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    Carlotta Grisi a.k.a Caronna Adela Giuseppina Maria Grisi was born June 28‚ 1819. Her birthplace was Visinada‚ Istria‚ Austrian Empire which is today’s Vizinada‚ Croatia. She died May 29‚ 1899 in Saint Jean near Geneva‚ Switzerland. Carlotta Grisi was an Italian ballerina of the Romantic era. She had a great influence on choreographer and dancer‚ Jules Perrot and poet Théophile Gautier. She created the title role in Gisselle which is ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam. She received early

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    “The Firebird”‚ is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. The ballet is based on Russian folk tales of the magical glowing bird of the same name that is both a blessing and a curse to its captor. This ballot was first performed on the 25th of June in 1910. The Firebird was Igor Stravinsky’s first project. Igor Stravinsky who composed the final excerpt of the ballot “The Firebird” uses repetition‚ using one melody‚ forming diversity and distinction through alterations

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    The Life and Music of Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky was born in Russia on June 5‚ 1882 to Feodor Stravinsky. His first education in music came through being taught piano lessons at his home. He would later attend St. Petersburg University where he would further his musical education. His first substantial music writing was in E Flat and it was called “The Firebird.” After this show was debuted by a ballet and was a success‚ he wrote Petruska. His next major music scene was his third ballet

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    George Balanchine for The Ballet Society - In 1946 Balanchine and Kirstein collaborated again to form Ballet Society‚ a company which introduced New York subscription only audiences over the next two years to such new Balanchine works as The Four Temperaments (1946) and Stravinsky’s Renard (1947) and Orpheus (1948). - On October 11‚ 1948‚ Morton Baum‚ chairman of the City Center finance committee‚ saw Ballet Society in a City Center Theater program that included Orpheus‚ Serenade‚ and

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    Not only do Soviet Montage‚ German expressionism‚ and French impressionism influence nearly every film we see today‚ it also molds and builds the appearance of films and help to evoke emotion from the intended audience. Montage can best be described as the selecting‚ editing‚ or piecing together of film to create some type of meaning‚ this is seen in some way‚ shape‚ or form‚ in every film. German expressionism is seen as a movement towards distorted settings‚ along with supernatural stories. Expressionism

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    Although Soviet Union was communist at that era it is fascinating how they had film industry. Mass production of films in Soviet Union was possible from the new leadership announced a “cultural revolution” during late 1920s and early 1930s. The movie “The Man with a Movie Camera (1929)” directed by Dziga Vertoya is a unique film at that era. This film would be in the category of documentary film because it has realistic form in the film by showing ordinary Soviet Union citizen life. However the film

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    Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)‚ Russian composer‚ pianist and conductor‚ is one of the most prominent and well-known composers of the twentieth century. A master of stylistic diversity and having composed in a range of genres‚ Stravinsky’s works can be divided into three major periods: his Russian period (1907-1919)‚ his Neoclassical period (1920-1954)‚ and his Serial period (1954-1968). His Neoclassical period was the longest of the three and the most significant. Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements

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    Ballet Styles There are many different styles that make every ballet you watch look different from the last. Each style has its own unique qualities that make it depictable from the others. There are many completely different ballet styles like Balanchine and Vaganova‚ these are some of the few styles that are used in ballet and are what makes every ballet exceptionally different. Vaganova has noticeable differences compared to all other styles of ballet‚ as all styles have their own distinct characteristics

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    Marius Petipa was born on 1818 and died on 1910. Petipa was the inventor of modern classical ballet. Classical ballet was invented in the 19th century Marius Petipa is “the father of classical ballet”. Petipa a brilliant chorographer who is well known for his classicism and consciousness. He is considered to be the most greatest and influence chorographer .Petipa choreographed the swan lake and the sleeping beauty. The choreographic style in. His classical choreographic style absorbed his own artistic

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    Music History Research Paper on Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring I. Introduction A. The music and choreography of the premiere Igor Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring on the 29th of May 1913‚ in Paris‚ France changed the form and sentiments of ballet by challenging conventional expectations of the past‚ transforming the work into the acclaimed masterpiece and milestone in ballet it is today. II. Stravinsky- brief background of life up until the premiere of The Rite of Spring A. Birth and Life in Russian

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