being bow harps up to 2 metres with 19 strings. Vertical harps known as lyre harps were created in ancient Greece and coincided with the creation of the mathematical musical scale where Pythagoras discovered numerical ratios corresponding to intervals of the musical scale. During the Roman times the use of the harp and musical instruments in general declined and did not reappear for many years. The triangle harp seems to have been developed in Europe and incorporated a vertical pillar to
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The History of Musical Theatre The recently released Les Misérables earned £8.1 million in its opening weekend‚ making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film in history‚ proving that the genre is still alive. But how exactly did this powerful art form originate? And from then on‚ how did it evolve to become the spectacularly vivacious being that it is today? The oldest known forms of music theatre were the ancient Greek plays with music and lyrics‚ as well as music and dance being
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FORM 5 Novels Step by wicked step Table of Contents Synopsis Elements Activities Assessment Answer Key Glossary Panel of writers STEP BY WICKED STEP NOVEL What is a novel? Only in a novel are all things given full play – D. H. Lawrence A novel is a long narrative in literary prose. Novels tell stories‚ which are typically defined as a series of events
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immediately came across my mind. From listening to this song during soccer game warm ups‚ to quietly being indulged in my own headphones while studying for high school exams‚ this song was like no other in my ITunes library. On top of its amazing use of musical elements‚ I especially love this song because of its connection to certain socio historical factors and the pure raw meaning behind its lyrics. Although the reaction to this song was quite mixed‚ and stirred a lot controversy‚ it was the most defining
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Musical Influence on Substance Abuse English 1302 Professor Young Sex‚ drugs and rock n’ roll. This commonly used phrase sums it up pretty well. It seems as though anytime I hear anything about a rock band‚ especially from the 1970’s or 1980’s there is some sort of drug abuse somewhere along the line with at least one or more of the band members‚ and this will usually result in the break up of the band or the death of a member. Well I started getting sick of rock music getting a bad
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learns that he is afraid of so many things in life‚ and if compensating by trying to be successful in his professional life. Perhaps the most important things he learns is that he is willing and able to change his ways for the better. The various musical selections of Tuesdays with Morrie all evoke compassion. Mitch’s girlfriend‚ Janelle‚ sings backup as her career. She sings a few different times throughout the movie‚ but one time in particular showed her passion more than the others. When Janelle
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Melanie Moreno 5453835 MUL 1010 The Jimi Hendrix Experience Jimi Hendrix is part of the group of musical geniuses that died at age 27. He was extremely influential and part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His music was way beyond the times that he made them and sound much more modern. Hendrix was an iconic left-handed player of the guitar. He had an amazing ability to make new melodies. He was revolutionary black man during his times. He played with white players and played white music in a time
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Prior to reading the first chapter of the textbook The Musical Classroom‚ I had never thought of when and how music came to be a school subject. Of course‚ in elementary school I went to music class learned about the different composers and how to create sheets of it‚ but I did not learn about this man‚ Lowell Mason. After starting some research on Lowell I was surprised to find that I already knew many of his creations. The two hymns that I first recognized were “Joy to the World” and “Nearer My
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I find it clear that the main point that Ray Bradbury is trying to push across in Something Wicked This Way Comes is that one should learn to appreciate what they have‚ and not strive to attain impossible flights of fancy. A reason for such that I will set forth is that often‚ when one attains something that seems impossible‚ a unknown‚ hefty price is exacted. Another is that oftentimes‚ your perceptions of how good what you have and don’t have are often clouded‚ until it is too late. Last‚ but
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Something Wicked by Alan Gratz The novel takes place during the Highland games in Tennessee‚ 2008. horatio Wilkes is the main character and speaker in Something Wicked. Horatio is a teenager who is 17 years old. He tell us the whole story about what happened at the highland games. horatio is trying to discover who killed Mr. Duncan‚ the owner of the mountain that the highland games were played on every year. this novel is written in his point of view as a teenager so the novel is mostly about
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