1. Enlightenment Setting a. The Enlightenment is a combination of the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution‚ marked with a sense of less spirituality and more secularism. i. Less spirituality‚ more secularism. ii. During this time‚ people questioned authority more than ever before. People wanted equality – or at least semi-equality – where the masses weren’t dirt-poor and the middle class totally unobtainable. iii. Not only were more people learned (thanks to the printing press in the Renaissance)
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Those rich people and officers owned lands‚ had enough money‚ and power. However‚ they can be truly called the rebels due to the fact that they became goodwill Ambassadors‚ who desired to save slaves. As a result‚ the Decembrist uprising took place in Saint Petersburg‚ Russian Empire on December 26‚ 1825. Unfortunately‚ afterwards‚ most of them were convicted‚ sent to Siberia‚ and later killed. Nevertheless‚ Decembrists left a huge imprint on the people by showing that fighting for your rights is allowed
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critics who applied the term‚ the music of Bach and Handel’s era sounded overly ornamented and exaggerated (Hosler‚ 27). A magnificent classical composer‚ Johann Sebastian Bach is revered through the ages for his work ’s musical complexities and stylistic innovations. Born on March 21‚ 1685‚ in Eisenach‚ Thuringia‚ Germany‚ Johann Sebastian Bach had a prestigious musical lineage and took on various organist positions during the early 18th century‚ creating famous compositions like "Toccata and Fugue
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 The composer of this song is Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach). He was born on March 12‚ 1685 in Eisenach‚ Saxe-Eisenach‚ Germany. His first experience with a musical instrument is when his uncle‚ Johann Cristoph Bach (1645-1693)‚ introduced him to his first organ. He learned how to play the organ. His mother died in 1694 and his father died 8 months later. He was ten when this happened so he moved in with his eldest brother‚ Johann Cristoph Bach (1671–1721)‚ who was
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Dead is Mexico’s most important holiday‚ which means they invest a lot of time and money into celebrating the holiday. WHEN IS DAY OF THE DEAD? The Day of the Dead falls on November 1 and 2 of each year‚ coinciding with the Catholic holidays All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. Traditionally‚ November 1 is the day for honoring dead children and infants‚ and November 2 is the day for honoring deceased adults. WHERE IS DAY OF THE DEAD CELEBRATED? The Day of the Dead is celebrated in both public
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or no strict counterpoint. During the second half of the 17th century‚ German composers started pairing preludes (or sometimes toccatas) with fugues in the same key; Johann Pachelbel (c.1653–1706) was one of the first to do so‚ although Johann Sebastian Bach’s (1685–1750) "prelude and fugue" pieces are much more numerous and well-known today.
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Le loupgarou is about old women who talked about a man(le bran) who wanted to have fortune so he made a deal with the devilbut the devil tricked him a took his soul and gave him poisoned fruit to sell that sickened the towns people and part of the devil"s trick was that the man turned into le loupgarou every night. LITERAL MEANING In this poem‚ the Ol’ Higue tells of her frustration with her lifestyle. She does not like the fact that she sometimes has to parade around‚ in the form of a fireball
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The Letter of Paul to The Ephesians The apostle Paul was a missionary who strived to spread the word about salvation through Jesus Christ. During his travels‚ he would often visit the surrounding churches. While in the church he would observe misconceptions about Christ‚ spirituality‚ or behaviors of people within the church. Paul was displeased with what he had witnessed going on in the churches. So‚ he began to write letters‚ 14 of them. Each letter was written explicitly to a church regarding
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The History Of Halloween Halloween is a night of candy‚ costumes‚ and fun that only comes around once a year on October 31st. This is a time when people get a chance to dress up and disguised himself or herself as someone or something else. People can go to parties‚ haunted houses‚ or go trick-or-treating. Halloween is a holiday for all aged‚ but is most popular for younger children. The holiday and tradition of Halloween is full of history‚ ancient religious beliefs‚ and stories. Although
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The Baroque period extended from 1600-1750. It was during this time that many well known composers developed some of the most famous masterpieces in the musical world. Composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote Brandenburg Concerto No.3‚ George Frideric Handel composed The Messiah‚ and Johann Pachelbel created Pachelbel Canon. What all of these composers have in common is that all of their music contains a similar sound. Baroque music tends to have one melody with harmonic support from a keyboard player
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