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    that ever walked the earth. As a composer, Ludwig Beethoven can be considered the equivalent of any of today’s stars of popular music. His trend setting compositions made music an integral part of life on all levels of society from the royal courts to the general population. His mass appeal can be attributed to his standard defying compositions that forcibly modernized the 18th century music scene. As with the invention of electric instruments in the 20th century, Beethoven’s powerful playing style

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    controlled by an aristocrat named Czar. The most well known 19th century choreographer, Marius Petipa, became the ballet master of the entire school, shaping imperial and classical ballet. Ideas such as increased focus on technique, formulaic choreography, mime and gesture, and lengthy ballets can be seen in Petipa 's most famous ballets. These famous ballets include The Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, and Swan Lake. In the 20th century, Sergei Diaghilev introduced a traveling ballet company called

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    Technology is gradually plays a part of abundance in popular music by continuously emerging songs with the use of technological devices. With the experimental use of electronic music instrument, it sparked a new development for artists to blend in synthesizer sound into their compositions and left a mark in the music industry (Pinch and Bijsterveld, 2003, pp. 536 - 537). Synthesizer played a crucial role in popular music through the impact of the mechanical instrument to deliver a new electronic

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    Mongolia Research Paper

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    throat-singing, the Morin Khuur (horse head fiddle) and other string instruments, and several types of songs. Mongolian melodies are typically characterized by pentatonic harmonies and long end notes. In the 20th century, western style classical music was introduced and mixed with traditional elements by some composers. Later on the full palette of Pop and Rock music has also been adopted by younger musicians. The Mongolian Waltz is a dance unique to Mongolia. Typically, one mounted horseman and one mounted horsewoman

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    fully deserves the honor. He has earned the title with his dedication from the early age, his compositional masterpieces, and he continues to inspire and influence musicians today. Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was an Austrian composer who is widely known for his prowess at writing western music. He was born in 1756 in Salzburg Austria. Having been born in a family of good standing, Mozart leveraged on the socioeconomic might of his parents to make a statement that still makes

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    The Soviet Era Of Ussr

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    as his graduation piece at the Petrograd Conservatory. He would go on to compose 15 symphonies, along with numerous operas, quartets, and ballets. Shostakovich would come to be known worldwide as one of the most significant composers of classical music in the 20th century. However, the path was not easy for Shostakovich. In fact, it has been said that nobody suffered more for their music than Dmitri Shostakovich did, and that he and his family were “under constant threat of arrest, exile, or worse

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    Life of Mozart Essays

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    Outline I.     Biographical Info A. Early Childhood B. Teenage Years      C. Main Career      D. Late Career II.          Affects and Influences of Character A.     Influences on Other Composers B.     Personality Issues C.     Relationships D.     Music To Boost Brain Power E.     Study of Rats and Mozart F.     Ending Conclusion III.     Assessment and Evaluation A. Greatness of a Man B.      His Ideals C.      Mozart and Saleiri D. The Legacy Lives On. Chapter I Mozart’s

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    during the day time, while the colors may be bright, the overall feel of the film is dark and gray. The editing and camera work of Minority Report are what really make the film feel like a detective movie from the 1950s updated for the turn of the 20th Century. Visually, the film has a hazy, soft quality to it, which gives the viewer a false sense of peace and calm. This, coupled with the use of the color blue, along with black, white and gray, create a seemingly peaceful, comforting environment. This

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    John Twatchman Analysis

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    sweet faces, and intricate drapery; all characteristics of the Italian Renaissance. The early 15th century was the premier of perspective to create a sense of 3D space. Pinturicchio used frescoes to create something that looks like it is receding back into space and not flat. In this specific piece of work, the light is coming from one single source and casting shadows. Mary is dressed in the classical Marian colors of blue and red. The

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    Essay on The Definition of Dramaturgy

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    guidance of another’. As a result, dramaturgy acted under the banner of the Enlightenment, freeing theatre from the limitations placed upon it by societies which were entrenched in tradition. At the forefront of the dramaturgy movement was the 18th century dramaturg, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Though the procedure of creating and analysing dramatic compositions had been present in the world of theatre for many years prior to Lessing’s writings, it was indeed his own work, Hamburgische Dramaturgie, which

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