The Red Violin presents some interesting ideas about the qualities of an instrument. The varnish on the violin contains the blood of Bussotti’s wife‚ from just after she died. It seemed as if the wife lived on within the violin‚ implying that violins can have personality‚ which can be seen as true. Each violin has different tendencies‚ sound‚ different distances between notes‚ differing amounts of reverberation. This is what makes some violins sound so unique and what makes some valued so much more
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rich. This instrument is called the violin. This four-stringed instrument has been immensely used in both Classical and modern music. It has been a timeless instrument that has been present in European music history. Musicians adore it because of its delightful musical capabilities. As a background‚ Peter Gammond stressed that‚ “The violin is capable of great agility and violinists like to show off their dazzling technique‚ so most violin concertos and other violin compositions give opportunity for
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Concert Analysis Essay For this concert report analysis‚ I was not able to actually go see a concert in person. So I watched a video on youtube since that was an option for this assignment. On Youtube‚ I watched an orchestral concert that was performed by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. From what I saw‚ the string instruments that were being played by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in this particular video are; the violin‚ the violas‚ the cellos‚ the double
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Aristotle: Life‚ Teachings‚ And The Foundations He Set By Sarah Tyria 04/29/2013 Philosophy Research Paper Robert Badra Philosophy derived from two Greek words‚ “philos” and “sophia”‚ which translates to mean love of wisdom. It is “a quest for truth” where truth and knowledge become obtainable through wondering minds and the consistent asking questions. (Theme One) Aristotle wrote‚ “Philosophy begins when we look at the world and wake up to the depth of our not-knowing. The
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Billy Mitchell was the founding father of what is now the Air Force. His legacy of tragedy and triumph resonates with the proposition that success always starts with failure. The tragedy of his court martial‚ subsequent resignation after a long military career‚ and early death ended in triumph because his vision became a reality in the creation of today’s independent Air Force. Mitchell’s vision for the Air Force past and present was a theory of airpower not based on a single idea but on the combined
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BARTOK VIOLIN CONCERTO Béla Bartók: Violin Concerto No. 2 In B Minor‚ SZ 112‚ BB117. (1937-1938) 1. Allegro Non-Troppo 2. Andante Tranquillo 3. Allegro Molto Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist‚ and was one of the most profound musicians of the twentieth century. A smallpox inoculation gave the infant Bartók a rash that remained with him until he was five years old. As a result he spent his early years detached from other children and people and
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The violin is an instrument of enormous versatility and striking beauty. It is capable of nuanced expression surpassed only by the human voice. Finding the best violin pieces is not always an easy task‚ especially when there are so many masterful composers. From the Baroque period to the Classical period there are works for violin that will appeal to all lovers of western art music. Bach: Six Sonatas and Partitas for Violin The Baroque period includes music written from approximately 1600 to
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Joel Lebron vs. Florida ABSTRACT The Joel Lebron vs. Florida case was a complete tragedy of Ana Maria Angel and her boyfriend Nelson Portobanco. Ana Maria and Portobanco were both kidnapped and robbed by 5 Orlando men. Ana Maria was gang raped in front of Portobanco as Portobanco was stabbed multiple times‚ then the couple was soon executed on the side of I-95 in Boca Raton. There Ana Maria’s life was taken as a straight bullet to the head and her witness‚ Portobanco played dead and luckily
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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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MUS 111 Concert Report 5/5/11 I attended Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons concert on Sunday April 17‚ 2011 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church performed by the SCC chamber orchestra. Vivaldi was a baroque composer and the Four Seasons is considered to be a great masterwork in all Western Art. The Four Seasons is a series of four concertos; Spring‚ Summer‚ Autumn‚ and Winter. Each season contains 3 movements and was composed in 1725‚ in a set of 12 concertos entitled “Il cimento dell’armonia
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