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    all meant to be extreme and to shake the audience’s senses. For example in the instances this film was at it’s most visceral‚ Ducournau held that shot just long enough for us to truly process what Justine had done to that boy’s lip. The cheesy harpsichord music and pulse-pounding score created the right mood for this picture. She even made sure that the colors of the raw chicken‚ rabbit kidney‚ and the human blood was bright‚ bold‚ and even slightly alluring. Her use of handheld shots enhanced the

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    symbols that seem to fit perfectly together in a profound puzzle of special codes -- still amaze musicians today. Many consider him the greatest composer of all time. Bach was born in Eisenach in 1685. He was taught to play the violin and harpsichord by his father‚ Johann Ambrosius‚ a court trumpeter in the service of the Duke of Eisenach. Young Johann was not yet ten when his father died‚ leaving him orphaned. He was taken in by his recently

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    One of the greatest things about music its ability to inspire growth. Many times it can evolve into bigger and greater things and many times in can do the whole opposite. One of the few topics in music where developments continued in a consistent uphill way has been that in the development of the orchestra. Claudio Monteverdi play an important role in the development of the opera orchestra. Firstly‚ Monteverdi puts an orchestra instrumental list at the beginning of his of Orfeo. This easily delineates

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    Submitted by Williams‚Sierra on 8/26/2014 3:19:29 PM Points Awarded 8.00 Points Missed 22.00 Percentage 26.7% 1. This writing outlines an ideal society based on justice and reason‚ but not on democracy. The ideal state was authoritarian. A) The Republic B) The Oresteia C) The Allegory of the Cave D) The Apology E) None of the above. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A 2. The Song of Roland was inspired by A) the Vikings

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    When considering the instrumentation of the orchestra‚ with few notable exceptions‚ it is apparent that each instrument has a niche. What few stop to consider is how this came to pass. What caused the standardization of orchestral instrumentation? This quandary has no simple answer‚ and a full enumeration of reasons would take far longer than most have either time or capacity to give audience to. One of the more apparent explanations can be ascribed to one of the most prolific composers of the Classical

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    early childhood. By the age of three he was playing the clavichord‚ and at four he began writing short compositions. Young Wolfgang gave his first public performance at the age of five at Salzburg University‚ and in January‚ 1762‚ he performed on harpsichord for the Elector of Bavaria. There are many astonishing accounts of the young Mozart’s precocity and genius. At the age of seven‚ for instance‚ he picked up a violin at a musical gathering and sight-read the second part of a work with complete accuracy

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    wife’s forgiveness. The Marriage of Figaro is noted for its use of two flutes‚ oboes‚ clarinets‚ bassoons‚ horns and trumpets‚ a timpani‚ and a strings section. These are also complemented by the use of a keyboard instrument‚ like a fortepiano or a harpsichord‚ and sometime assisted by a cello. Mozart overall helps demonstrate a changing social class. This was a growing theme through the emergence of the Era of Enlightenment‚ which emphasizing reason and individualism rather than usual traditions. The

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    Music is the universal language of culture. The emotion evoked from a piece of music inspires people all over the world. Music is constantly changing with society ’s views of popularity and need for betterment. For generations‚ music was a concept of solely vocal chants‚ melodies‚ organums‚ and little or no notations. Then instruments such as the rebec‚ pipe‚ and psaltery were among the first used. Instrumental music‚ also known as estampie‚ was invaluable and mainly for entertainment and dance.

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    lute‚ violin‚ viola‚ cello and double bass. Brass instruments like the trumpet‚ horn and sackbut [were also used]...Wind instruments included the recorder‚ flute‚ oboe and bassoon. Baroque keyboard music was often composed for the organ or the harpsichord.” A performer may want to use these instruments in a performance if they intend to be historically accurate. Luciano Pavarotti is an italian opera singer. In his performance of this piece‚ he uses violins and horns as accompaniment‚ which would

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    Josephine S. Baker- (1873- 1945) Worked mostly with children and discovered how important holding is to a childs health. She also worked with silver nitrate eye drops and perfected the application process in infants. Baker was the first woman to be assistant surgeon general in the U.S. Olive Ann Beech- (1920-1986) She was cofounder of Beech Aircraft and eventually became CEO and turned the company into a multimillion-dollar international aerospace corporation. Elizabeth Knight Britton- (1858-1934)

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