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    La Traviata Paper

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    MUH2012 The Stranded Woman La Traviata‚ which translates to “the stranded woman”‚ is an opera that serves as an optimal example of a musical style in which form follows function. La Traviata follows the main character‚ Violetta Valéry‚ in her journey to battle the disease that is slowly but surely consuming her‚ as well as the cruel fate of her short time with the love of her life. This opera can be simply broken down by plot in relation to character development in relation to musical choice

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    Wagner's Gesamtkunstwerk

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    and Richard [Wagner]- and after that nobody. Mark that!" (Comini‚390) Just as Beethoven revolutionized symphonic repertoire‚ playing a pivotal figure in the transition from classicism to romanticism‚ Wagner played a pivotal role in revolutionizing opera‚ taking it from a frivolous and ridiculous source of entertainment to a constantly evolving art-form which adopted an almost religious following. Beethoven paved the way for Wagner ’s art-work of the future by rejecting the intellectualized Classical

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    audience during the viewing of The Bold and the Beautiful. 2. Introductions and Orientation The study of people ’s interests in soap operas and their emotional link to them has been a long-standing fascination. Viewers across the globe‚ tune in daily to the likes of soap operas‚ such as The Bold and the Beautiful. According to studies done on soap operas by Pitout (2001: 348) the interwoven storylines "force" viewers to keep on watching to prevent them from missing out on that ever crucial scene

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    Richard Wagner Biography

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    Richard Wagner was a classical artist in Germany during the Romantic period. Although Wagner faced many conflicts in his lifetime‚ he managed to compose operas that still have a standing influence to this day. Wagner’s works are emotional and strike deep into the hearts of the listeners‚ including Adolf Hitler who was a fan of Wagner. The life of Richard Wagner is complex and interesting‚ but you can’t become a famous composer if you have a dull life. Wagners life begins on May 22nd‚ 1813 in Leipzig

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    JFT2 Task1

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    JFT2-Organizational Management Task 1 A1. As the chairman of the board of the Utah Opera‚ Bill Bailey is in a position of influence to motivate the Opera’s board of directors to oppose a merger with the Utah Symphony by employing the use of Vroom’s Expectancy Theory. This theory suggests that people are motivated by three distinct determinants; valence (reward)‚ expectancy (performance)‚ and instrumentality (belief). Vroom believed that motivation is a result of the level to which a person desires

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    Puccini's La Boheme

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    Puccini’s La Bohème: An Analysis Giacomo Puccini has written a number of operas‚ including Turandot‚ Gianni Schicchi‚ and Madama Butterfly. La Bohème is said to be “one of the most successful and enchanting operas ever written.” Written in the romantic period‚ the text and score interrelations play an important role in an overall aesthetically and historically pleasing opera. In a story of love found and love lost‚ Puccini uses text and score to create empathy for the characters of La Boheme

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    Kunqu Response

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    When I first saw Chinese Opera in my life‚ I was seven. My grandfather is a big fan of Chinese opera and enjoyed watching the opera channel all day long. I was confused at that time: why grandpa loves this so much? The opera is full of the noise of musical instruments and high pitch of sound to me. Even if Chinese Opera is the finest heritage remaining from the history‚ I never want to get to know it‚ until I have become an international student. In China‚ elder people are the most percentage of

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    Tristan And Isolde Essay

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    entertainment-- something to take their mind off of the busy work days. Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde “represent[ed] an antithesis to the modern rationalism and decadence exemplified above all conventions of the Italian opera.” The incorporation of the English horn across the many preludes throughout the opera‚ for its pastoral association‚ and the improvisatory solos on top of the traditional bar forms and formal structure of orchestral music shows Wagner’s attempt to imitate a medieval design‚ “it broke down the

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    Music Appreciation Notes

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    himself‚ the contrapuntal complexities of the late Baroque emerged once more‚ moderated and disciplined by new forms‚ and adapted to a new aesthetic and social milieu. Mozart was a versatile composer‚ and wrote in every major genre‚ including symphony‚ opera‚ the solo concerto‚ chamber music including string quartet and string quintet‚ and the piano sonata. These forms were not new‚ but Mozart advanced their technical sophistication and emotional reach. He almost single-handedly developed and popularized

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    to Bussesto in 1833 as conductor. At the age of 25 Verdi again went to Milan. His first opera‚ Oberto‚ was produced at La Scala with some success in 1839. His next work‚ the comic opera Un giorno di regno (King for a Day)‚ it was a failure. After Berdi has suffered the deaths of his wife and two children‚ he decided to give up composing. More than a year later Giuseppe returned and he wrote the successful opera Nabucco (1842).

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