IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1871) The Firebird Suite (1910; version from 1919) Introduction - The Firebird and its Dance Round of the Princesses (Khorovod) Infernal Dance of King Kaschei Berceuse Finale The first of Igor Stravinsky’s three famous early ballets‚ The Firebird is the most traditional and derivative. While The Firebird‚ similar to Petrushka and The Rite Of Spring‚ is unquestionably one of Stravinsky’s masterpieces‚ if considered strictly historically it can be‚ with some justice
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In her great works‚ O Pioneers! and My Ántonia‚ Willa Cather tells the story of the immigrant pioneer in America. “Willa Cather was born in 1873 in Virginia. When she was a child‚ her family moved to Nebraska . . . novels as My Ántonia‚ O Pioneers! . . . are derived from immigrant experiences on the nineteenth-century Nebraska prairie.” (Hooper‚ 2009) According to Hooper’s essay‚ Cather’s upbringing as an outsider on the prairie inspired her to write about immigrants. She herself felt like an
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On Tuesday‚ April 24‚ 2018 I attended EVIDENCE evening length performance of Walking Out the Dark. EVIDENCE is a dance company that is in Brooklyn‚ New York that focuses on the fusion of African dance with contemporary choreography and spoken work. This piece was choreographed by Ronald K. Brown‚ originating in 2001. This piece signified a conversation between mother‚ brother‚ sister‚ lover and friend and aims to examine what hinders our ability to assist one another in a time of need. During this
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Ave Maris Stella Ave Maris Stella is composed by Guillaume Dufay. He was born in approximately 1398 and died in about 1474. He was known as the innovator of the 15th century during the renaissance. When he was younger he was brought up as a choirboy in the Cambrai cathedral. That is also where he spend majority of his time. In about 1420 he was ordained a priest. From then on he got a degree and was appointed to many important and influential positions in the church. He traveled to many different
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Compare and contrast two works from the same genre which were written at least a generation or half a century apart. Consider and explain similarities and differences with regard to musical style and historical context. The Renaissance and Baroque era entailed very different characteristics‚ due to the Renaissance composers writing more freely and being more individual then those of the Baroque era where they followed more ‘rules’ and experimented less. This essay will show the difference in
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that listeners of Pandora are able to customize what they are listening to in real-time (Loeb). Pandora utilizes the technology of the Music Genome Project‚ a technology that can identify and classify over 2‚000 musical focus traits such as rhythm syncopation‚ key tonalities‚ vocal and instrumental harmonies‚ and instrumental complexity (Pandora.com). The process of building out a customized station works like this: Initially‚ a station is set by specifying an artist or song. Each song played thereafter
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MUSIC OF THE 20th CENTURY Music of the 20th century Introduction In this history of music and arts‚ every period has its own characteristic style which is associated with the society from which it originated. The period of the 19th and 20th century perceived the two world wars‚ and had been a period of many changes: advancement in technology‚ a period of many inventions such as the telephone‚ television‚ electronic light‚ computers‚ cassette tapes‚ synthesizers‚ CD players‚ and many others.
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Coming to the end of our class‚ we have learned many dance styles of Indian dance. India is a country with long history. Indian dance styles have been developing with its cultural background as well. Bollywood is one of the biggest movie industries in the world. Bollywood cannot succeed without Indian traditional dance. South Asian Dancing is quite different than Western styles. Kathak is one of the most famous Indian dance styles. Tap Dance is also very famous in the world‚ which is originally from
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1 Paul plays bass and keyboard on this song also featuring Alan Civil on French horn and lyrics describing lost love in a desolate fashion. It is... "Here‚ There and Everywhere" "I’m Only Sleeping" "Eleanor Rigby" "For No One" "Taxman" 2 This ’65 Beatles album‚ with U.S. advanced sales of $1 million‚ was transitional‚ featuring film songs and other recordings‚ more introspective lyrics‚ and the influence of Dylan and Folk Rock. It is... Help! A Hard Day’s Night Beatles For Sale
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I want to discuss Una donna a 15 anni. This piece of the opera was an aria‚ Despina was the soloist. This opera was made during the classical period which was known for a few characteristics. This piece has a flexible rhythm‚ unexpected pauses‚ syncopations‚ and frequent changes from long notes to shorter notes. This exert has a very classical melody‚ it is balanced there is a beginning and end which sound very much alike‚ it is also very catchy and will have you humming the tune later. Before I attended
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