According to R. Wagner opera does not mean so much a musical work‚ as a musical‚ poetical‚ and spectacular work all at once; opera is the work par excellence‚ to the production of which all the arts are necessary (Sutherland‚ 1). " Opera starts not with music but with its literary source (story or plot)‚ whether it be history‚ biography‚ fiction‚ or mythology in the form of poem‚ play‚ drama‚ novel‚ or original libretto"(Knapp 6). Opera is a combination of mangled drama‚ the singers‚ the music
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What features of the Haydn Symphony Lamentatione show that it was written in the classical period (10 marks) Firstly‚ Haydn has written this piece using Sturm Und Drang (in English‚ Storm and Stress). Features of this which are evident in the piece include: Beginning in a minor key‚ the tense harmony in some of the minor-key writing (arising principally from diminished seventh chords and the suspensions)‚ and the rhythmic tension of the opening‚ in which violins‚ doubled by oboes‚ are syncopated
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Symphonie Fantastique is a symphony written by French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is quite possibly one of the most important and representative pieces of the Romantic period‚ and is still very popular to this day. The first performance took place at the Paris Conservatoire in December 1830. In many aspects Symphonie Fantastique and J.M.W. Turner’s “Slave Ship” are very similar. Romanticism was a movement during the mid to late 1700’s in Europe; this was around the time of the Industrial
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Davies Symphony Hall as the San Francisco Symphony performed on Nov. 12. Veteran music director Michael Tilson Thomas conducted four pieces: Charles Ives’ Psalm 90 and Symphony No. 3‚ Antonín Dvořák’s The American Flag‚ and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Although varying in style and tone‚ each piece evoked a facet of the exceptionally American cultural identity‚ coalescing to present a musical microcosm in red‚ white and blue. Featuring a multitude of solo performances‚ the symphony was intelligently
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SOAP OPERA · I. INTRODUCTION 1. Origin/History The soap opera form first developed on American radio in the 1920s‚ and expanded into television starting in the 1940s‚ and is normally shown during the daytime‚ hence the alternative name‚ daytime serial. The first concerted effort to air continuing drama occurred in 1946 with the serial Faraway Hill. The term "soap opera" originated from the fact that when these serial dramas were aired on daytime radio‚ the commercials aired during the shows
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| Development of the Baroque Italian Opera | Vanessa Phillips | | ID # 100114020 | 11/1/2012 | | Development of the Baroque Italian Opera The word "baroque" comes from the Italian word "barocco" which means bizarre. This word was first used to describe the style of architecture mainly in Italy during the 17th and 18th century. Later on the word baroque was used to describe the music styles of the 1600s to the 1700s. The Baroque period was a time when composers experimented with
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Term 4 Beijing Opera Seminar Beijing Opera or Peking Opera has a history of over 200years and is believed to of begun in 1790 during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. During his 55th reign the four largest Huiban opera troupes‚ consisting of 360 individual types of operas‚ combined. After a century of evolving the Beijing Opera was formed as an opera that best represented all of the operas in China. Beijing Opera became a blend of music‚ art‚ acrobatics‚ dance and
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Organizational Management JFT2‚ Task 1: Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis Raygan Schieving Western Governors University Utah Symphony & Utah Opera Proposed Merger Analysis In 2002‚ a proposal was made to merge the Utah Symphony and Utah Opera due to the failing economy‚ collapsing of the stock market‚ declining government financial support‚ and a waning of donations for the arts. The proposed merger would help both organizations by economizing on costs and expanding the artistic
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them when they do something amazing for you. Try not to miss the talks downstairs an hour before the Symphony starts by experts who will do a wonderful job of setting the history and context of the time‚ composers and the specific conductors and performers. We have a limited classical library and can often find very helpful youtube clips of performances around the world in preparation for the Symphony. Transportation is easy and varied and about a 15 minute walk to the Ogilvie station plus plentiful
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Special Features of Beijing Opera performance Beijing opera is a form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music‚ vocal performance‚ mime‚ dance and acrobatics. The 4 roles in Beijing opera are Sheng(生)，Dan（旦），Jing（净），Chou（丑）. The Dan（旦）refers to any female role in Beijing opera. Dan roles were originally divided into five subtypes. Old women were played by laodan(老旦)，martial women were wudan(武旦)，young female warriors were daomadan， virtuous and elite women were qingyi(青衣)， and vivacious
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