LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor‚ Op 13‚ 1st Movement Commonly known as the Sonata Pathétique‚ this work was written in 1798 when the composer was 27 years old‚ and was published in 1799‚ with a dedication to his friend‚ the Austrian Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. The Pathetique hails from the early part of Beethoven’s career‚ a time when traditions of the Classical periods are still dominant and composers at the time were spinning out highly technical‚ exquisitely formal
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Symbolism of the Compass – Meaning of the Four Directions Written by avenefica on January 2nd‚ 2008 SYMBOLISM OF THE COMPASS. MEANING OF CARDINAL DIRECTIONS One of my readers asked me about the deeper meaning of the four directions (north‚ south‚ east‚ west). Specifically‚ she was given a powerful mandala‚ and wanted to know in which direction would be most auspicious to hang the mandala in his home. My response follows… Dear Coordinated Coordinates: Excellent observation. We can
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Handel‚ Mozart and Chopin are three classical composers from three different periods – baroque‚ classical and romantic. Their works all contain the basic elements of music; structure‚ texture‚ melody and harmony. However the ways these things come across are unique to each composer and era‚ as well as having quite a few similarities. Handel’s Messiah is an oratorio in the form of an Italian opera‚ with recitatives‚ arias and choruses. He gave great importance to the choruses‚ of which ’And the
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The Pythagorean Scale a mathematical method that is used to create all the notes of the musical scale from the harmonic series; this scale is called the Pythagorean Scale. The naturally happening harmonics are whole number multiples. To get the other notes of the scale‚ we must use fractions. The harmonic series gives us the ability to create periods of time of perfect 5ths‚ the ratio of 3/2f‚ "f" being the starting frequency. By using these 5ths‚ we can create the pythagorean scale. We can
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The music of Claude Debussy and Richard Strauss demonstrates the movement away from the conventional tonal system through the use of extended tonality to shape their distinctive musical styles. The development of Debussy’s departure from nineteenth-century formal models is demonstrated in Prélude a l’après midi d’un Faune (Brown 131). Strauss establishes his mastery over the synthesis of chromatic tonality and motivic manipulation in his opera‚ Salome. After their defeat to Germany in the Franco-Prussian
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Necktie Napkin Fold 1. Lay the napkin face-down and orient it so that one of the corners points to you. 2. Starting at the upper tip‚ fold the right side about 1/3 of the way diagonally to the left. Don’t press the fold down yet. 3. Repeat the last step with the left side and then adjust them both if needed so that both sides are symmetrical. Now press down the folds. 4. Fold the right side in about 1/3 of the way starting from the upper tip‚ similar to what we did in the last two
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The Neighbor’s Club In Howl’s Moving Castle It was a fine Saturday morning inside the Neighbor’s club gloomy and messy house. Looking around‚ each was busy doing whatever task they preferred to do. I got up and went over the small desk where my- I meant our- pencil sharpener is located. The small grey table had big‚ old books piled up in its right. Each slightly tilted and covered with thick layers of dust. I grabbed the sharpener on the top drawer. Maybe cleaning won’t be a bad idea
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Key terms Chapter 1 Abstract word: a word that identifies an idea or feeling as opposed to a concrete object Audience: the person or persons with whom you are communicating. Communication: the process of sending and receiving messages. Concrete word: a word that identifies something the senses can perceive. Connotation: the subjective or emotional feeling associated with a word. Denotation: The literal‚ dictionary meaning of a word. E-mail: a message transmitted electronically over a computer
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harmful or dangerous. Due to the noun ‘mates’‚ it is safe to say that the intended audience are younger people who have just or are about to start working‚ and ‘mate’ is the sort of noun younger people use to address each other. However‚ the coordinate clause ‘But it could…future’‚ changes the tone and represents Facebook negatively as it is saying that Facebook could hurt you. This gets you to doubt the statement as Facebook is seen as a form of entertainment. The modal verb ‘could’ expresses the possibility
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worked at Microsoft‚ his employment with Microsoft beginning with an “agreement with Microsoft contain[ing] a limited covenant not to compete” (Ferrera‚ p. 320) for one year after leaving Microsoft. The agreement also contained a forum selection clause that if any litigation came about after his employment‚ it would be in Washington state. Dr. Lee was privy to “confidential or proprietary information or trade secrets” (Pagnattaro‚ 2007). By 2005 while on sabbatical‚ “Lee approached Google about
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