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    utilized by Gene D 'Andrea and Andrew Hare. The string instrument, violono was played by Shaun Jurek. Singing was performed by Dr. Nakia Verner. Impressions was created by John Coltrane in 1961, during the modern era of music originating in the 20th Century till present day. The aspects of this music style incorporates tone color, variations of the traditional tonal system, melody, harmony and rhythm. Impressions was the last track composed by Coltrane before he was announced deceased on July 17,

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    All That Jazz: America’s Original Art Form Music Appreciation Crystal Prat South Piedmont Community College All That Jazz: America’s Original Art Form Jazz started in New Orleans in the late 19th Century when the combination of European horns ran into the loud rumble of African drums. Local folk took that sound and put it together with the music they heard in churches and the music they heard in bars and saloons and they played a new music, wild and euphoric. It is said to have grown from

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    Giselle Ballet

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    Giselle “Giselle ou Les Wilis premiered at the Paris Opera on 28 June, 1841 with Carlotta Grisi as Giselle, Lucien Petipa (brother of Marius) as Albrecht and Adèle Dumilâtre as Myrtha. The ballet was immediately declared not only a worthy successor to La Sylphide but also “the greatest ballet of its time”, a triumphant reception. Giselle remained in the Paris Opera repertoire until 1849. When it became outmoded the ballet was completely dropped (after 1868); it would only be seen again in Paris

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    feelings, intimations and jokes with their audience, Beethoven 's state, give and address. And where Mozart wrote a symphony when he had to give a concert, Beethoven put on a concert when he had a symphony to impart. Beethoven was surely also the first composer to view his symphonies as a cycle, a set making up a larger composition. Yet each work was different: the elusive Fourth (1806), the intensely dramatic Fifth (1804–8), with its insistent opening image and its drive from the scherzo right through

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    EFFECT OF MUSIC ON MEMORY RETRIEVAL THESIS STATEMENT: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. DEFINITION OF TERMS A. DICTIONARY DEFINITION B. OPERATIONAL DEFINITON II. WHAT IS MUSIC ON MEMORY RETRIEVAL. III. HOW CAN MUSIC AFFECT YOUR LIFE A. THEORIES OF FORGETTING B. MEMORY AND RELATED FINDINGS C. MUSIC AND RELATED STUDIES IV. HISTORY OF MUSIC V .ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE VI. EFFECT OF MUSIC ON MEMORY RETRIEVAL IN YOUR LIFE CONCLUSIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY ALIBASHER ABUBACAR IV-C MSU-ILS

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    The Malaguena

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    Adrian F. Martinez is currently a Junior and an endowed scholarship recipient from the Fine Arts Program and the D. D. Hachar Honor’s Program at Texas A&M International University. While working on his academics, Mr. Martinez is a Violinist and is a part of the violin section in the Chamber Orchestra of Laredo, and receives insightful teachings from his professor, Dr. Yu-Mei Huang. Moreover, Adrian has been acknowledged as a fond participant in the Concerto Competition held by TAMIU. Upon correlating

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    A difference and slight similarity between Kubrick’s Film and Burgess’ novella is the narration. In both, Alex is the narrator and uses Nadsat vocabulary to describe his acts of violence, however, the film narrative is perceived as less powerful as the novella. In the book, Alex’s narration accentuates his cruelty, pleasure, and lack of remorse. His pleasure is highlighted in the book displaying his dark thoughts, making the novella A Clockwork Orange appear to be a more grotesque piece in language

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    performance and composition of the Baroque musical period have greatly influenced today’s modern musical techniques and historical practice, as evidenced by the works of J.S Bach, one of the most prolific composers of the Baroque era. J.S. Bach’s unaccompanied Cello Suites, composed in the early eighteenth century, are amongst the most commonly performed and acclaimed solo string compositions, having been adapted for many instruments throughout history. This investigation will explore a number of key performance

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    Yeo Heuk Hung Maximillan Doctor Thomas Manhart MHO Essay 31 August 2014 Essay Question: What was an influence for Brahms' Composition? Examine. Johannes Brahms was one of the 19th century's greatest composers and one of the leading musicians of the Romantic era. Brahms, together with Ludwig Van Beethoven and Johann Sebastian Bach, was considered one of the “Three B’s” of German music. This shows Brahms’ significance in German music, as he is one of the ‘symbols’ of German music. Not only did Brahms

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    outside of classical ballet. Denishawn had a large influence on choreographers throughout the 1920’s and 1930’s, and provided training for many well-known dance pioneers, such as Charles Weidman, Doris Humphrey and Miss Graham. In 1923, Graham was urged to leave Denishawn by then music accompanist Louis Horst. He claimed that dance had an independent life of music, and did not stem from it. Horst educated Graham about musical form, and persuaded her to collaborate with contemporary composers rather than

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