Nina Simone Her musical style arose from a fusion of gospel and pop songs with classical music‚ in particular with influences from her first inspiration‚ Johann Sebastian Bach‚ and accompanied with her expressive jazz-like singing in her characteristic contralto. She injected as much of her classical background into her music as possible to give it more depth and quality‚ as she felt that pop music was inferior to classical. Her intuitive grasp on the audience-performer relationship was gained
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How far do you agree with the view that ‘The World’s wife’ is ‘nothing but feminist propaganda’? Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright; frequently dealing with issues of gender‚ oppression and violence. In ‘The Worlds Wife’ Carol Ann Duffy explores the portrayal of women in literature‚ and many of the poems seem to smite men; viewing them as being subordinate instead of women. She explores these ideas through monologues of different historical and mythical events from a female perspective
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Chapter 18 - The Enlightenment and the American Revolution. (1707-1800). (1) Philosophy in the Age of Reason. (2) Enlightenment Ideas Spread. (3) Britain at Mid-Century. (4) Birth of the American Republic. Hobbes. Locke. Bach. Voltaire. Rousseau. ________________________________________________________________ 1651. 1690. 1721. 1759. 1762. (1) Philosophy in the Age of Reason. Setting the Scene. During the Enlightenment philosophers felt they could use reason to discover natural laws that govern
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An Introduction Oboe and Bassoon By Marie A Rogers 300005290 Woodwind Techniques 1 1010-1100 Mr. Robinson The oboe is a soprano-range double reed instrument with a length of 62cm. Its wooden tube is distinguished by a conical bore that expands into a flaring bell. The modern oboe’s range extends from the B flat below middle C (b3 flat) to about 3 octaves higher (A6). The oboe has a very narrow conical bore. It is played with a double reed consisting of two thin blades of cane tied together
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showed off his talent at a young age by playing the piano‚ violin‚ painting and gifted in many languages. When he moved to Berlin‚ Felix studied piano and composition under Ludwig Berger and Karl F. Zelter. Zelter took his 12 year old student to visit Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‚ a German poet. Goethe was very fascinated by the young man and later heard his B minor pianoforte quartet and showed such appreciation that Mendelssohn dedicated the piece to Goethe. Not only did Mendelssohn find inspiration in
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MU Medieval Period * Hildegard von Bingen: Columba aspexit * Genre = plainchant * Text = sacred‚ Latin * Texture: monophonic throughout * Performance practice: responsorially‚ that is‚ the performance alternates between a single singer (soloist) and the larger choir‚ which “responds” * The piece becomes more melismatic as it continues. * Ensemble: female vocal soloist‚ female vocal choir‚ droning
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had created his first composition‚ and started to display outstanding ability on the clavinet and violin. His father‚ sister‚ and he travelled around as the “Child Prodigies”‚ and during one of these excursions young Wolfgang met Johann Christian Bach‚ Johann Sebastian Bach’s youngest‚ and musically inclined son. Then‚ in December of 1769‚ Wolfgang and his father went to Italy to hear Gregorio Allegri’s‚ Misère. Immediately after‚ Wolfgang wrote the entire score from memory‚ only returning to the
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Common tools were used such as counterpoint and fugue that transformed music. There was a growth in the uses of new instruments such as the trumpet‚ French horn‚ and piano. Composers‚ such as Johan Sebastian Bach‚ concentrated on what the music notes lead to and what sounded good to listen to. Bach‚ who composed over 1200 pieces‚ was the “gold standard” for Baroque music‚ helping to regulate harmony in music. Baroque music was all about emotion. Composers used these tools to weave and blend different
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Romanticism Romanticism was an artistic movement that took place from the nineteenth to the early twentieth century. Drastic changes in the arts took place over the course of this time period. During this movement‚ much emphasis was placed on emotion and imagination in the arts. Prior to the Romantic Period‚ music had been seen more as recreation and njoyment than as an integral part of culture. The term "Romanticism" was first used in England and Germany in reference to a form of literature.
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Concert Report Dear Beatrice‚ How have you been? Hope everything is will with you and your family. You and I haven’t had much time to speak these past few weeks‚ so I decided to write you this letter in order to update you on the current events that have occurred in my life recently. Two days ago‚ I attended a baroque sinfonia at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music‚ directed by Adam Gilbert‚ director of the early music program. The program consisted of selections
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