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Good morning class. Today I will be talking about my novel Erebos which is written by Ursula Poznanski and translated from German by Judith Pattinson. The theme song I have chosen for this novel is called ‘Who am I living for?’ by Katy Perry. CHANGE SLIDE Nick Dunmore is given a sinister but brilliant computer game called Erebos. The game is highly addictive and asks its players to carry out actions in the real world in order to keep playing online- actions which become more and more manipulative

connection between the voice, vocal music and the text itself. This analytical essay will investigate this statement using Franz Schubert’s Erlkronig and a contemporary song: Instant Crush by Daft Punk. A Lied is a type of German song of the Romantic period, typically for the solo voice with piano accompaniment. Erlkronig is a Lied written for piano and voice by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert in 1815. One of the special features of this piece includes one singer using his/her voice to depict the 4

In Ways of Listening written by Dr. Howard Meltzer explains how music formed an important role in the daily lives of people. It also explains how music improved and new instruments were invented throughout different eras such as: the Boroque Era, The Classical Era and the Romantic Era. Dr. Meltzer breaks down the history of music and almost tells it as if it were a story, the love, the hate, the lust and disappointments that composers went through but those events inspired them to compose music.

On June seventh at eight o’clock pm I attended a concert at Beneroya Hall. The concert was part of the Masterpiece series, performed by the Seattle Symphony and conducted by Hermann Michael; also including a special performance by the pianist Hélène Grimaud. The performance included four pieces, two by Ludwig Van Beethoven, one by Maurice Ravel, and the last was by Richard Strauss. The two pieces by Beethoven were; Overture to The Construction of The House, and piano Concerto No. 4 in g major, Op

Ana Vidovic Coming from a very talented family, Ana has been known through her music since the age of 5 with her father and brother being guitarist themselves. She later explained that her brother influenced her on playing the guitar. She was born in a small town in Croatia, November 8th 1980. She was so popular, at the age of the thirteen she became the youngest attendee of a very high-status musical institute. By her early twenties, Vidovic had already received numerous prizes. Her

Schumann and the Kinderszenen Robert Schumann, composer throughout the early- to mid-nineteenth century, is probably best known for his songs and piano works. Before injuring his finger most likely through the use of a chiroplast (an instrument that guides the hands while playing; highly controversial), Schumann was an avid piano player, if not a proper concert pianist and virtuoso[1]. But due to this ailing finger, Schumann had to eventually find other means to support his life. Thankfully

On Friday, October 30th at 7:30PM, I attended Western Kentucky University’s symphony. It was held in Van Meter Hall. The event was named “It’s time for a treat.” The symphony was conducted by Dr. Brain St. John. Before it began, I read over the program that was handed out to find out basic information about the concert. The history of the pieces helped in understanding them. The concert featured many well-known works of famous composers such as Camille Saint-Saens, Modest Mussorgsky, and Berlioz

The melody and mood of Goethe’s poem and Franz Schubert composition ‘The Erlking’ or ‘The Erlkönig’, is a prime example of the Romantic period’s vocal music, as it captures the spirit of the late eighteenth century. The Romantic period was widely known to be a time fascinated with the supernatural, and the recurring themes of love and death, all of which are contained in Goethe’s poem. The Erlking symbolizes death back in that time. Goethe’s poem is based on the theme of the loss of innocence, as

Music in the nineteenth century saw the creation and evolution of new music genres such as the piano miniature, short expressive piano pieces. During this time raw emotion and expressionism prevailed as the focus of music during this described "Romantic" movement. Robert Schumann's "Grillen", from Fantasiestucke, Opus 12 was written in July 1837 contains several virtues of music during his time period. Schumann's uses various qualities in his music such as form, pitch, rhythm and meter, and texture

The term Romanticism originated from composer’s self-expression and was influenced by the major social and political events during the late 18th to the early 19th centuries. Frédéric Chopin’s “Revolutionary” Étude Opus 10 No. 12 is a clear example of this, where form, keys & harmonies, chromaticism, rhythms and dynamics reflect the social/political tension and a sense of nationalism within the composition. The Polish composer was born near Warsaw in 1810 and died in Paris during 1849. Chopin’s