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    Liszt's Sonata in B Minor

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    The Piano Sonata in B minor (German: Klaviersonate h-Moll)‚ S.178‚ is a musical composition for solo piano by Franz Liszt‚ published in 1854 with a dedication to Robert Schumann. It is often considered Liszt’s greatest composition for solo piano. The piece has been oft analyzed‚ particularly regarding issues of form. The sonata is notable for being constructed from five motivic elements that are woven into an enormous musical architecture. The motivic units undergo thematic transformation throughout

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    1. What is the basic premise of the sonata form? The contrast and drama between two or more themes and tonalities is the basic premise behind Sonata Form. 2. In the sonata form‚ how can we determine the principle subject? The principal subject consists of a simple melody with a string bass - one of the most common bass lines - echoed by the wind. 3. How is the melody of the second subject different from the first? The first movement opens quietly with lyrical cello theme over piano accompaniment

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    Shoe Horn Sonata Essay

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    experiences. Explain how this is achieved in The Shoehorn Sonata and at least two other texts. Language helps us share other people’s experience. In the play the Shoe Horn Sonata by John Misto‚ the use of symbolism‚ stage directions and dialogue enables the audience to feel empathy for the character as does the language used in the film Apocolyto and in the painting “He Ain’t Heavy‚ He’s My Brother” by Holly Wong. The Shoe Horn Sonata makes references to actual historical events and places.

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    Ginzburg illustrates the mother with the bicycle‚ work‚ and makeup. The ideal woman under the Italian Fascism would be a peasant who lives in rural‚ and devote her life into raising her family with traditional values. However‚ the bicycle the mother rides implies that her freedom and modernity; her place of work is the opposite to the place she should be where is home; and makeup she everyday

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    Aiken‚ SC often thought of as a shining star in the shadow of Augusta is harboring its own shadow at our very own Aiken Regional Medical Center. With more than two-hundred volunteers within our community answering phones and brightening your stay‚ the volunteers themselves‚ most of whom are retired and on fixed incomes‚ are being extorted and exploited. A volunteer at the hospital told me they must purchase a vest at their own expense‚ pay dues which go for scholarships for local nurses‚ participate

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    Shoe Horn Sonata Speech

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    In the Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ John Misto uses an analysis of dramatic‚ language and visual techniques to construct powerful images of Bridie and Sheila’s experiences in the prisoner of war camp (POW). Misto explores‚ through the two friend’s testimonies‚ the untold story of hundreds and thousands of women imprisoned by the Japanese during World War II. He conveys these experiences through the use of techniques such as 1st person narration‚ symbolism and music. In the Shoe-Horn Sonata‚ Misto effectively

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    The Kreutzer Sonata The Kreutzer Sonata‚ named after Beethoven ’s violin sonata no. 9‚ is a novella written by Leo Tolstoy in 1889. As the anti-hero‚ Pozdnyshev‚ relays his life story to the audience on the train‚ he introduces a conflict between human nature and spirituality‚ what one is versus what one should strive to be‚ and challenges the corruptive influences of society. While Pozdnyshev comes to controversial generalizations about women‚ love‚ and marriage‚ the purpose behind his story is

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    music‚ body language and lighting. The glaring confrontation provokes audience empathy for the two protagonists and thus aids them in visualising the unimaginable experiences of the two protagonists. John Misto’s award winning play‚ The Shoe Horn Sonata (1995)‚ is an example of a text that effectively animates the experiences of the characters. An exploration of women involved in WWII and their life today back in Australia reveals how little has changed in regards to the recognition and appreciation

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    Shoe Horn Sonata Themes

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    The Shoe-Horn Sonata by John Misto has five main themes or concerns. They are; History and Memory‚ Power and Control‚ Heroism and Relationships and War and Atrocities. John Misto explores all these ideas while telling the story of Bridie and Shelia’s reunion fifty years after they last saw each other. The play is about the histories of the women and the nurses that were captive of the Japanese during World War Two; their individual histories and joint suffering. The stories of these women were

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    The notion of the distinctively visual can be seen as a process of connecting an image with an idea‚ the distinctive quality of the visual lies in its capacity to elicit a powerful response and plant it within the reader’s mind‚ in order to cultivate as the themes‚ characters and plot of the material begins to broaden. Distinctively visual texts have the power to provoke reactions from responders whether that would be reactions of pleasure or anger and most intentions of distinctive visuals is to

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