Classical Opera THE question of what sort of music should be employed in opera is a fundamental one‚ and has given rise to more controversies‚ heart-burnings‚ and recriminations than any other matter‚ since it lies at the root of all differences between schools or individuals. In the earliest times‚ we find a declamatory style; in the works of the Venetians‚ melody asserts itself; with Scarlatti‚ musical learning is pressed into service; in the epoch of Handel‚ a conventional form dominates the
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For my first quarter supplemental project‚ I chose to watch the movie Amistad. This movie portrays very unfortunate events that innocent people from Africa had to endure. The Africans were being held in Cuba and were chained to the cargo on the ship La Amistad. One of the Africans- Cinque; takes over the ship and him and his men kill most of the crew. Furthermore‚ they continue to sail‚ but reach the United States where they are imprisoned as runaway slaves. After this‚ the slaves are beginning to
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Simple but not easy: Taking Steve Reich’s Music for 18 musicians as an example After World War II‚ there were two alternative paths through the musical avant-garde. One follows the twelve-tone composing technique of Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern‚ which is the path of serialism. The other is “chance music”‚ which was created by John Cage and is based on the philosophy of I-Ching. Serialism and aleatorism are the mainstream genres of 20th century music. Serialism composers aimed to put notes
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In this article‚ McLaughlin‚ who is the author‚ discussed the timeline of the Las Vegas shooting. McLaughlin talked about how MGM‚ the company that owns the hotel that the shooter was in‚ said that facts on the timeline cannot be verified and is still changing. On the other hand‚ Investigators believe that the timeline is accurate‚ but it may change. No one knows the reason why Paddock‚ the terrorist‚ decided to harm tens of thousands of people. McLaughlin also discussed that a college student names
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From first glance of the Las Meninas painting‚ my eyes go to the center‚ down front‚ where a princess is being offered a drink and gives off an air of not being interested. Not too near to her‚ almost at the margin of the picture‚ a woman dwarf‚ and a boy bothers a tired dog‚ which disregards the torments. There is a woman in middle ground talks to a man who seems to be ignoring her while instead he looks directly at the viewer. Further in the back‚ a courtier in all black prepares to leave; his
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Genre Analysis Proposal My proposition is for an essay based around the hypothesis that it is getting increasing difficult to categorise music due to its evolution over time. My essay is going to be split in to six main parts; the introduction/proposal‚ separate analyses of each genre‚ and a final conclusion. As this assignment is purely an aural assessment of each genre‚ each analysis section will remain separate‚ I will not be comparing genres or critically commenting on them. Three
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Music Business Journal Analysis The Music Business Journal is an online journal based in the United Kingdom. The two editors‚ JoJo Gould and Jonathan Little‚ are both lecturers‚ researchers‚ and writers in the music industry. When they saw that the music industry was underdeveloped in academic terms‚ the two founded the Music Business Journal to "facilitate the sharing of information and knowledge across a range of music industry activities." Consultants for the journal come from a wide array
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Day Dreaming While Driving Dagoberto Gilb’s “Love in L.A.” is a love story that is set on a freeway in Las Angeles. Now this is an unusual setting for a love story‚ however‚ “Love in L.A.” is a different kind of love story. The story opens up with Jake‚ a careless and irresponsible guy sitting in traffic. Gilb states that Jake is sitting in “near motionless traffic.” This symbolizes Jake’s life. Jake drives a ’58 Buick which is out of date and old. He wishes that this car had more accessories
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they weren’t. It is believed by most experts that the Indians originated from Northeast Asia and others believe that they came from different parts of Asia. The topic of this passage‚ in a nutshell‚ is the way of life of the Native Americans of Texas. La Vere seeks to explore the various cultures of the Natives and to expound on the account given by the Europeans in order to paint a full picture of how everyday life was in the communities. What was told by the Europeans
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been some attempt to research (Crompton & McKay 1997)‚ it is evident that there is a lack of research into attendee motivation with creative music festivals. While many case studies have focused on the motives‚ the external environment i.e. production is never considered. The researcher aims to not only discover the motivation behind attending Tomorrowland music festival but whether the creativity and overall aesthetics has an impact as well. The rationale behind this type of research is that hopefully
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