music is borrowed from the art history. It follows the Renaissance era (1400-1600)
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Italian Literature A study of Italian literature has strongly influenced not only the Europeans but also the world. It shows passionate sensitivity to goodness and true beauty of life. The Italian love for Christian virtue‚ faith‚ hope‚ and charity radiates in both their prose and poetry. For Italians‚ true love and nobility‚ which are manifested in their literary works‚ are inseparable. FAMOUS POETS PROFILE WORKS SHORT DESCRIPTION of WORKS Horace Virgil Livy Ovid
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