The Black Violin concerts are a fusion of jazz‚ classical‚ blues‚ hip-hop‚ and R&B portrayed by virtuoso violinists Wil Baptiste‚ who prefers to be recognized as “Wil B”‚ and partner in the Black Violin duet‚ Kevin Sylvester‚ who also prefers to be known as “Kev Marcus”. Will B and Kev Marcus made a trip down to Lubbock‚ Texas to preform live in the Allen Theatre on the Texas Tech Campus on February twelfth at seven o’clock pm. The audience consisted of a very extensive variety of people. Whites
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Omar Jimenez Mid-Term Paper I chose to research the violin because I feel like this instrument can be played in many different ways. The violin was first introduced in the 16th century in Italy‚ but evidence was found in painting’s as early as 1530’s. The violin has been known to evolve over time; from three strings and a short base to four strings and a longer base. It became most popular in Europe because of it’s small size‚ versatility‚ and its sweet‚ melodic tone. It was played by both the
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Movie Reviewed: Red Dog Ting Tran playing Rachael Taylor Cathy Uchida playing ‘Oz Movie Talk’ show host/movie critique (Show introduction music playing) CATHY: Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome back to ‘Oz Movie Talk’ where the latest‚ hottest Aussie films are the talk of the show. This week on Oz Movie Talk is a heart-wrenching film based on a novel‚ ‘Red Dog’ directed by Kriv Stenders. This movie features Josh Lucas‚ Rachael Taylor‚ John Batchelor and most importantly the main
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Red Badge of Courage Movie Review The Red Badge of Courage movie takes place during the time period of the Civil War‚ between 1861 to 1865. The location of the movie setting is not specified‚ but we know it was a battleground that must have located on the east coast of the United States. The Union Army Regiment 304‚ which the main character belonged to‚ was marching towards the south into battle. The plot of The Red Badge of Courage centers around how a young recruit deals with the horrors
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The Thin Red Line depicts the American offense in Japan’s farthest point of advance‚ the island of Guadalcanal‚ focusing on a group of soldiers from the Army Rifle C-Company. Sent in as relief for the weary Marine units‚ the group includes a tough‚ cynical top Sergeant; an ambitious‚ older Lieutenant Colonel‚ and a thrice-AWOL Private. Despite their diverse backgrounds‚ the soldiers form a tight-knit group as they face the war horrors on the island. The movie is a fictional depiction of the Battle
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Kynaja Levy 10/28/2014 Ms. Daley The experience of black American aviators in World War II gets a whitewash in Red Tails. The story of the 996 pilots (and some 15‚000 ground personnel) who distinguished themselves in the air in the face of institutional racism is a great one and‚ at least‚ will come to the attention of more people due to this long-gestating project from Lucas film. But every character here is so squeaky-clean‚ and the prejudice as depicted is so toothless and easily overcome‚
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HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN The earliest stringed instruments were mostly plucked (e.g. the Greek lyre). Bowed instruments may have originated in the equestrian cultures of Central Asia‚ an example being the Mongolian instrument Morin huur: Turkic and Mongolian horsemen from Inner Asia were probably the world’s earliest fiddlers. Their two-stringed upright fiddles were strung with horsehair strings‚ played with horsehair bows‚ and often feature a carved horse’s head at the end of the neck. ...
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Stringed instruments such as the violin and its accompanying variations have been used in music for thousands of years. The first officially recorded use of the violin was during medieval European times. The earliest form of the violin was referred to as a Fiddle and the person playing it was termed as a Fiddler. During the 15th century though‚ the violins began taking on a new shape and began to carve its own history in music. The evolution of the violin continued into the 16th century when it developed
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A Stradivarius is a violin that is worth thousands of dollars.... sadly‚ mine isn’t one. Not many people know very much about the violin and there is a lot to learn about it. Now just imagine a world without the violin. You may not like classical music‚ but just think about how an orchestra would sound without one. It just wouldn’t be the same‚ right? Most people seem believe that violins are only in orchestras... which is wrong‚ they are used in bands for all kinds of music. Every violinist needs
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Lewis June 19‚ 2016 Musical Instrument: Violin The 9th century can be placed as the beginning of what is known as the violin. “Although violin-playing is best known in European countries‚ especially considering the origins of world famous violinists like Fritz Kreisler‚ Jascha Heifetz‚ and Niccolo Paganini‚ violins are believed to have originated in Asia” reports Farisha Salman in an article for the University of Southern California. “The current form of the violin‚ however‚” Salman continued‚ “evolved
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