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    The main influences of Western art music in the 20th century. Early 20th century art music was some of the first music which explored the idea of dissonance; the idea that music does not require any specific harmony among notes. Throughout the history of classical music‚ up until then‚ dissonance was avoided. The strong influence of African tribal music caused much of early 20th century art music to make the listener dance and move. Igor Stravinsky (17th July 1882 – 6th April 1971) was a ground

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    Christian art was influenced by the art and architecture of classical Rome as Christians by then who were Jews and Christians from the Greco-Roman world brought along with them their traditions and practices into the new Christian faith. In incorporating their art and architecture in Christianity they did not give up their heritage which was precious to them. The Romans had many artistic motifs which the Christian borrowed from the them just to mention a few the shepherd picture carrying a lamb on

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    Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you‚ and describe that influence? I was born in Taiwan‚ a small island near China. My family live there and I was lived there until eight grade‚ after that I went to United States of America for high school‚ because my mom wants me to learn how to speak awesome English. In my country‚ the educational system is divided into four part‚ elementary‚ middle school‚ high school‚ and college‚ there are still some higher educations above

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    creation‚ performance‚ significance and even the definition of music vary according to culture and context. Music can be divided into genres and subgenres‚ although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle‚ sometimes open to individual interpretation‚ and occasionally controversial. Within the artsmusic may be classified as a performing art‚ a fine art‚ and auditory art. To many people in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life. By all accounts

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    Historical Influences on To Kill A Mockingbird In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird there are several relations to times in history. Told through the eyes of Scout Finch‚ she teaches about her father Atticus Finch‚ an attorney who hopelessly strives to prove the innocence of a black man accused of rape‚ killed. He needs to balance what is morally right and what the local community desires. He ends up losing the case because Whites were superior to Blacks in all cases. Several historical events have

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    swing (do Do a Do ap...) Well it don ’t mean a thing all you got to do is sing” (Sing). Edward Kennedy Ellington‚ American jazz composer‚ orchestrator‚ bandleader‚ and pianist‚ is considered to be the greatest composer in the history of jazz music and one of the greatest musicians of the 20th century. He composed over 2000 works and performed numerous concerts during his musical career. A compilation of some of his most popular music is collected on a CD called‚ “The Popular Duke Ellington.” Duke

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    The Camera: Photography’s Influence on the Arts Humanities   The Camera: Photography’s Influence on the Arts Society invariably influences artwork produced by artists. Materials and available technology of the era also play a significant role. Cavemen used cave walls and ground pigments made from ocher. His subject matter was influenced by superstition and his environment. Sculptor and architect Filippo Brunelleschi was the first to use a geometrically based linear perspective. This allowed

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    Choose a character from a novel or play of recognized literary merit and write an essay in which you (a) briefly describe the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists and (b) show how the character is affected by and responds to those standards. In your essay do not merely summarize the plot. 1970 Also. Choose a work of recognized literary merit in which a specific inanimate object (e.g.‚ a seashell‚ a handkerchief‚ a painting) is important‚ and write an essay in which you show

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    Influence of Female characters Women are the strongest and most capable species on the planet. The society assumes that the ‘men’ are the strongest. Usually women are underestimated and not given a chance to display their true colours. Countries that give women equal rights are much better and developed society compared to countries that don’t give women equal rights. Women make up 50% of our society and if 50% of our society is unhappy then we as people are failures and we need to fix it. Women

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    BUDGET WORK FOR MUSIC GRADINGPERIOD | MUSIC I | MUSIC II | MUSIC III | MUSIC IV | 1stQuarter | Music of Highlands and Lowlands-Music of Cordilleras-Music of Lowlands of Luzon 1:(Music for Liturgy and Devotional Music)- Music of Lowlands of Luzon 2:(Secular Music with Spanish Influence)- Music of Lowlands of Luzon 3:(Philippine Music During the American and Japanese Period) | Southeast Asian MusicMusic of…-Indonesia-Thailand-Singapore-Vietnam-Cambodia-S.E. Asia | Music of Africa-Characteristics

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