“Hallelujah Chorus” by George F. Handel The Baroque era is a style or period of European music between the years of 1600 and 1750. The term Baroque was derived from a Portuguese word meaning “a pearl of irregular shape.” A well known piece during this period is the “Hallelujah Chorus” written by George F. Handel. This piece includes many elements such as the composer’s life and his accomplishments‚ composition‚ and personal reflection of the listener. A composer is a person who writes music in
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The Chorus plays a vital role in Greek literature‚ whether it by read or seen in a play. The Chorus is described as accompany of actors who commented (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action of the play. They tell of what we may not see or grasp thoroughly from the story. They come in many forms of attitudes foreshadowing of events and the dangers as in Aeschylus‚ Agamemnon‚ a persuasive character and teacher in Sophocles Oedipus the King and a friendly companion taking the side of the
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song “Hallelujah” by Leonard Cohen and Jason Castro are two completely beautiful songs yet both are entirely different. Listening to the unique masterpieces gives a person goosebumps when both artist voices hit a fan’s ears. Hallelujah is a heartwarming song about different hallelujahs that do exist and references the Bible quite a bit. Due to their different backgrounds‚ personalities‚ genres‚ and ages the two songs are completely different. Jason Castro’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s’‚ “Hallelujah”‚ portrays
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Harmony Music is composed by four elements‚ this elements are harmony‚ rhythm‚ form and melody. I consider harmony to be the most important and my personal favorite because harmony is what gives the feeling and character to a song. The harmony gives emotions to a song‚ some of this emotions are sadness‚ happiness and/darkness. Harmony is any combination of tones simultaneously. It is the structure of music with respect to the composition and progression of chords. It is often referred as
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The voice of the Chorus in Otello Even though he wanted to have an opera with no chorus‚ later on‚ Verdi himself considered this idea ‘crazy’. We would have not missed much of the plot without a chorus‚ but we would have definitely missed much of the artistic colour. There are four main Chorus parts in Otello‚ but there are also a few incidental entries. When writing the opera‚ Verdi had in mind the singers from La Scala‚ in Milan. The Chorus numbered 104 voices – 64 men and 40 women‚ to which
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The Chorus of Antigone The chorus was not only a major part of Antigone‚ but also the most insightful portion of this play’s cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon’s actions‚ and gives us all unbiased views on our hypocritical species. Without a chorus Creon’s epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn’t have‚ as easily‚ seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very
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Role Of Youth To Combat terrorism & Regionalism December 11‚ 2008 Since September 11‚ 2001 many Americans‚ along with others around the world‚ have been preoccupied with the why of what happened. We wonder how humans could kill themselves and innocent people‚ believing they are doing this in the name of God. But terrorism is not new and exists everywhere. Terrorists have come from religious fundamentalist organizations‚ social protest groups‚ and radical political movements‚ both of the left
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THE CHORUS In choosing the classical form of tragedy for his Samson Agonistes‚ Milton decided to work on a distinctively unpopular medium. For‚ classically modelled tragedy had never been popular in England. Even Ben Jonson‚ excused himself for not obeying the Aristotelian rules and not having a proper chorus in his Sejanus. But with his contempt for mere popularity‚ Milton did not feel obliged to modify the form of classical tragedy to suit the purpose of what Jonson called “popular delight”. J
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The chorus‚ in tragic plays of ancient Greece‚ is assumed to have developed out of Greek hymns and drama. It presented experience and also abstract information to help the audience pursue the performance‚ commented on main themes‚ and demonstrate how a model audience might respond to the tragedy as it was presented. Greek choirs also stood for the common public of any specific story. Most of the time they communicated in song form‚ but every now and then the messages were spoken. The chorus also
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OF THE CHORUS IN T.S.ELIOT’S "MURDER IN THE CATHEDRAL" ANKITA MANUJA Research Scholar‚ Department of English and Cultural Studies‚ Panjab University‚ Chandigarh‚ India ABSTRACT In this paper‚ I analyze the role of chorus in TS Eliot’s verse drama Murder in the Cathedral(1935). The chorus‚ which acts as a mouthpiece of Eliot‚ creates a distancing effect ‚ gives the spectators a lens through which they can find a reflection of themselves as a stranger ‚ a watcher and as a critic. The chorus which had
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