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    The orchestral introduction of the song no. 2 mm. 1-18 displays the uncertainty of major-minor mode‚ in which the music sounds as if in an F# minor key‚ but the E major chords in mm. 16-18 that proceeds to the A major chord in m. 19 provide a certainty that A major is the actual key of the music (fig. 15)‚ whereas the submediant chord at the beginning of the song obscures the actual key and provides the song a minor flavor. Fig. 15: The dominant chord in mm. 16-18 in song no. 2. Alfred J. Swan

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    The Duet Papagena/Papageno is a duet from Act 1 in the Opera Magic Flute that was written by W.A. Mozart in 1791. It starts in a 2/4 time sang allegretto. It starts with an ostinato ‘pa pa pa’ by the two voices while the orchestra blends in harmony. Staccato is used to give it a joyful‚ jumpy and light feel to the music. The instruments that have been employed have bright timbres and include violins and oboe; there is also prominent use of the panpipe which makes the piece quite expressive. The voices

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    How significant are circle-of-fifths progressions and minor chords and minor keys‚ in the two movements that you have studied? Throughout the 1st and 3rd movement of the Symphony‚ Mozart implements a circle-of-fifths chord progression on several occasions. The first instance of this in the first movement is from Bar 31 to Bar 34‚ where on the first two beats of every bar there is a descending pattern of diminished chord‚ and on the second two beats there is the circle-of-fifths pattern: A7 / D7

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    1. In the first half of the lecture we discussed an example of a "pathosformel" and how it was recycled from ancient Roman times to the twentieth century. What exactly was this pathosformel‚ what did it mean‚ and how did it evolve over time? Be sure to name names and be as detailed and as specific as possible.  Aby Warburg found the term – Pathosformel‚ the feeling formula to describe motif‚ which has emotional charge. To Warburg‚ the history of image likes a complex family tree‚ motifs and pathosformel

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    The clinician‚ Mrs. May‚ began with the first movement of the Holberg Suite‚ Prelude‚ composed by Edvard Grieg. In the beginning of the piece‚ there is a segment consisting of a rhythm with an eighth note followed by two sixteenth notes. Mrs. May decided to have the orchestra play the G major scale with the same rhythm. She wanted to focus on improving the group’s tempo‚ rhythm‚ and markings for the piece. After playing the scale in the ideal tempo‚ the orchestra was able to successfully incorporate

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    gives them purpose‚ comfort and strength to carry on. Though after fifty years of the War and of being separated they have no ill feelings toward the Japs but are emotionally torn by their separation. This is the story of The Shoe Horn Sonata. The Shoe-Horn Sonata is characterised by having a two act structure‚ two main time frames‚ two settings and two main characters. The two sets are: the television studio and the motel room. These are visually presented depersonalised and simple‚ allowing theatrical

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    Music in the nineteenth century saw the creation and evolution of new music genres such as the piano miniature‚ short expressive piano pieces. During this time raw emotion and expressionism prevailed as the focus of music during this described "Romantic" movement. Robert Schumann’s "Grillen"‚ from Fantasiestucke‚ Opus 12 was written in July 1837 contains several virtues of music during his time period. Schumann’s uses various qualities in his music such as form‚ pitch‚ rhythm and meter‚ and texture

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    Executive Summary This essay will focus on the process of technological accumulation of Nissan (Japan) and Hyundai (Korea) in shaping their competitive advantage. Technological capabilities can be achieved from leveraging multinational corporations via external or internal modes. Government should also play an active role in providing institutions and supportive industrial policies to enhance the economy. Last but not least‚ a good adaptive strategy is required in order to compete in the ever-changing

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    I can still remember the first time I heard those first 4 beats of Beethoven’s fifth symphony. I was a little girl watching the original Parent Trap. A Disney movie that focused on twins reunited at summer camp. Sharon was the classically trained one and she chose to play this piece of music for the family. I remember thinking that it matched her personality well‚ the music sounded strict and serious. The dramatic tone in this piece can be explained by the composer’s personal struggles as he attempts

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    Use the character Nathan to discuss the ways in which Forbes presents the theme of Silence. In the book ‘Songs of Silence’‚ the character Nathan is man of simple pleasures. His kind of silence as pertaining to the book was one of never knowing what to expect or what his true intentions were. It was a silence of pure evil yet with purposeful good intentions. This is seen when he seeks revenge after his kite was broken by his brother earlier that day. Before going to bed‚ he performed his bedtime

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