was declining in popularity; nevertheless‚ that is the model around which Catherine designed her administration. Because of this structure‚ Catherine “revised the ranks and the rules” of the courts‚ subsidized public French and Russian theatres‚ operas‚ and ballets (de Madariaga‚ 91). Art was very important to Catherine; she appreciated theatre and ballet‚ but she wrote her personal memoirs and contributed articles to a satirical journal entitled All Sorts of Things (de Madariaga‚ 92). Catherine
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Bibliography: "Clara Brown‚" Biography.com‚ http://www.biography.com/articles/Clara-Brown- 206526 (accessed Oct 10‚ 2010). Wagner‚ Tricia Martineau. "Brown‚ Clara (1803-1885)." http://www.blackpast.org/?q=aaw/brown-clara- 1803-1885 (accessed October 9 2010).
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The Life of Peter Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ also spelled Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ was born in Votkinsk‚ in the city of Vyatka‚ Russia‚ May 7‚ 1840. Second in a family of five sons and one daughter‚ to whom he was extremely devoted. Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to drive to another city‚ he had to be held back while she got into the carriage‚ and the moment he was free ran and tried to hold the wheels. There is an anecdote
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The Innovations of Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin’s personal approach to technique revolutionized the piano. He developed unparalleled fingering and pedalage that shocked the musical world. His clearly established style set him apart from his peers. This consistent and unique style makes him the most notable composer of the Romantic period. Chopin was born in Zellazowa Wola‚ Poland in the year 1810. His name was Fryderyk Franciszek Szopen‚ but he was most commonly known by the French
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The Great Depression The stock market crash of October 29‚ 1929 provided a dramatic end to an era of lopsided prosperity. This disaster had been going on for years. Different historians and economists offer different explanations for the crisis. Some blame the increasingly uneven distribution of wealth and purchasing power in the 1920s‚ while others blame the decade’s agricultural slump or the international instability caused by World War I. In any case‚ the nation was unprepared for the crash
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A Summer Project On “REALISM IN MODERN DRAMA” In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Award of Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in English Submitted by: BISMA IRFAN BA (Honors) English ll A0706110036 ENROLL. NO. Submitted to: DR DEEPANKAR SUKUL Asst. Professor AMITY INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH AND BUSINESS COMMUNICATION AMITY
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the German people came only after the loss of their inner‚ spiritually romantic “interior”– the relic of feudalism that had not yet given way. This world of glorious Heroes and Grand Gestures which Wagner seeked to portray in music‚ and which Hitler forged a connection to largely through Wagner’s operas‚ apparently watching Siegfried 30 or more times. Ah‚ Heroic artwork. One of the main differences between the lingering feudalistic mindset of Germany and the individualist mindset which
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The word music comes from the Greek mousikê (tekhnê) by way of the Latin musica. It is ultimately derived from mousa‚ the Greek word for muse. In ancient Greece‚ the word mousike was used to mean any of the arts or sciences governed by the Muses. Later‚ in Rome‚ ars musica embraced poetry as well as instrument-oriented music. In the European Middle Ages‚ musica was part of the mathematical quadrivium: arithmetics‚ geometry‚ astronomy and musica. The concept of musica was split into four major kinds
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Niemeyer Catedral de Brasilia Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Seagram Building Marcel Breuer Wassily Chair Minoru Yamasaki Michael Graves Portland Building‚ Oregon Moshe Safdie Habitat 67‚ Montreal Norman Foster London City Hall Otto Wagner Karlsplatz Station Peter Behrens Turbinenfabrik‚ Germany Philip Johnson At & T Building‚ NY Paul Rudolph Lippo Building ‚ Hong Kong Philip Webb Red House‚ England Peter Eisenman Max Reinhardt House‚ Germany Pier Luigi
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Welcome to Italy Culture and culture of the Italian Peninsula… . A Project by: Miodrag Jankovic Intercultural Communication EPHEC A Project by: Miodrag Jankovic Intercultural Communication EPHEC Summary Italian ID Card 3 The History 4 Geography 5 Environment - current issues 6 Environment - international agreements 6 Natural hazards 6 Italian Society & Culture 7 The Italian Language 7 Italian Family Values 7
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