specifically‚ filmic art is not simply the images and the sounds of the film itself‚ but the themes and expression that directors try to express through the characters’ personalities and stories. “The Legend of 1900”‚ a 1998 Italian film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore‚ representing a talented pianist’s whole life who never touch the dry land. People praise 1900’s talent of music and use “magic” to describe this movie‚ but they seldom see 1900’s innermost thoughts and feeling which define the movie as
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Film and Culture 27 September 2010 Cinema Paradiso: Feeling the Love Through Music and Sound Cinema Paradiso was made in 1988‚ and was written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore. It won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1989. Cinema Paradiso follows the life of Salvatore Di Vita from the time he was a boy to his successful career as a film director. Love truly is what the movie is about. Whether it is to have a love of film‚ love of someone else‚ or having a love for what you do‚ it is
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Analysis: La Donna é Mobile La Donna é Mobile is unquestionably the most famous aria in Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto‚ a story in which Rigoletto‚ a jester‚ attempts to enact revenge on the Duke of Mantua for seducing his daughter‚ Gilda. In this aria‚ the Duke sings about the flighty nature of women and their incredibly unstable emotions‚ belittling their intelligence and dismissing them as shallow‚ fickle‚ and one-sided. Not only is the chord progression and rhythm indicative of ridicule
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there were no televisions or radios during that time. One example of Liszt’s transcriptions is Concert Paraphrase of Rigoletto‚ which was written in 1859. It came from the quartet “Bella Figlia del Amore” in the third act of Rigoletto Opera by Giuseppe Verdi. The Concert Paraphrase of Ernani‚ a kind of fantasy based on themes from the opera‚ is a dramatic‚ fiery‚ and passionate piece of virtuosity. The song “Coro di festa e Marcia funebre” from another one of Verdi’s operas‚ Don Carlos‚ inspired
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Musicianship III‚ p.7 3 February 2010 Rigoletto - Why Was it Written? Giuseppe Verdi’s opera‚ Rigoletto‚ was written during a time when the major Italian cities were especially sensitive with any political‚ moral‚ and religious implications of all public displays. Based on the controversial drama‚ Le roi s’amuse‚ by Victor Hugo‚ the production of Rigoletto was taken negatively because of the beliefs of that time. However‚ when asked to write an opera specifically for San Carlo‚ Verdi
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held in the Libby Gardner Hall on Saturday‚ May 18‚ 2013. The concert started at 7:30 pm and ended at 8:45 pm. The performance was called “Viva Verdi! A Bicentennial Celebration”‚ based on selected works of 19th century Italian romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi‚ who is primarily known for his operas. Whenever I come attend an indoor performance‚ I like to be seated in the middle section‚ from my experience that’s the perfect spot to enjoy an indoor concert‚ it gives me the opportunity to look at
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1) How did Garibaldi try to persuade Italians to fight for Italy’s independence? 2) Propaganda is the use of slanted information to further one’s own cause or damage an opponent’s cause. What are two examples of propaganda in Garibaldi’s proclamation? The Sicilians are fighting against the enemies of Italy‚ and for Italy. To furnish them with money and with arms‚ and to bring them the aid of his strong right arm‚ such is the duty of every Italian. The spirit of discord and
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Verdi‚ Ghislanzoni‚ and “Aida”: The Uses of Convention In the essay‚ “Verdi‚ Ghislanzoni‚ and “Aida”: The Uses of Convention‚” Philip Gossett discusses Verdi’s problems finding a librettist who could supply him with texts that sufficiently met his need for articulating drama as well as push the bounds of conventional musical forms. Gossett singled out Verdi’s opera Aida‚ using examples of correspondence between the composer and the librettist to paint a picture of what Verdi had originally intended
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Mazzini‚ Cavour‚ and Garibaldi: Opposing Views and Instrumental Personalities Europe in the mid-nineteenth century was a tumultuous continent surging with popular movements. In particular‚ there was a notable increase in nationalism‚ not only amongst countries that were united but as well as in regions of divided states that were bound by a shared language or culture. Perhaps the greatest examples of nationalism during this time were the movements for unification among the Germanic states as well
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Handelman English 1101 24 June 2013 Shame to Fame: Teenage Pregnancy The Pregnancy Trap by Gerry Garibaldi creates the idea that society has become more accepting of teenage pregnancy (634-38). When Garibaldi learns all of his favorite girls are pregnant‚ he asks some of them‚ “Do you think getting pregnant when you’re a teenager is a good thing or a bad thing?” (635). One student‚ Nicole proudly states
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