The Duet Papagena/Papageno is a duet from Act 1 in the Opera Magic Flute that was written by W.A. Mozart in 1791. It starts in a 2/4 time sang allegretto. It starts with an ostinato ‘pa pa pa’ by the two voices while the orchestra blends in harmony. Staccato is used to give it a joyful‚ jumpy and light feel to the music. The instruments that have been employed have bright timbres and include violins and oboe; there is also prominent use of the panpipe which makes the piece quite expressive. The voices
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Symbolism behind the Phantom of the Opera Throughout the story and the original novel‚ the symbolic use of mirrors abound. I think much deeper it’s dealt with in the original book by Gaston Leroux‚ and somewhat alluded to in different terms in the movie. Nevertheless‚ let’s take a look at the reflection in the mirror and see what’s there. What is a mirror? Basically‚ it’s just a smooth shiny surface that forms an image by reflection. When we gaze into a mirror‚ our reflection returns to us‚ and
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Discuss the relationship between words and music in the operas of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Words and music have been playing an important role in the human culture‚ people express themselves and communicate with each other through words and music. Different styles and techniques in music and the link between words and music are found in operas. Opera was born in Italy around the year 1600‚ and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in music history until
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SBA Journal 1. Title: The Phantom of the opera 2. Author: Gaston Leroux 3. Publisher: Random House 4. Text-type: Print-fiction 5. Genre: Mystery/thriller 6. Summary of the book: This book is about a boy who has a face like a skull‚ nose is sunk in‚ eyes are small and yellow and the body is a skeleton with skin. Moreover‚ he has a lovely voice and smart. His father and mother never love him. One day‚ he ran away from home and he leaned many things in the trip‚ but when he
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Music 101 MWW Study Questions MWW 54: Rationalistic Distaste for Opera 1. Italianate Opera did not conquer every European center without resistance‚ especially in countries (like France and England) with strong traditions of spoken drama. What exactly does St.-Evremond (p. 201-3) object to about opera‚ and why? Exactly what parts of a drama does he say should NOT be set to music‚ and why? People observe the justness if the cincirds; and amidst all the varieties that unite to make the sweetness
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A Night at the Opera Analysis Paper A Night at the Opera is a 1935 American comedy film starring the Marx brothers. Groucho Marx‚ Chico Marx and Harpo Marx. The Marx brothers influence on comedy can still be seen in todays films. There is very few comedians that have ever had as long a lasting influence or been as well-known as they are. It is absolutely astonishing that after over seventy years‚ it still portrays the same amount of enjoyment and laughter in "modern" viewers as it did when the
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of the English National Opera STRENGTHS The product is definite. Although there are many different titles of shows and ways of performing Opera‚ on the whole the customer knows‚ when attending a performance‚ what to expect. Accessibility is improving. Through recent more widespread distribution of Videos/DVDs and CDs in well known music stores. Also through Touring and Open-air Opera and to some extent educational workshops and talks‚ the English National Opera (ENO) has improved accessibility
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Political Aspects of Mozart’s Operas Music has been a medium for composers and musicians to express a multitude of feelings‚ concepts‚ ideals and other philosophical matters. This expression of the artists has literally been the push behind music and its creation thousands of years ago‚ and is what still influences music today along with all the time in between (DeNora). Starting with the transition of music from the Renaissance Era‚ music became more and more of a political device (The Birth). One
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two genres that I have selected are Opera and Big-band Jazz. These are two very diverse genres that have different musical elements‚ such as melody‚ rhythm‚ etc. The Opera piece is Purcell: Dido and Aeneas‚ Act III‚ Opening and Lament by Henry Purcell and the Big-band Jazz piece is Strayhorn: Take the A Train‚ by Duke Ellington Orchestra. Opera was very popular during the Baroque Era from the 1600’s to the early 1700’s. First gaining popularity in Italy‚ early opera was widely used for royal weddings
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Proposed Merger between Utah Opera & Utah Symphony 1. Illustrate how Bill Bailey‚ chairman of the board of the Utah Opera Organization‚ might use one theory of motivation to oppose or support the merger. The word “motivation” represents a psychological stimulus that causes one to voluntarily act‚ the direction has to be goal oriented and attainable for the behavior to be successful. The theory that Mr. Bailey could use to oppose this merger would be the process theory “equity” component.
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