Clara Schumann is one of the‚ if not the most famous female composer‚ especially during her lifetime in the romantic era. She was born on the 13th September 1819 in Leipzig as Clara Wieck. Her father‚ Friedrich Wieck‚ was a music pedagogue and famous piano teacher‚ and did everything to educate Clara as a pianist‚ but also as a composer‚ which was not usual by this time. She wrote „piano trio op.17“ when she was only 14 years old. Another famous piece of her was the „piano concerto op.7“. It did
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World War I began on July 28‚ 1914 when Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by a Serbian fighter (World War I History). The archduke was the heir to the Austrian throne. This act of violence prompted an inevitable event since European powers had already established sides and had been spurning each other onto war. The Triple Entente consisted of England‚ France and Russia and a host of support from some smaller countries. They later became known as the Allies. The Triple Alliance;
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the viewer and that of the picture‚ and this was difficult to sustain when pictures were painted high up on walls. It was even harder when they were painted on ceilings‚ where the logical viewpoint was from underneath. Discuss the different approaches to space in the following two works‚ and why an artist might adopt one or the other. __________________________________________________________________ Annibale Carracci was one of the most renowned Italian painters of the 17th century. His artistic
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served as a rebirth in education‚ art‚ and technology .this created a new culture. One must wonder why Italy was the perfect setting for a Renaissance to create a new era of time. Italy was in a great location on the map and easy sea trade routes. In the city-states area had easy water and land access‚ were prime spots located in Europe‚ and the people would benefited from a system of roads that remained from the Roman Empire army. Italian city-states conducted their own trade like silk‚ ships and
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The rise of city-states in Italy during the Renaissance impacted western civilization economically through trade‚ politically through civic participation‚ and culturally through art. Culturally‚ city-states in Italy were big traders‚ and they came up with many new banking ideas. Politically‚ they started participating in democratic ways of governing. And culturally‚ Italy’s Renaissance artists made huge impacts on civilization. If not for the great contributions of Italian city-states‚ Western
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As most of you know this month is devoted to raising awareness and educating individuals about breast cancer and honoring thousands of women across our nation who have been Sadly‚ we all know someone--a mother‚ a sister‚ a friend‚ a neighbor--who has faced breast cancer. I know that I do. In fact‚ the circle grows larger every day with friends‚ families and loved ones who are stricken by breast cancer. diagnosed‚ fighting or have survived breast cancer. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among
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Apollo 11 is probably the most famous NASA mission in United States history. The mission that took man to the moon. The mission that made "...one small step for a man‚ one giant leap for mankind" a recognizable phrase throughout every home in America. The mission that captivated not only the nation‚ but the world. The world had recently changed its sights from Imperialism to the vast unknown‚ namely‚ space. It was common knowledge that the USSR was making incredible progress into space exploration
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three thousand years and were considered to be in power when Egypt was in its most dominant form. There are many facts that we learned about Egyptian Pharaohs from their statues and different structures they built throughout their time of rule. We will talk about some of the different tasks that the Egyptian Pharaohs were in charge of‚ a famous Egyptian Pharaoh‚ and some of the great architecture that they produced. Most Egyptian Pharaohs were born into power so when their father passed away then
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Darkling Thrush’ and most of Hardy’s most famous poems. Hardy is a renowned rural poet which suggests that he has a keen interest and knowledge of nature. However‚ this is not to say that nature is at the heart at every one of his most famous poems – it is sometimes merely a backdrop for other themes‚ such as war‚ fate and lost love. Hardy explores human nature in ‘Drummer Hodge’‚ the downward spiral of mankind using ‘Channel Firing’ and romantic grief in ‘The Voice’. In my opinion this statement implies
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behind Catholicism and tell stories of Christ’s life and passion. Paintings was exclusively for the churches and for religious purposes. Occassionally used for propaganda. Tagalog painters Jose Loden‚ Tomas Nazario and Miguel delos Reyes‚ did the first still life paintings in the country. They were commissioned in 1786 by a Spanish botanist to paint the flora and fauna in the country. The earliest known historical paintings in the Philippines was a mural at the Palacio Real in Intramuros entitle
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