We live to make our own adventures‚ but it is rather common to find ourselves diverted in others’ stories. In 1853‚ Giuseppe Verdi offered a new source of entertainment‚ as he presented the world with La traviata. Not only did it stir the European 19th century society‚ but it is still today a very controversial opera. Since its beginning‚ the main character‚ Violetta‚ became the central source for outrage and discussion. All because she was a courtesan‚ and this very well-known opera was seen by
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The interpretation of a classical opera as a humorous‚ satirical‚ and wholly grotesque perversion of the genre is something very rarely seen. György Ligeti presents this stylistic humor in his only opera‚ La grand macabre‚ which tells the perplexing story of borderline death and possible destruction of the fictional country of Brueghelland and its citizens. “Mysteries of the Macabre” is a three-part aria found in the second act‚ which features the anxious Chief of Secret Political Police‚ who at
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“Franz Schubert was a programmatic composer”. Discuss this statement with reference to two pieces studied and refer to three of the concepts of music in your answer. Composers of the Romantic Period were attracted to programme music – music that provides a story‚ idea or scene. Franz Schubert‚ one of the earliest 19th Century composers‚ was very much so‚ a programmatic composer. In a short lifespan of 31 years‚ Franz Peter Schubert composed 600 lieder‚ (plural for ‘lied’‚ the German word for ‘song’
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many different arts (Knapp‚ 3). An opera is not an opera without the music. The musical representation uplifts the words and adds magic to an opera (Knapp 3). The two major components of an opera are the human singers and the orchestra. From the soprano to bass of the singers‚ their voice is not what characterizes the person (Knapp 3). What characterizes them is the mood and technique associated with their everyday activities. For example‚ the way you would talk over the phone in a singing mode
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repetition. It seems like Haydn really put emphasis on that augmented sixth to five to give it the feeling of needing to continue on; that it is not a phrase that can stand on its own. Finally‚ on that last five chord‚ there is an E natural in the soprano voice‚ and with the subtle pause in the recording‚ it sounds and feels like a leading tone to F‚ which is the key of the next theme starting in measure 31. The second half of the exposition has a contrasting period followed by the closing statement
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During the baroque era‚ there were many prominent new artists‚ one of the most famous was a Venetian composer by the name of Antonio Vivaldi. He was very important during the baroque ear due to his mastery of the Italian concerto and his involvement in operas. Vivaldi remains relevant in modern times as the concerto is still a hugely popular genre for composers. A concerto refers to an instrumental work written specifically for a soloist or multiple soloists and a large ensemble. Vivaldi was born
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interesting present‚ and exciting future. Stefani grew up in New York‚ attended acting school for about ten years‚ and began performing at open mic nights by the age of fourteen. Lady Gaga’s career began around 2001 appearing in a short role for The Sopranos. Before gaining her huge commercial success she was
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Bess is a drama centered around African Americans. He infuses harmonies that contain unusual voice leading. Richard Crawford explains how Gershwin employed “…against five descending upper voices the bass line ascends. Parallel octaves between soprano and tenor‚ alto and baritone‚ lend an artless quality to the passage; yet only a sophisticated ear could have calculated the progression’s freshness” (Crawford). This approach to the form in his compositions exemplifies him as composer with strong
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taking this class I had always thought of organized crime as a group of people who used violence and crime to get what they wanted or to not get in trouble when they commit crimes. I honestly thought that all organized crime groups were like the Sopranos or one of the movies I have seen on television. I also thought that the United States is where all the organized crime was and I was surprised to find that there are more crime groups all over the world. I learned from the reading that there were
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Concert Report The Wayne Shorter Quarter concert was unlike any concert I have ever been to. The variety of instruments and style of the performers contributed to a unique experience. Not only was the music I heard versatile on several levels‚ but the behavior of the performers‚ appearance of the audience‚ and atmosphere of the venue contributed to my take away from the show. These factors allowed me to obtain a better understanding of jazz as not only an art form‚ but as a culture. The audience
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