The musical production Rent is Jonathan Larson’s adaptation of Puccini’s ‘La Boehme’‚ and was set in New York in the early 1980s (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ n.d.). The musical has a variety of characters: straight‚ gay‚ lesbian‚ cross-dressing‚ and bisexual. Many of the cast’s characters have HIV/AIDS. Larson personally identified with the musical‚ as he too had several friends that had HIV/AIDS who had then later passed away from the disease (Encyclopedia of World Biography‚ n.d.). HIV/AIDS
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Glossary of musical terminology From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search This is a list of musical terms that are likely to be encountered in printed scores‚ music reviews‚ and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian (see also Italian musical terms used in English)‚ in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes‚ the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings. Most of the
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Ever since I was a young kid‚ I was extremely fond of music. Music was all around me: on the television‚ in school‚ at the store‚ and especially in the car. Not only did I love to listen to music‚ but I loved to play it as well. I am not saying I was any good at playing music‚ because I was not. But to a young child‚ hitting their hand on anything could be music‚ and to me it definitely was. As a child‚ I was exposed to rock music and oldies. However‚ I grew up in Prince George’s county‚ so I
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compensate for dialogue. The choreography done by Agnes de Mille integrates dance into the lives of the frontiersmen (and women) of the Oklahoma territory. The 20th Century Fox film version released in 1955 had key differences than the current Broadway musical. One of the main differences other than a little extra dialogue was the utilization of dance. In the film dance was not used as a primary asset to the production. The impact of dance could be described by comparing the stage performance with the film
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dreams were crushed‚ that was until his mother taught him to play the piano at the age of twelve. Bacharach enjoyed playing piano very much but he never really planned on making a musical career off of his abilities and it wasn’t until he heard the fine flowing movements and melodies of Jazz that it would change his musical talent into a passion. Bacharach loved everything about jazz an would do anything to hear it‚ even going as
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The Science of Musical Instruments - Grade 10 teaching and learning project Music is an artform‚ but there's a lot of science in there too. Whether your instrument is your voice‚ a flute‚ a marimba‚ a recorder‚ a violin or a piano‚ sound is a form of energy and to make sound requires a change from one form of energy - usually kinetic (motion energy) - into sound energy. So whatever your instrument there's a scientific explanation to how it works. The art of music is how well you put that
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Evita was a very well rounded musical production. All aspects of the production‚ including the singing‚ dancing‚ lighting‚ scenic design‚ and stage projections produced a great show. Not only were the actors on stage talented‚ but the use of light and video projection enhanced the performance and was one of the highlights throughout the show. I specifically enjoyed when the white curtain became the train of Evita’s dress and was used as a projection screen while it was attached to her. I have seen
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At the heart of the film industry is a man who has revolutionized movies for generations to come. Since the release of The Terminator in 1984‚ James Cameron has been one of only a handful of writers and directors who is consistently certain to bring profit and success to Hollywood. According to Stephen McVeigh and Matthew Wilhelm Kapell‚ James Cameron “shares the rarefied heights of such A-list directors as Steven Spielberg and George Lucas‚ directors who work in similar generic and commercial
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Musical Links Investigation Abstract Throughout the course of this project‚ I will be exploring the links between Southern Sudanese music and Cuban music. This investigation will introduce the similarities of the call and response styles‚ the rhythm syncopation‚ and the homophonic textures. As we explore deeper into the cultures into these completely unassociated cultures‚ we begin to see that they are not as diverse as we think. In this abstract I will begin to generalize commonness of Southern
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Chad Satchell Fine Art Music Ryan 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
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