in the novel The Joy Luck Club‚ has a different tone and comes across quite vicious and negative and even abusive. Two mothers with one goal‚ but try to reach their goals very differently. In the excerpt “The Violin” Amy Chua talks about trying to help her daughter excell at the Violin. Amy Chua tries to help her daughter relax but does the opposite‚ “RELAX! I scream at home”(Chua 47-48). She tells her daughter to relax but screams it at her‚ contradicting herself. She is trying
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TEST CODE OI234O2O FORM TP 2009092 SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIF’ICATE MAY/JUNE2OO9 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL EXAMINATION MATHEMATICS Paper 02 - General Proficiency 2 hours 40 minutes 20 MAY 2009 (a.m.) INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1. 2. 3. 4. Answer ALL questions in Section I‚ and ANY TWO in Section IL ’Write your answers in the booklet provided. All working must be shown clearly. A list of formulae is provided on page 2 of this booklet. Examination Materials
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Comparing Tonight with Maria (Both from ‘West side story’) (Tonight also known as balcony scene – Tony and Maria sing together. Maria – sang by Tony.) The piece ‘Tonight’ begins in B maj; it opens with Tony stating “the most beautiful sound I ever heard” this is sang in a very recitative style; mainly monotone (D) – rubato. This makes his words seem the prominent element – stressing the drama. The gentile bassoon plays a descending line – while the horn plays a simplified version ~ this ‘decent’
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The concerto form was developed significantly from the Classical to the romantic era; producing changes within its instrumentation‚ form thematic material and rhythmic devices. The societal attitudes towards the composition and consumption of the concerto form also changed during this time. A concerto is an arrangement with solo works performed within the piece‚ alternating between a larger ensemble and the soloist. The root of its definition was believed to mean to ‘skirmish with one another’
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1. When you hear the words "classical music‚" the first composer that many people think of is Beethoven. Can you think of any reasons why this is so? If one says "rock music"‚ who is the first person you think of and why? 2. In the 19th century‚ the "lied" or art song was a very important development. The lyrics to these songs frequently dealt with disappointment in love‚ with the beauty of nature‚ with magic. In today’s songs‚ what are some of the themes being sung about? 3. The piano became
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Discuss the significance of the book title‚ “Night” In the beginning of the bible‚ the world was dark. Then God created light in order to make it brighter. However‚ when the God is not here to protect the light‚ Night overtook. It is a time of darkness. It is also a place where people cannot see and help each other. Because of the faith in God‚ the darkness‚ hopeless of Night‚ and the period of Night‚ Elle Wiesel’s famous short novel is called “Night”‚ which is very
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Concert report 1 The concert I went to was called “Afternoon Chamber Music.” Even thought I left my house early‚ I still managed to arrive 10 minutes late. When I finally found the correct room‚ I had to wait outside a few minutes until one of the acts was over. When I finally got inside‚ the small room seemed to be packed‚ but I managed to find an empty seat in the front row. The sitting arrangements were the basic for any performances‚ same as in all the lecture class rooms. Most of the people
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a suite. There is a wide variety of instruments (aerophones‚ chordophones‚ and membranophones) used in this piece. Among the wind instruments (woodwinds and brass) heard were bassoon‚ oboe‚ French horn‚ and trumpet. The strings played included the violin‚ viola‚ cello‚ and double bass. Finally‚ the percussion instrument used for this piece was the timpani. This movement is broken down into four sections by tempo: Adagio‚ Allegro‚ Lentement‚ and Allegro. The Adagio section begins with a slow introduction
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Preface theme as part of the primary theme. It is unconventional as Classical symphonies usually start with a brief introduction or directly with the primary theme. Followed by the Preface theme‚ the primary theme begins with the murmuring in the violins and stepwise motive from the Preface theme. The primary theme does not end in a normal way with a cadence in its home key. Although there is a cadence in its relative major‚ D major‚ it expands and link to the non-modulating bridge section which contributes
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ecstatic to attend such a soothing and joyful concert. The concert was fairly short‚ it last two hours‚ and consisted of 2 symphony songs and 1 opera act. The first two were symphony‚ which were played in a very unpredictable manner. The melody (violins) started off very slow and quickly increased their tempo. The orchestra performed many instances of crescendo and decrescendos; this kept the audience on the edge of their seats in anticipation. The second part consisted of an opera in one act entitled
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