An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string‚ brass‚ woodwind‚ and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα‚ the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus.[1] The orchestra grew by accretion throughout the 18th and 19th centuries‚ but changed very little in composition during the course of the 20th century. A smaller-sized orchestra for this time period (of about fifty musicians or fewer)
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The Secret Israeli Palestinian negotiations in Oslo Key drivers of Israel’s interest in compromising with the PLO; American relationship after the end of Cold War Since 1967‚ Israel enjoyed full support of the Americans in terms of economy‚ politics and military (11) However‚ by then end of 1980s‚ the gradual reapproachment of the Soviet Union and US eroded the close Israeli-US relationship (12) The public growing tired of the conflict‚ as shown by the election win of the Labor instead of the
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visit Oslo? Oslo‚ formerly known as Christiania‚ is the capital of Norway. It has seen a lot through the years‚ both good and bad. For instance‚ a great fire spread in the old part of the city that devastated most of the town. That part of the city was rebuilt‚ and is now called “Gamlebyen”. However‚ what was once a big part of Oslo is now only a small part of the city. Oslo has expanded at a remarkable pace and has recently been shifting focus to attracting tourists. But what does really Oslo have
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Arafat & the Oslo Accords The Palestinians troubled path to statehood is a product of their own political divisions. Schanzer believes that the problem had its roots in the outbreak of the first intifada in 1988. At that time‚ Arafat was exiled from the territories and living in Tunisia‚ so he and Fatah were unable to take credit for the Palestinian uprising. Instead‚ it was Arafat’s rival‚ Hamas‚ which quickly eclipsed Fatah in terms of popularity with Islamists and refugees. Seeing his political
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Project credits: Architect: Atelier Oslo Team: Nils Ole Bae Brandtzæg‚ Thomas Liu‚ Marius Mowe‚ Jonas Norsted‚ Juan Ruiz‚ Bosheng Gan‚ Sveinn Thorarinsson‚ Emmanuel Ferm Consultants: Estatikk AS v/ Sivilingeniør Ole Morten Braathen‚ Aps AS v/Kåre Wærnes‚ Moelven Limtre AS v/ Rolf Evensen‚ Concept design v/Fredrik Eng‚ Main conctractor: Byggmester Bård Bredesen Built into the steeply sloping shoreline of Lake Steinsfjorden‚ the stone bungalow has large glazed walls that face towards the
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The Symphony Orchestra The relationship between a core and periphery can be described like the relationship between a conductor and an orchestra. The core is like the main source or power and the periphery is what feeds off of the core. In the case between the conductor and an orchestra‚ the conductor would be the core and the orchestra would be the periphery. The orchestra is the periphery because it is gaining information or instructions on when each instrument should be playing. The conductor
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Behavior Case 15.1 Rotating Leaders: Orpheus Orchestra The Orpheus Orchestra is a unique full function‚ Grammy winning‚ twenty eight (28) member‚ Orchestra. Orpheus is considered unique because it is comprised of world class musicians who perform and practice without a conductor. Because of this fact Orpheus has been described as being leaderless‚ but this is not the case as each member is a leader and is given the opportunity to contribute to the innovation and creativity of the Orchestra. This
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The Santa Rosa Philharmonic Youth Symphony Elizabeth Tirado HSM/270 5/14/2011 Arin Norris The Santa Rosa Philharmonic Youth Symphony Overview of the Program The Santa Rosa Symphony was founded in 1927 with 35 musicians playing at the local Elks Club. In October of 1994‚ the Santa Rosa Philharmonic Youth Symphony (SRPYS) was formed. The Santa Rosa Philharmonic Youth Symphony has been providing musical training and performance opportunities for young musicians‚ ranging from ages as young
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Band vs. Orchestra When you hear the word “orchestra‚” you typically think of the “Trans-Siberian Orchestra‚” or the “New York Philharmonic‚” but when you hear “concert band‚” what comes to mind? Maybe‚ you think of a marching band you once saw at halftime on your Sunday game or the high school band that played the boring‚ dragging tune at your graduation ceremony. Although the two ensembles are closely related‚ the main difference in the two orchestras is instrumentation. A concert band‚ unlike
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began to replace them. Even though the violin family began to replace the viol family‚ the bass viol‚ more commonly known as the contrabass or double bass‚ was still used. Throughout this time period‚ the cores of the ensembles were string orchestras(5)‚ orchestras consisting of only string
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