Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) is one of the greatest and most enduring comic operas of all time‚ which even Beethoven‚ who was not a great fan of Italian opera‚ enjoyed. “Give us more Barbers!” (Mordden 31) he told Rossini when the Italian composer visited Beethoven in Vienna. Rossini was a prolific composer who wrote with astounding speed. By the age of 20 he already enjoyed celebrity status and had created six successful operas. Starting as a child‚ Rossini had music lessons from private tutors and
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The Barber’s Trade Union Among the makers of modern India‚ chandu‚ the barber boy of our village‚ has a place which will be denied him unless I press for the recognition of his contribution to history. Chandu’s peculiar claim to recognition rested‚ to tell the truth‚ on an exploit of which he did not know the full significance. But then‚ unlike most great men of India today‚ he had a very exaggerated notion of his own importance‚ though he shared with them a certain native egotism which was sometimes
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Samuel Barber ! It would seem‚ when comparing the lives of some of the most accomplished composers of music in history‚ that many of them struggled a great deal‚ both in the music world and in their own personal lives‚ to make their way to fame. Samuel Barberʼs life‚ early and late‚ was no different. He came of age beset by war‚ of the generation that suffered the greatest global unrest yet known. While his parents eventually supported his musical endeavors‚ his mother for awhile insisted that
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Samuel Barber‚ one of the most prominent and popular American composers of the mid-20th century‚ wrote effectively in virtually every genre‚ including opera‚ ballet‚ vocal‚ choral‚ keyboard‚ chamber‚ and orchestral music. His music is notable for its warmly Romantic lyricism‚ memorable melodies‚ and essentially conservative harmonic style‚ all of which put him at odds with the prevailing modernist aesthetic of his time. Barber was a member of the first class at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia
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Becoming a barber is a career choice which many go into. A barber can cut many styles of hair‚ trim beards‚ and do many things with hair. There are many people who have an interest in this and are very good at what they do. Many barbers post videos of hair that they cut onto social media and get many views. Before getting to go out and becoming a good barber you must first go to school‚ and learn many techniques to cutting hair. Becoming a barber and cutting hair is not as easy as it may seem
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Brittany Pacheco Writing 3: Opera Opera‚ starting out the Baroque period‚ stemmed from Humanism in the Renaissance era. Opera went back to wanting to make people have a emotional response to the music they were listening to through the musical devices that they used to write the music. They were becoming obsessed again with the Greek style of music however‚ they wanted to make it better and so they came up with some of their own new developments for example‚ one device they used was the stile
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Beijing Opera (or Peking Opera) has existed for over 200 years. It is widely regarded as the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It is known as one of the three main theatrical systems in the world. Artistically‚ Beijing Opera is perhaps the most refined form of opera in the world. It has deeply influenced the hearts of the Chinese people. Although it is called Beijing Opera‚ its origins are not in Beijing but in the Chinese provinces of Anhui and Hubei. Beijing Opera got its two main melodies
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Samuel Barber Samuel Barber was one of the most distinguished composers in 20th century America. He was an American composer of piano‚ opera‚ choral‚ and orchestral music. Barber is generally associated with being a Romantic composer. Over his lifetime‚ Barber wrote over one hundred songs along with his major compositions. Also in his career‚ he won two Pulitzer Prize’s. His lyrical and compositional uniqueness and ability is still astonishing to this day. He had a natural ability to write songs
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OPERA CARMEN The Story of Georges Bizet’s Famous Opera The scene of Carmen takes place in Seville‚ Spain during the mid 19th century. Main Characters of Carmen Carmen (soprano) Don Jose (tenor) El Dancairo (baritone) El Remendado (tenor) Escamillo (baritone) Frasquita (mezzo-soprano) Mercedes (mezzo-soprano) Micaela (soprano) Morales (bass) Zuniga (bass) Carmen - is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac
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The Beggar’s Opera Satire‚ an element used throughout the eighteenth century‚ was very popular in literary works. Generally‚ satire is used by the author to poke fun or criticize the faults of the government‚ a certain social class‚ or a certain person or group of people. In John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera‚ the text is layered with many different themes‚ but one theme Gay appears to be frustrated with is the morality of high society and uses satire to reveal the dysfunction of marriage in
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