George Gershwin’s “folk opera”‚ Porgy and Bess‚ based on Dubuse Hayward’s novel Porgy has often been interpreted and criticized as a work of racial polemic that stereotypes African-American people. During its revival in the 1960’s‚ sociologist Harold Cruse scathingly described it as‚ "The most incongruous‚ contradictory cultural symbol ever created in the Western World … Porgy and Bess belongs in a museum and no self-respecting African American should want to see it‚ or be seen in it." . On the
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Erin R Eddins Mozart Symphonies 39‚ 40‚ 41 Performed by The Berlin Philharmonic‚ conducted by Sir Simon Rattle My first impressions of the conductor held fairly true throughout the performance. Sir Simon Rattle is perhaps the most enigmatic master of the baton I have had the pleasure of watching. This is quite an interesting observation‚ since he doesn’t use a baton. He stands in front of his orchestra‚ sans instrument himself‚ without even a podium or stand‚ and conducts using gestures‚ hand movements
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musician to college graduate‚ professor‚ and wife and expecting mother. Benny‚ her first child was born a ‘radiant” child who from an early age shared his mother’s love for music as he would sway happily to the sound of her playing Mozart on her clarinet. By the age of two Diane and her husband David began to notice that Benny had missed virtually every milestone and had an inability to produce words‚ prompting them to have him evaluated‚ and thus Diane’s journey to heartache and eventually inclusion
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Psycho(1960). I watched the film Dial M for Murder(1954). I thought it was a very good thriller that that kept you at the edge of your seat because you never knew what was going to happen next. Woody Allen who liked to do magic tricks and play the clarinet in his younger days tended to direct comedy films. He often worked with Diane Keaton(they made 8 films together)‚ Mia Farrow(his former lover)‚ Judy Davis‚ and Scarlett Johansson. The three most popular films by Allen are La Grande Illusion(1937)
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Word Count 1‚045 The composer I chose is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for my composer report. The reason I chose this composer is because his life was very interesting to me. I learned things that didn’t know about him until we read about him in class. His life was so interesting that someone wrote a movie about him and several books have been written about his life and work as well. His work has made a lasting impression on the world and our society. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Comparison of Haydn and Beethoven Franz Josef Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven are two of the greatest classical composers in the history of music‚ rivaled only by the masterful Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Beethoven‚ who was much younger than Haydn‚ moved to Vienna when he was young to study under Haydn. However‚ due to Haydn’s increasing age‚ and Beethoven’s increasing temper‚ the lessons only lasted for a little over a year. The lessons‚ if only for a short period‚ clearly left a mark on Beethoven
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Beethoven Symphony No.9. 4th movement. Ludwig van Beethoven‚ great music composer‚ born in December 17‚ 1770 in Bonn Germany‚ and died in March 26‚ 1827 in Vienna. He was interested in music at a very young age. He grew up in a family where his father was a musician but he had drinking problem‚ and his mother was gentle loving care person. Beethoven claimed his mother as his best friend. When Beethoven took interest in music‚ his father taught him music day and night and how to play an instrument
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I am very exciting to tell you about the Chinese New Year Concert that held on Feb 2‚ 2013 in San Francisco Symphony Hall. This is a program concert that conducted by Mei-Ann Chen. I picked this concert because the program contains traditional Chinese Lion Dance‚ Spring Festival melody with children’s dance‚ Geoge Gao’s erhu solo‚ The Butterfly Lovers. Tyzen Hsiao’s The Angel from Formosa and my favorite music piece with singing Ali Mountain Evergreen. Geoge Gao’s erhu solo‚ The Butterfly
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perfect to be a reality. The Faun‚ was feeling lonely and the nymphs were the only women that he felt in company with. Debussy‚ began the opera with a flute melody‚ that evokes a peaceful environment. Further‚ he added more sounds such as horns‚ clarinets‚ and harp. These instruments‚ complemented the purpose of the work. I must say that the flute was the main instrument because it contributed to a develop of a new style in the art of music. Debussy‚ also implemented different themes with rising and
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Tim Burton is known for his movies that are appealed by children‚ yet have a dark and eerie twist. His films all have certain cinematic techniques that create a spooky and creepy feeling. In these films‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ Edward Scissorhands‚ and Corpse Bride all use lighting‚ music/sound‚ and editing as these techniques. In Burton’s films he uses many cinematic techniques to create the dark and eerie feeling. In Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ low-key lighting is shown when people
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