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    Historical Timeline of Musical Theatre Renaissance The antecendents of musical theatre in Europe can be traced back to the theatre of ancient Greece‚ where dance and music were included in stage comedies and tragedies during the 5th century BCE. The 3rd-century BCE Roman comedies of Plautus included song and dance routines performed with orchestrations. The Romans also introduced technical innovations. For example‚ to make dance steps more audible in large open air theatres‚ Roman actors attached

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    History of Rockn Jazz: Jazz Review Kind of Blue – Miles Davis Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue exemplifies my favorite merits of cool jazz. The bestselling jazz album is bursting with innovative music that is largely independent from the routine melody and rhythm that often accompanied jazz music before the records conception; its recordings perpetuate a sound that is both tranquil and engaging. The artists responsible for creating this widely recognized album are Miles Davis on trumpet‚ Jon Coltrane

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    Latin-American Music All music styles‚ genre’s‚ instruments‚ have had an origin of where it began. Specifically‚ Latin-American music has had a complex origin and history of where it all started. Not only that‚ but ever since it began it has evolved into something slightly different as the centuries have gone by. This style has a sense of unique dynamics‚ especially compared to other styles of music. If one is of Latin-American descent they usually have a favorite Latin song‚ dance‚ instrument‚

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    trade still connects Africa and Eurasia together. During this time period‚ the beginning state was ruled by the romans and byzantine empires. The prominent religion was Christianity and Islam had not begun to spread. The main interaction between the Afro- Eurasia was the trade of the sand and sea roads. And after the death of Muhammad‚ Islam started to seek military conquest‚ which leads to the spread of Islam. Islam then had conquered many civilizations‚ stretching all around the Mediterranean.

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    Section 1: Social Conditions / Concerns Increase in Employment Population Shifts Increase in College Attendance Civil Rights Movement Arms Race Begins / Technology Breakthroughs Television / Rock and Roll Section 2: Political Conditions / Concerns Harry Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Korean War McCarthyism Space Race Dangers of the Garrison State Section 3: Economic Conditions / Concerns Inflation Balance of Trade Federal Reserve Board Policies Eisenhower’s Administration Policies

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    For most anticipated new releases‚ please see The Numbers’ Most Anticipated Movies. Release Date Movie Distributor Gross to date Trailer May‚ 18 Louder Than A Bomb (limited) Balcony Releasing $7‚000 May‚ 20 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Walt Disney Pictures $113‚595‚287 Trailer May‚ 20 The Beaver (expansion to wide release) Summit Entertainment $659‚548 Trailer May‚ 20 35 and Ticking (limited) Image Entertainment $29‚775 May‚ 20 Bloodworth (limited) Samuel Goldwyn Films

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    like anything else in this world‚ American Musical Theatre did not just come out of nowhere; it was started by many different ideas and talents coming together. According to American musical theatre history‚ the first musical performance took place in Charleston‚ South Carolina on February 8‚ 1735. It was the production of Flora‚ a ballad opera from England. According to the same history timeline and google‚ The Black Crook was however the first American musical production- performed on September

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    Music has been around as long as civilized humans have been. Artifacts show people dancing around fires to drumbeats. Since music was there from the start of civilization‚ it will be there until the end too. Music tells a story with the notes and rhythms. If the people are in distress‚ the music will be sad and sorrowful‚ but if the people just won a big war‚ it will be joyous and happy. An example of music reflecting a culture is the Native Americans. Music was a major factor in the Native American

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    Whites Swim in Racial Preference Brandi Sims SOCI 111-07H Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana October 16‚ 2014 ABSTRACT Yes‚ whites have had more privileges than people of color. People of color had to work 10 times harder to even get close to having what the whites already had. Whites called themselves hard workers‚ but they were not the ones forced to pick cotton and to build levies for free; or harder than the Latino immigrants who spend 10 hours a day in fields picking strawberries

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    Music has been evolving since its creation. This evolution of music has led to a vast variety of music that all people can enjoy. Artists who make good music‚ are praised and revered for their talents‚ and recently this has led to many aspiring musicians who want to acquire fame and fortune through their music. In the United States music in constantly evolving‚ and in recent years this evolution of music has sped up to a very fast rate. Music has evolved for many reasons including‚ improved technology

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