The response‚ through music‚ to World War Two‚ particularly in the concentration/death camps throughout Europe The Second World War was a very sensitive time in the world‚ especially Europe‚ but one of the few benefits was the music that came out of it‚ there was the music that was written about certain events of the war‚ the music that evolved during the war‚ and the music by the Jewish community (i.e. The Holocaust)‚ especially in the concentration camps. The Holocaust was unequivocally
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close with Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky who had absolutely fantastic music. Thirty-nine out of over four hundred ballets‚ George Balanchine used Stravinsky’s music. One of my favorite ballets is The Nutcracker‚ and it holds a very special place in my heart. I have danced in The Nutcracker for the past 8 years and it’s the one thing I look forward to every year. Unfortunately‚ now that I’m graduating this year‚ this Christmas was the last time I will be preforming in The Nutcracker for my dance studio.
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example‚ it can help tell the story and it can enhance character‚ mood and atmosphere. The aural setting can also help to set the scene and tell you where a dance is set‚ for example‚ place or era. Nutcracker! (2002) by Matthew Bourne is performed to the tradition Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky. It is a narrative ballet and throughout the dance the score is used to enhance the storytelling and the characterisation. At the start of Act One the Matron claps her hands and the orphans get to work
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Every year‚ almost every ballet company in the country puts on a performance of the Nutcracker written by Peter Tchaikovsky. You can clearly see the hard work that was put into the production to make the Sugarplum Fairy look like she’s actually flying or Snow Queen resemble all of the snowflakes you see falling outside your back window during the winter. But‚ what cannot be seen in how all of those people have become stronger physically and mentally from the countless rehearsals that have shaped
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George Balanchine born at St. Petersburg‚ Russia in 1904 as Giorgi Balanchivadze to a Georgian father and a Russian mother who largely influenced the direction he took in life because they played a crucial role in helping him realize his passion for ballet. His father was a prominent Georgian composer‚ Meliton Balanchivadze who was one of the creators of the famous Georgian Opera whereas his mother was a Russian ballet professional. In his childhood‚ George Balanchine had no interest in ballet
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STUDY QUIZ -- UNIT I 1. Why does a live performance provide a special excitement? 2. What will enhance our ability to evaluate and enjoy music? 3. Why is John Cage’s composition 4’ 33" particularly interesting? 4-7. What are the four main properties of musical sound? 8. What determines the pitch of a sound? 9. The distance between two pitches is called an ______________. 10. If a pitch has a frequency of 100 cycles per second‚ what is the frequency of the pitch one
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Romantic and Modern Composers As social and political views changed throughout history‚ a revolution in the art world followed. Artists use their pieces to explain their point of view‚ this includes writers‚ painters‚ and especially musicians. The end of the French Revolution inspired hope and visions for the future‚ which musicians responded by entering the Romantic period. In order to compare musicians in the Romantic period and those in the modern era‚ we must look into the stylistic choices
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a very full symphonic sound which in turn led to the creation of specially designed halls to facilitate the sound. The origins of the music were also diverse‚ many compositions having been written for the stage‚ composers such as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’ who
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Darwin destroyed the concept of human specialness I would say I disagree quite strongly with the assertion that Darwin destroyed the specialness of humanity. For this relatively brief paper I am going to attempt to refute this claim and try to highlight some of the things that highlight how we have kept the same level of ’specialness ’ that we have always had. There are many people who would say that we humans are the only beings with full consciousness‚ in the words of a great many this would
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Illyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most famous Russian composers. He was born in Votkinsk on May 7‚ 1840 into a middle class family. His family greatly supported his musical interests. They gave him piano lessons and provided him with the instruction of music theory. Their move to St. Petersburg proved to be a significant milestone is Tchaikovsky’s life. It had set the course for Tchaikovsky’s progress and success in the musical world. From September of 1850 to May of 1859‚ Tchaikovsky attended
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