Tolkien has experienced a resurgence of interest in the last two decades-in a large part thanks to Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. However I do not wish to look at the movies‚ or indeed at any of Tolkien’s more prevalent work. I wish to focus on his poetry‚ the poems woven into the narrative of his popular novels (including revised versions published in The History of Middle-earth series) as well as his stand-alone pieces that may have little to do with
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music during this period was mainly in Rome since the Church occupied a dominant position in society. Most of the works by the composers are in Latin. The birth of the opera occurred during the beginning of the Baroque Era. Orfeo‚ the first opera‚ was composed by Claudio Monteverdi. Musical instruments became more popular and became the main sources of music. Music in this period was richly textured‚ highly metaphorical‚ and was used to express human emotion or depict natural phenomenon. The Four Seasons by Antonio
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Walter. Antonio Vivaldi; His Life and Work. Berkeley: University of California‚ 1970. Print. Koolbergen‚ Jerone. Vivaldi: 1678-1741. London: Tiger Bks. Int ’l.‚ 1995. Print. Talbot‚ Michael. "Antonio Vivaldi." The New Grove Italian Baroque Masters: Monteverdi‚ Frescobaldi‚ Cavalli‚ Corelli‚ A. Scarlatti‚ Vivaldi‚ D. Scarlatti. New York: W.W. Norton‚ 1984. 271-323. Print.
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Extra credit lecture Grotesque art Early Renaissance – 20th century Renaissance I. Early Renaissance a. Rabaleis: Freest in his treatment of carnival (very grotesque) b. Bosch‚ Hieronymus (c. 1450 – 1516) – Triptych (painted on three panels): Garden of Earthly Delights painting. i. Ideals of the body put forward normally‚ but Bosch embraces the strangeness 1. Closing the panels‚ a fourth painting appears‚ representing a scene after a flood‚ likely Noah’s
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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You can see the influence of the traditional and Mediterranean culture on the inhabitants of central and southern Iraq. In southern Italy‚ most people are more brown and darker hair. In the north‚ however‚ they tend to be taller‚ blonder hair and lighter eyes. If from north to south‚ the Italians have one thing in common-a love of life-they are also sociable and have a passion for what they do. They talk a lot and pretty gesture. The Italians are not afraid of showing emotions‚ give hugs‚ kisses
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their impact on the future line of musicians and composers. Bach’s achievements in music There were two main figures of the «Baroque» Period‚ George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach. We can also name Claudio Monteverdi (creator of the «Opera»)‚ Henry Purcell or Antonio Vivaldi. We are‚ for this project‚ mostly interested in the German organist‚
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it was a great success. With the success of Carmina Burana‚ Orff orphaned all of his previous works except for Catulli Carmina and the En trata which were rewritten to be acceptable by Orff. One of Orff’s most admired composers was Monteverdi. In fact‚ much of Orff’s work was based on ancient material. Orff said: I am often asked why I nearly always select old material‚ fairy tales and legends for my stage works. I do not look upon them as old‚ but rather as valid material
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Political Aspects of Mozart’s Operas Music has been a medium for composers and musicians to express a multitude of feelings‚ concepts‚ ideals and other philosophical matters. This expression of the artists has literally been the push behind music and its creation thousands of years ago‚ and is what still influences music today along with all the time in between (DeNora). Starting with the transition of music from the Renaissance Era‚ music became more and more of a political device (The Birth). One
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Antonio Vivaldi and Arcangelo Corelli. Both Italian artists were distinguished violinists as well as accomplished composers. "Corelli was the greatest violinist-composer of the Baroque and arguably its second most influential Italian composer after Monteverdi." Corelli ’s works consist entirely of string music apart from one sonata for trumpet‚ two violins‚ and continuo. The popularity of Corelli grew through the publications of forty-eight trio sonatas‚ twelve solo sonatas‚ and twelve concerti grossi
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