first truly great opera was composed by Monteverdi in 1607‚ and was called ’Orfeo’. The music heightens the dramatic impact. There was a lot of instrumental ritornello (Italian for return‚ and means when a section returns). Before each verse of the aria (song)‚ we hear an instrumental ritornello. Here are some examples of operas overture’s from different countries. Italy - Scarlatti’s operas often began with an overture in three sections: quick‚ slow‚ quick. This was the Italian Overture (an
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Gia Il Sole Dal Gange is an Italian aria from the opera L’honesta negli amori by Alessandro Scarlatti. It was first performed in the home of a wealthy man named Giovanni Bernini. The original performance would have been for a small audience in Bernini’s palace. Gia il sole dal gange is a popular Italian aria from the baroque period. It describes the beauty of the sun rising over the Ganges river. The mood is set with a major
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“Carmen”‚ as one of the most famous operas in the world‚ has been performed many times in many different troupes. This 4-act opera represents the highest achievement of the 19th century French opera-comique. After Bizet died‚ “Carmen” finally became the classical performance canonized by the professionals and music fans. George Bizet (1838 – 1875) was a French composer and Pianist of Romantic era‚ whose the most prominent work being “Carmen”. In his young age he went to the Paris Conservatory of
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would beg her to. As I became older she would give me books to read‚ and then one day she finally took me to her public library. Grandma Lu picked out a few books she thought I would be interested in‚ one being My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Thanks to grandma Lu‚ Jodi is now one of my favorite authors‚ and I love to read willingly. Taking me to the library is something Lola always does when I visit
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former leader of the most popular group at Rosewood High School. The Theme of the novel‚ Pretty Little Liars‚ is “Secrets are bad because one day they’re gonna come back and bite you in the butt” This book follows the lives of four teenage girls‚ Aria Montgomery‚ Emily Fields‚ Hanna Marin‚ and Spencer Hastings whose clique falls apart after their leader Alison DiLaurentis disappears‚ until her body is found‚ then they join together again at her funeral. Immediately the four girls start getting text
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The Messiah was composed by George Friedrich Handel in 1741. It was neither his first nor his last oratorio‚ yet it has become his most popular and most performed work. Following his journey from his earliest oratorios to his last‚ Handel’s style of composition and use of various choral techniques set the Messiah apart from his other works and similar oratorios of the time. Handel wrote his first oratorio in Italy in 1707. Called La Resurrenzione‚ it was in the Italian style and had Italian
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Purcell’s ‘Dido & Aeneas’ Summarise the paragraphs in the square boxes and write your own ideas in the thought bubbles. Highlight any new information you come across‚ and summarise that in bullet points at the end. You could also add post-it notes with related points about Acis and Galathea around the outside. BACKGROUND This set work comes from the Baroque Era (c.1600-1750) This period in history witnessed a new exploration of ideas and innovations in the arts‚ literature and philosophy. Italy
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on beats‚ and unity of rhythms. Both performances‚ “Tu Se Morta” by L’Orfeo and “Dido’s Lament” by Henry Purcell‚ display distinctive qualities of this time period and serve as excellent examples of technique. Both pieces are described as being arias‚ or solo vocals with an orchestral accompaniment. Knowing this‚ one might assume that there would be some similarities in the dynamics of the two pieces. Both works demonstrate sudden changes in dynamic‚ less so in “Dido’s Lament”‚ that is characteristic
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1. Title a. My Sister’s Keeper 2. Author b. Jodi Picoult 3. Genre c. Young Adult Fiction 4. Quotations and Significance d. "They don’t really pay attention to me‚ except when they need my blood or something. I wouldn’t even be alive‚ if it wasn’t for Kate being sick." i. This quote explains Anna’s mindset of her purpose in life. She considers herself as being used and not cared for as a person. The reason for her being born was because the doctors
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