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    Rear Window Voyeurism

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    One of the most crucial elements of Rear Window‚ and a very clever tactic used by Hitchcock‚ is realism. In other words‚ most if not all things that happen in this film‚ and everything that every character feels and emotes‚ is entirely plausible in real life - perhaps not witnessing a murder‚ but something equally shocking‚ such as spousal abuse is entirely possible. Because of this there is at least one thing or person that everybody can identify with‚ either with Jeff‚ Lisa‚ the neighbours‚ or

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    “Now Is the Month of Maying” was composed by Thomas Morley and performed by The King’s Singers. The style of music is Renaissance madrigal music. The melody goes by flute and the singer and the harmony goes by the harmony singer. The tempo was little fast and the meter measured by 4/4 times. The dynamics of this song is normal. Flute and percussion instrument are using in this song. There are five different voices in this song. Happy mood are created and it’s a nice music. “The Four Seasons‚ Movement

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    Chopin- Man and Music

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    French expatriate. Both Mikolaj Nicolas and Tekla Justyna Chopin played a major role in Fryderyk ’s academic and musical tutelage by ensuring that he was well taught by means of home schooling. Being that both his parents were musicians‚ his mother a pianist and his father a violinist‚ Chopin was encouraged to develop and expand his already apparent musical gift. He was called a "child prodigy" and "little Mozart" and at the age of seven he had already composed two Polonaise‚ the first in G and the second

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven: Ludwig Van Beethoven was born on December 17‚ 1770 and passed away on March 26‚ 1827. Beethoven is one of the most influential and poplar composers of the classical period. He is remembered for being one of the best composers and pianists of his time. He made his first performance when he was seven years old. When he was twenty-one he moved to Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn. In the late

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    John Coltrane

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    John Coltrane The ever growing love that I have for jazz was started because a friend told me to buy a John Coltrane CD the summer before my freshman year in college. For as long as I have known my friend he has always been interested in music and has played drums for the majority of his life. He had a few albums of Coltrane ’s and would always tell me I would love them. I remember the first time I heard that piercing voice that Coltrane gets out of his tenor saxophone. I took a trip out to

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    Frederic Chopin

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    Anthony Gross Wayne Smith Music 117 May 20th 2012 The Musical Life of Frederic Chopin Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was born in a tiny village of Zelazowa about thirty miles away from Warsaw where he was raised as the son of a Polish mother and French father. While growing up in Warsaw much of his childhood compositions are known today as some of the most significant achievements for a composer in the Romantic era. At a very young age his original style of playing and composing astonished the

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    Duke Ellington

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    Thing If It Ain’t Got that Swing‚" and "Satin Doll‚" Duke Ellington started taking piano lessons at age seven and became more serious about his piano lessons after hearing a pianist who worked at Frank Holiday’s poolroom. He was fourteen and had started sneaking into the poolroom. After listening to the poolroom’s pianist‚ something was ignited within and he fell in love with the piano. Ellington was known for his ability to choose members for his band who possessed very unusual talents while

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    Music Report

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    Music I 04/12/2012 Music Report 1. Describe the type event. © 2000-2012‚ Copyright Saint-Petersburg Philharmonia® On Thursday‚ 22nd of November‚ 2012‚ I went with a few college classmates‚ at “Megaron”‚ the Athens Concert Hall. We attended the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra‚ the oldest symphony orchestra in Russia (founded in 1882)‚ conducted by Yuri Temirkanov (winner of the Abbiati Prize in 2003 and 2007). The soloist was Nelson Freire (piano). 2. Describe the events on

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    Fighting Back

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    Fighting Back The Holocaust was one of the most horrendous and atrocious event in history. Millions of Jews were killed without even a second thought. The Nazis tried to suppress‚ demoralize‚ and dehumanize the Jews in every way possible. First‚ the Jews were forced into overcrowded ghettos‚ then to concentration camps where they were killed systematically or worked to their deaths. As the news of Jews being sent to death camps became known‚ the Jews began to rise up against the Nazis. They refused

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    Musical Career Progression

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    Music has the ability to change a person’s life forever. The South Western music department has impacted my life since I started music at the elementary level. As the directors and upperclassman taught me the true essence of leadership and musicianship‚ I made it a goal to do the same for the underclassman as I progressed through my four years of high school. By being involved in multiple music ensembles‚ leadership roles‚ and community events‚ I have aspired to spread my love of music to those currently

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