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needed the larger ones with thick strings for orchestra playing and also the smaller ones with thin strings for solo pieces. The measurements of the neck and fingerboard of cello that has been documented , is those of James Talbot in 1695 with the size of 10 inches long on the neck and 13 inches from the nut to the end of the fingerboard. The fingerboard would gain length as the range of the hand positions increased by the players. The instrument is played with a bow. Although Monteverdi was

Hercules, Perseus, Theseus, and Achilles are all known as epic or homeristic heroes. They have all had their legendary battles and journeys that have classified them as an epic hero. Epic heroes all have good and bad qualities, for example Hercules is known as the strongest man in the world, but he is not that smart. Odysseus is a great example of an epic hero. He is smart, strong, and protected by gods and goddesses, but he does have faults in his actions considering he is only just a mortal. In

The Odyssey of Homer is a story about a selfish warrior who thinks he can do anything by himself without the Gods’ help, which caused him and his crew many consequences like facing so many obstacles, struggled to survive and tried to get back to their home, Ithaca. The main character in this story named Odysseus who was supposed to come home to be with his wife and son after the war against the city of Troy. But instead, when Odysseus insulted the Gods that he don’t need their helps at all and

In Phaedo, by Plato, Phaedo recounts an incident with Socrates. The story starts with Socrates opening up saying that Philosophers should not only accept death, but welcome it. After all, although the body will pass, the soul is able to live on because it is immortal. He uses a lot of his intuition to back up his claim, but the main rationale is the Argument of Affinity. He claims that the world is very binary. Things are either incorporeal and invisible, or not. The body is physical, visible and

Personification seeks fear like stated, “The bow of God’s wrath is bent, and the arrow made ready on the string, and justice bends the arrow at your heart, and strains the bow, and it is nothing but the mere pleasure of God, and that of angry God, without any promise or obligation at all that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood.”(Edwards

I’m in love with music because it always seems to make my day go by better. Rap, recitals, jazz and classical concerts top in my music preferred list. My passion for music made me very excited about going the Columbus state musical concert held in the River Center of Performing Arts In the Legacy Room. The theatre is located in a nice location giving the audience a full range of sound and sight. The sounds are incredible and I really loved how I could hear everything. The stage can be seen from any

Penelope may not have as exciting of a life as some of the other characters in Homer’s The Odyssey, but she makes up for it by being very clever, which makes her a good match for her husband, Odysseus. Penelope plays a very important role in Odysseus’s journey home, in fact, she is the main reason for his return to Ithaca. When the suitors begin invading her house and asking, then demanding, her hand in marriage, Penelope knows she must handle them herself. Being a woman in ancient Greece, she does

Violins. One of the most beautiful sounding instruments that are getting used more and more today. Played in an upright position with a bow the violin makes pretty amazing sounds. But how was this invented and thought of? What are the parts of this unique instrument? How is this used today? Violins have been around for a super long time and it's amazing how popular they are today. Violin history is a very interesting thing. Violins were made in the 9th century and were evolved from the cello

group of people; as a leader, Odysseus is strong in many different ways. According to book twenty-one: “...he draws between his thumb and forefinger, a sweet new string upon a peg: so effortlessly. Odysseus in one motion strung the bow… In the hushed hall it smote the suitors and all their faces changed.” (Homer 1155) Odysseus pulled the bow so easily unlike everyone else who tried it, and all the young suitors who did not believe in him first was

trying to take his wife who has been continuously loyal through the 10 years he was away. Shortly after Odysseus returns, Penelope retrieves his bow out of the storeroom and reports that she will wed the suitor who can string it and afterward shoot an arrow through a line of twelve axes. All of the suitors fail to do and then Odysseus with ease, strings the bow and sends an arrow and completes the task , shooting the arrow through all twelve axes. Odysseus then grabs another arrow and proceeds to shoot