dreams were crushed‚ that was until his mother taught him to play the piano at the age of twelve. Bacharach enjoyed playing piano very much but he never really planned on making a musical career off of his abilities and it wasn’t until he heard the fine flowing movements and melodies of Jazz that it would change his musical talent into a passion. Bacharach loved everything about jazz an would do anything to hear it‚ even going as
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Lesson 10: Pakistani Musical Culture Music of Pakistani Pakistan 6th most populous country in the world. Pakistan has a cultural and ethnic background going back to the Indus Valley Civilization. known for its ordered cities‚ advanced sanitation‚ excellent roads‚ and uniquely structured society. modern name of a country once named as Sindu Supta and India (Land of Indus). National language is Urdu. Main religion is Islam. Pakistani is guided with two main ideas: ~ negate
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Musical theater and entertainment have been an ever-changing enterprise that‚ until very recently‚ included little diversity. In March of 2008‚ a new musical was presented on Broadway. It was titled In the Heights. This new musical featured something never before seen in musical theater: the songs are primarily latino rap. It was a bold step down a path no one had taken before. The story takes places in a poor neighborhood in New York called Washington Heights. Those living there are immigrants from
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“Techno Tyranny” Bob Herbert explains in his article “Tweet Less‚ Kiss More” (published July 16th‚ 2010) how technology has grown so much throughout the years and how we have made more time for our “gadgets” than for people close to us. Instead of being with our families and friends we send them a quick email or text message when we should be cherishing moments together. We are so warped in our own lives and blinded by technology that we are missing out on the real world and wasting precious time
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The book‚ Taming Your Gremlin by Rick Carson‚ is about how to silence or “tame” the inner critic or “gremlin” we have inside us. It’s the narrator inside of our head. The first and most important step is to “simply notice” or become aware of the gremlin and it’s affect on us. It’s only after we’ve successfully tamed this gremlin that we will find inner peace and fulfillment. The main theme of the book was to “simply notice” and become aware of the existence of your gremlin. In fact‚ the book says
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Kate Chopin’s book The Awakening is based on the expections placed on women in society‚ particularly in the upper class at the turn of the 20th century. This story explains how there is more than one reason why effects on a human or thing happen. Edna Pontellier’s character shows not only the limited options of a woman‚ but the dangers of taking risks of unrealistic expectations of life and love. Chopin is trying to show how change can break a human. The intent of Kate Chopin’s story was to
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after. Things turn ugly when one particularly repulsive toad takes too much time to revert to human form. When she meets a gorgeous man named Timothy at her place of work‚ she is convinced that he is her soul mate. But now comes the tension‚ will she kiss him and will he turn into a toad just like all the
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“Oklahoma! Where the wind comes sweeping down the plain.” These iconic song lyrics are from the chart-topping musical Oklahoma!. This musical introduced‚ the now idolized‚ Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein (Brockett pg. 462). Rogers and Hammerstein wrote the musical‚ in hopes of making it on Broadway. Instead‚ they wrote a musical that started the next great era to sweep through Broadway. The Golden Age of Broadway was the beginning of a transformation that would later lead to one of the most
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sense that people get their artistic‚ aesthetic‚ and musical experiences by buying commodities for sale‚ such as tickets for the Broadway shows‚ albums‚ or paintings. The commodification of music‚ in particular‚ has changed how musical communities are formed. Gone are the pre-modern eras when members of a small community coalesced in rituals‚ ceremonies‚ and fairs involving music in the form of communal expression as people today obtain musical experiences more passively. As philosopher Baker
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Jeff Marx‚ who wrote the music and lyrics‚ Avenue Q is a comedic American musical that opened in March 2003 at the Eugene O’Neill Theater in Waterford‚ Connecticut‚ before being transferred to Broadway in July of that same year. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show directed by Jason Moore. The show won Three Tony Awards‚ including Best Musical‚ Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical. It ran in Broadway till September 13‚ 2009‚ for a total of 2534 performances
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