Hans Holbein The Ambassadors ❦Introduction The Ambassadors is one of the most complex and arguably portrait which Holbein had painted. The purpose of this report is to analyze Han Holbeinfs painting‚ gThe Ambassadorsh. The main task of this report is to uncover the meaning of this painting‚ as it still remains unclear. Firstly‚ I will give a short introduction about the painter. Then‚ I will examine the characteristics of the people and the objects in the painting. Lastly‚ I will
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course of his travels‚ Jing Ke reached the state of Yan. He became close friends with a dog butcher and a man named Gao Jianli who was good at playing the lute. Jing Ke was fond of wine‚ and every day he would join his friends to drink in the market place of the Yan capital. After the wine had begun to take effect‚ Gao Jianli would strike up the lute and Jing Ke would join in with a song. In the middle of the crowded market place they would happily amuse themselves‚ or‚ if their mood changed‚ break into
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A bower quiet for us‚ and a sleep Full of sweet dreams‚ and health‚ and quiet breathing‚ Therefore‚ on every morrow‚ are we wreathing A flowery band to bind us to the earth‚ Spite of despondence‚ of the inhuman dearth Of noble natures‚ of the gloomy days‚ Of all the unhealthy and o’er darkened ways Made for our searching: yes‚ in spite of all‚ Some shape of beauty moves away the pall From our dark spirits. (I‚ 4-13) Here Keats determines upon the necessity of having beauty in the lives‚ particularly
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respecting him‚ Kate contradicts him and fights back with him‚ proving that Kate acts shrewishly because of disciplinary problems. In addition to fighting back‚ Kate demonstrates shrewish behavior when she hits Hortensio with a lute and he says‚ "Why‚ no‚ for she hath broke the lute to me. I did but tell her she mistook her frets‚ And bowed her hand to teach her fingering‚ When‚ with a most impatient devilish spirit" (2.1.141-144). She hits Hortensio because Petruchio has not fully tamed her yet. Showing
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baroque period the concerto in its traditional form had not yet emerged (Simon‚ 1957)‚ yet it was in the works‚ on its way. There were traces on concerto as far back as before 1550 (Boyden‚ 1957). The Fantasia of Francesco da Milano for two lutes labeled one of the lutes as ‘liuto in concerto’. In 1553‚ Diego Oritz also published a piece that included phrases such as ‘….en concertino de vihuelas; concertado…..’. Both these examples show that the concerto form was beginning to emerge‚ but of course it wasn’t
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(Canto 30‚ lines 40-41). Yet another Ancient Greek story helps to support how Dante was influenced by works done by Virgil. Soon afterward‚ Dante notices‚ “a soul shaped like a lute‚” (Canto 30‚ line 49). This is another simile that gives one a clear picture of the soul’s‚ or Master Adamo’s‚ disproportioned body. The lute is also a reference to Ancient Greece‚ where the instrument was played often and even popped up in many mythological stories. Master Adamo is one of the counterfeiters of coins
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Essays on the Origins of Western Music by David Whitwell Essay Nr. 138: Music of the Renaissance Banquet From a musical perspective‚ the most important music heard at Renaissance banquets was that heard when the banquet was concluded. The brief concerts‚ that is to say the moment when music was actually listened to by contemplative listeners‚ which were always specified as taking place “after the tables were cleared‚” were really an important step toward today’s
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in the Medieval period? 13. What are the secular genres of the Medieval Period? 14. What are the sacred genres of the Medieval period? 15. Who are the main Medieval composers? 16. The difference between a cantata and a sonata; 17. Know what a lute (a kind of stringed instrument) looks like; 18. Dates of the Baroque Period; 19. Characteristic qualities of harmony during the Classical period; 20. The names of the sections of a Classical Sonata-Allegro form; 21. The Romantic Period dates 22
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air vibrating. – Trumpet‚ Flute‚ Organ etc. Membranophone -sound produced by a vibrating membrane Idiophone -Sound caused by the body of the instrument vibrating (cowbell‚ wood blocks) Chordophone -Sound produced by a vibrating string. *Lute- Has a body and a neck *Zither- Only has a body Listening -Listen beyond the surface -What different sounds are there - How is it organized Music Stuff -Where is it from? -Genre -Composed or improvised -Metric or non metric -Instrumentation
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American culture is highly complex because the United States is a country of immigrants. Along with indigenous cultures‚ there are numerous sub-cultures. The United States’ music culture is a result of mixed musical cultures. Also‚ new immigrants continue to bring their own culture into the country. 1. What two areas have preserved traditional Anglo music? New England and the Southern Appalachians have preserved traditional Anglo music more than any other region. 2. Where is Appalachia? Appalachia
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