MUS 102 – Section 04 Final Paper – Classical Concert Date of Performance: May 9th‚ 2012 Place: Juilliard School 60 Lincoln Center Plaza New York‚ N.Y. Paul Recital Hall Performances by: Daniel Taubenheim‚ Trumpet and Trevor Nuckols‚ Horn On May 9‚ 2012 at 8:00 pm‚ I attended a Recital Concert at The Juilliard School for Dance‚ Drama and Music. The performance was conducted by Daniel Taubernheim on the trumpet and Trevor Nuckols‚ on the horn. They were both students of
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Appendix A: Understanding Jazz -Americas art form -European- African musical traditions -Hard to define Defining Jazz Improvisation- spontaneous and simultaneous composing and performing Rhythm- a unique interaction with time involving: -syncopation‚ -jazz swing rhythm Dissonance- extending common rules of music; “pushing the envelope” Jazz interpretation- a unique way of producing sound and phrasing melodies Interaction- listening to and reacting to musical ideas from other musicians
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Uncovering the Success of Defying Gravity By Micha Konopka A truly inspirational song‚ that repeatedly receives thunderous applause‚ Wicked’s showstopper Defying Gravity is an exceptional composition accompanied by an electrifying performance. As a showstopper it’s role is to excite the audience‚ which it most certainly does. With Awarding-winning composer Stephen Schwartz being the genius behind the song‚ it’s no secret why Defying Gravity is such a success. Through his manipulation of the various
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American History Midterm Paper 3/01/12 Progressivism is an umbrella label for a wide range of economic‚ political‚ social‚ and moral reforms. These included efforts to outlaw the sale of alcohol; regulate child labor and sweatshops; scientifically manage natural resources; insure pure and wholesome water and milk; Americanize immigrants or restrict immigration altogether; and bust or regulate trusts. Drawing support from the urban‚ college-educated middle class‚ Progressive reformers sought to
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Introduction The 1980s reinvented backcombed hair and shoulder pads and brought us the death of John Lennon‚ the launch of MTV‚ and Michael Jackson’s Thriller. New York‚ a city which has always been a melting pot of diverse cultures and nations‚ was bustling with young artists at the time. Amidst them‚ Jean-Michel Basquiat made his appearance on the art scene. Basquiat was a multi-cultural artist of Puerto Rican and Haitian descent. After his first exhibition in the early 1980s‚ he was immediately
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Monteverdi’s Lamento della ninfa is an excellent example of what a lament should be. A lament is always an expression of grief or sorrow and usually over a loss of love. This loss of love may be due to the death of the loved one or betrayal (such is this case). The lament is not a complaint about unhappy or unrequited love‚ but it is a manifestation of sadness. In most cases‚ Lamento della ninfa included‚ the lamenter is tormented simultaneously by the past‚ present‚ and future: the memories
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La Giuditta: Mixture of traditional and Innovative Ideas Following Carissimi‚ Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) was another outstanding composer of Italian baroque oratorios. His influential supporters in Rome included two patrons‚ the Cardinals Benedetto Pamphili and Pietro Ottoboni. The La Giuditta oratorio was composed in 1693 and premiered in Palazzo Cancelleria in March of 1964 for Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni ’s libretto. This oratorio‚ in many respects‚ seemed to be a groundbreaking one. It is
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America in the 1920s Essay In 1919‚ soldiers from World War One returned back to America and were not used to society. Many Americans wished for normalcy and believed the United States should go back to the way it was before the war. President Warren Harding was most popular for his promised actions toward normalcy. After becoming President‚ Harding did not change much of America and also died of a heart attack eight hundred and eighty one days into office. The main objective of normalcy was to
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John H. Seaborne‚ Jr. Critique #2 Music Appreciation 121 MALE CHORUS 2ND ANNIVERSARY GOSPEL PROGRAM It was a gloriously wonderful autumn day‚ one of those days that you read about in a favorite novel or book of your choice. A day that has the Sun’s rays highlighting every miraculous creation that our Father GOD has created. The wind‚ although stirring‚ moving with a tenderness that just accentuates the setting of the day. “Serenity” is what I think about the
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Middle Ages Dates: 500-1450 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? It was a chaotic period of social and political unrest. Religious and political differences between and within regions led to nearly constant warfare. The life of all the classes was dominated by the feudal system - feudalism. 2. Who or what had the power? The church 3. Who were learned or literate? holy men or people of important status such as kings‚ queens‚ and knights most other people were
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