THEMES The primary theme of the story is of survival and a return to primitivism. Pizer writes that the theme is allegorical and clear: "the strong‚ the shrewd‚ and the cunning shall prevail when ... life is bestial".[28] Pizer also finds evident in the story a Christian theme of love and redemption‚ as shown by Buck’s refusal to revert to violence until after the death of Thornton‚ who won Buck’s love and loyalty.[29]London‚ who went so far as to fight for custody of one of his own dogs‚ understood
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Music Exam 5 Study Guide The Romantic Era/19th Century The Romantic Era Chapters to know: part 5‚ chapters 27‚ 28‚ 33‚ 34‚ 37 Listening: chapters 27‚ 28‚ 33‚ 37 Romantic ppts under “course content” Composers to know: Beethoven – (1770-1827) German piano virtuoso and composer that lived in Vienna Austria. He began going deaf in his late 20s which caused him to withdraw from society. By the time of his death he was a national hero. Schubert – (1797-1828) An Austrian who wrote hundreds
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musical canon put simply‚ is a form of disciplining music. As Augustine once suggested “Music is the art of measuring well”. “The canon is a list of composers or works that are assigned value and greatness by consensus” 1 However‚ the canon will always call into question the nature of its exclusions and which composers make it in and which composers do not. “The Canon‚ promotes proper decorum‚ and ensures proper conduct”2 Authors such as Adorno and Horkheimer‚ members of the Frankfurt School during
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A Qualitative Study on Classical Music from the 20th Century to the Present OUTLINE I. Introduction II. Musical Characteristics III. Major Stylistic Developments IV. Chosen Composers of the Major Stylistic Developments V. Conclusion Classical Music from the 20th Century to the Present Music is part of our daily lives. Also‚ no one can deny the fact that music is a language and like language‚ it is subjected to evolution. Music from the 20th century to the
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Ancestral worship in China‚ and Durkheim Ancient Chinese and Japanese tradition believes in the veneration of the dead‚ where they are honored and worshiped. Ancestral worship plays a vital role in home life‚ as a shrine dedicated to the dead is created in house. It is considered to be the oldest surviving Chinese tradition that still exists. Dating back to Confucius and his idea of filial piety‚ it seems that the tradition has become less of a religious practice‚ transforming into a cultural custom
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Levinson defines a musical work as a dual structure‚ sound and means of performance (S/PM)‚ as "indicated" by a person at some time. An "indicating" takes the form of the creation of a score by a composer. He writes that certain attributes of musical works are dependent on more than the sound structure they contain‚ this is what makes musical works different from each other. Musical works are not only sound structures but rather they are an integration of sound structures and performance. Levinson
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France: unmeasured preludes‚ in which the duration of each note is left to the performer‚ were used as introductory movements in harpsichord suites. Louis Couperin (c.1626–1661) was the first composer to embrace the genre‚ and harpsichord preludes were used until the first half of the 18th century by numerous composers including Jean-Henri d’Anglebert (1629–1691)‚ Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665–1729)‚ François Couperin (1668–1733) and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)‚ whose very first printed piece
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appreciation and respect for the music and the artists who create it. He avoids the low-hanging fruit of music journalism’s desire to critique and evaluate the music’s quality and authenticity. Finally‚ Guralnick avoids notions of romanticism and primitivism in his subjects and their
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Study Guide It’s a flat world after all Who is Thomas Friedman? Why is the world flattening? Who is benefiting from globalization? How is the world becoming tied together? What is globalization 1.0‚ 2.0‚ 3.0? Falling Flat What are Gonzalez’s critiques of Friedman’s article? Is the gap between rich and poor growing? What does the “liberalization of developing economies” mean? Barndt‚ “Across space the through time: Tomatl meets the corporate tomato” What is a producer-driven commodity
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ENGLISH POEM ASSIGNMENT!! QUESTION 1: composers use distinctive language choices to reflect distinctive experiences. To what extent do your texts support this view? INTRO: The use of anthropomorphism allows objects of the natural environment to be presented with the human characteristics the poet views them with. In the poem‚ the snow gum‚ by Douglas Steward‚ the composer feels an association with himself and also a connection to the royalty of the tree. Anthropomorphism is used as he interpretation
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