Sergei Rachmaninoff: A Study of Études-Tableaux Op.33 Mike Mayrand Music of the Early Twentieth Century MUS 244 Prof. F. Gaudette April 14‚ 2006 Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was born April 1st‚ 1873 in Semyonovo‚ Russia and can be classified as a Russian-American composer‚ pianist and conductor. While his reputation as a composer only came later in life‚ Rachmaninoff ’s skill as pianist was well-known and highly respected. He was one of the greatest pianists of his generation‚ having
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For the live theatre show‚ I decided to watch “A Christmas Story‚ The Musical” directed by Valerie Easton at Vancouver Arts Club Stanley Industrial Aalliance Stage. The show focuses on a child named Ralphie‚ who wants a Red Ryder BB Gun for Christmas.Valerie’s production captured the happiness and cheerful atmosphere during Christmas and also focus on emphasizing Ralphie’s desire of a BB Gun as his Christmas present. During the show‚ I was impressed by many design and technical production elements
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Perrino 1st hour 9-7-14 second draft Musical Culture in Australia Musical history in Australia has become part of America because of the fact that lots of bands in the U.S. have originated from Australia. Australian music has an extensive history stretching back to the indigenous and colonial societies. Australian music is a part of the unique heritage of a 40‚000-60‚000 year history. The Australian musical sound is about recognition of rhythmic patterns derived from our
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being bow harps up to 2 metres with 19 strings. Vertical harps known as lyre harps were created in ancient Greece and coincided with the creation of the mathematical musical scale where Pythagoras discovered numerical ratios corresponding to intervals of the musical scale. During the Roman times the use of the harp and musical instruments in general declined and did not reappear for many years. The triangle harp seems to have been developed in Europe and incorporated a vertical pillar to
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Musical Fame Corrine Palmer Upon many great musicians there are more that have fame just because of publicity. [Publicity is a deliberate attempt to manage the public’s perception of the musician (“Publicity‚” 2012‚ “Definition”). Usually in publicity they look at people such as politicians and performing artists‚ goods and services‚ organizations of all kinds‚ and works of art or entertainment. Publicity draws on to several key themes including birth‚ love‚ and death‚ this is important
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slur) Question and answer (antecedent and consequent) phrases Ascending – melody moves up Descending – melody moves down Sequence – a short section of melody repeated one note higher or lower Imitation – a musical idea imitated‚ or copied‚ by another instrument or voice Repetition – a musical idea
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does socioeconomics and geographic exposure have on musical preference? Music is derived from person’s roots and their history of said parties. Music evolves at the same fast paced rate as society and is typically influenced from previous genres. Music in specific geographical locations and socioeconomic environments are mostly created based on surrounding issues and hardships that face the parties involved. Many factors effect what musical preferences people enjoy such as ethnicity‚ background
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The Beatles Analysis The Beatles have been a huge influence on the development of rock with their eccentric and creative style. Their ground breaking album (Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band) has been one of the most influential album in setting new and eccentric building blocks for the genre of pop rock. Their style will be analysed in detail to show just how influential‚ eccentric and creative the Beatles were with the songs: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and A Day in the Life both from their
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On April 7th‚ 2016‚ I attended Lakeland College’s musical‚ "Hairspray!” Overall I thought it was a great performance. It was my first time seeing this musical in particular. There were many things that made the performance spectacular including: the outfits‚ the setting‚ and the actors singing voices. There were also a few things that made the play worse than it could have been and it was mostly the technical difficulties. In the beginning of the play all of the lights were out and the spotlight
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a scene in the new musical "RENT" that may be the quintessential romantic moment of the ’90s. Roger‚ a struggling rock musician‚ and Mimi‚ a junkie who’s a dancer at an S/M club‚ are having a lovers’ quarrel when their beepers go off and each takes out a bottle of pills. It’s the signal for an "AZT break‚" and suddenly they realize that they’re both HIV-positive. Clinch. Love duet. If you don’t think this is romantic‚ consider that Jonathan Larson’s sensational musical is inspired by Puccini’s
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