Music 101 MWW Study Questions MWW 54: Rationalistic Distaste for Opera 1. Italianate Opera did not conquer every European center without resistance‚ especially in countries (like France and England) with strong traditions of spoken drama. What exactly does St.-Evremond (p. 201-3) object to about opera‚ and why? Exactly what parts of a drama does he say should NOT be set to music‚ and why? People observe the justness if the cincirds; and amidst all the varieties that unite to make the sweetness
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Ishita Kapur Professor Melissa Ragona Contemporary Art History‚ 60206 15 April‚ 2009 Opera for a Small Room “Opera for a Small Room” is a time-based mixed-media installation by Canadian artists‚ Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller. The mixed media includes sound‚ record players‚ records and synchronized lighting. It is exhibited in “a small room”‚ 2.6 x 3 x 4.5m‚ and plays in a 20-minute loop. This piece constructs a hyper realistic narrative centered on the character R. Dennehy. Dennehy
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satirical matter to draw attention to hypocrisy. Opera in particular constantly reflects the already built social constructs around the composer and the time. It is like a self-fulfilling prophesy because that music broadcasts to the general population these constructs and they are then reflected in the music. Opera shows the public how men and women are supposed to act and art imitates life (and vice versa). A classic example of gender roles in opera is Monteverdi’s Orfeo and its argued role reversal
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the amputees are complaining about is called phantom limb pain. This pain usually occurs right after an amputation of either an arm‚ leg‚ or a different body part (Flor‚ 2002). Some professionals believe that phantom pain is developed due to the disruption of the nerve activity. These nerves discharge at the place where they were severed during amputation; therefore‚ causing the amputee to feel the pain (King‚ 2006). Other theories believe that phantom pain is all made up in the head. The grief created
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as figured out how to numbed the phantom sensation and the phantom pain. In his research he used a patience that noticed the entire known symptom to the syndrome of the phantom limb. Ramachandran shared a fascinated story with us about a patience that had a amputated limb and in just few short moments the patient start “experiencing a vivid phantom arm” it was notice to be nothing unusual at first but after a few weeks a particular “gnawing sensation in his phantom”. \textit{The patience was quite
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Complicated relationships seem to be a recurring theme throughout Italian Opera. In the movie version of the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni‚ this seems to ring true. This opera is an example of realism‚ also known as verismo. This film version of the opera is focused on love and jealousy filled with symbolic music and a great libretto. The story revolves around Santuzza‚ Turiddu‚ Alfio‚ Lola‚ and Mamma Lucia. Yelena Obraztsova as Santuzza‚ in a soprano voice‚ is a peasant girl from
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a taste of real life. There is a big difference between reality and the reality on soap operas. There is always a lot of drama in soap opera’s. Someone is always sleeping with someone that they shouldn’t be sleeping with‚ someone is always dying‚ getting pregnant‚ getting married‚ or getting divorced. While this does‚ of course‚ happen in real life‚ there is never as much drama as there is in a soap opera. If a child were to watch an episode of “Days of Our Lives”‚ for example‚ the child in
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was a Phantom of Delight". Wordsworth had relations with many women and so it wasn’t known for whom he wrote this poem. In his poem‚ he never describes any particular women‚ nor mentions a trait distinctive to one of the women he met. Thus‚ the women to whom he wrote this poem remained a secret. Wordsworth starts off the poem saying‚ "She was a Phantom of delight". There is an oxymoron here since the word phantom suggests an evil mood‚ but it brings delight to the speaker. The word phantom is capitalized
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limb that is no longer there. This phenomenon is known as Phantom Limbs. Individuals who experience this will often times try to use their missing limbs without or even feel sensations in said limbs. The reason behind this is probably due to the fact that although the limb is missing the nerves in the nervous system that send signals to the limb are not and there fore there may be a mixing of signals in the brain and spinal cord. Phantom Limbs is one of the most interesting way in which people experience
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