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    Friedrich Schiller, a German playwright most notable for his work within the Sturm und Drang movement, held a belief that directly contradicts what many might expect of a piece of literary work: that “sight is always more powerful to a man than description”. He goes on to state how this is what makes theatre such a unique medium, allowing it to hold “more [power] than morality or law”. One of Schiller’s predecessors that agreed with him on this concept was Gotthold Lessing, a fellow German writer

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    Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, German philosopher, poet, and dramatist was born in Marbach, Württemberg in 1759. From a young age Schiller proved to be very successful in Academia, and began writing plays while still attending military academy. Although talented, Schiller did not aspire to be a dramatist, in some of his personal memoirs he mentioned “I wanted only to be a clergyman-and have never got beyond the theatre!”(Pilling, 2005). In 1782 he was appointed theatre poet at the Mannheim

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    Friedrich Schiller is known as one of the most prolific of Germany’s literary figures, he is known to be the founder of modern German literature. Friedrich Schiller’s William Tell was one of Schiller’s final pieces before he died in 1805. In William Tell, the reader is able to distinguish Friedrich Schiller’s stance toward tyrannicide and how his views reflect the political and international situation of his day. As well as the extent, this play touches on earlier philosophical and theoretical discussion

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    Von Schiller

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    Human Knowledge Friedrich Von Schiller World Literature 107 Schiller was born and raised in Germany. His father was an army surgeon. He went to school for medicine and law, but there was something about law that excited him. While attending Stuttgart Military Academy, he wrote his first play “The Robbers.” He got dismissed after leaving the army post without permission to see the opening of his play. The opening of the play was also influential to his life because it said “against Tyrants”

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    Taking a Look at Realism

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    Realism Throughout history man has used his writings to record events, tell stories, inspire others, and share his opinions on certain subjects. Many intellectual movements in history have been carried along by the writings of influential authors and leaders. The literary works are then read by the common man and his opinions may or may not be influenced. Changes in his actions based on his readings will, in turn, affect how others act. The advancement of ideas and concepts eventually lead

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven 9th Symphony Symphony number nine in D minor, Op.125, the "Choral" is the outstanding piece accompanied with a vocal chorus. Beethoven began concentrated work on the piece in 1822. It occupied him throughout 1823, and he completed it in February 1824. The first performance took place at the Karntnertor Theater in Vienna on May 7, 1824. The deaf composer stood on stage beating time and turning the pages of his score, but the real conducting was done by Michael Umlauf. The

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    Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770. He came from a family of musicians. His father and grandfather worked for the Electors of Cologne. The grandfather, Lodewyk van Beethoven came from Mechelen, Belgium and joined the court orchestra in Bonn as a bass player. He eventually became the conductor. His son Johann was a professional tenor at the court in Bonn and also played piano and violin. As Beethoven began to exhibited his outstanding musical talent at a young age, his father

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    Candidate number: GDYL5 Total amount of words: 1699 ELCS6060 – Hearing Culture(s): Contextualised soundscapes of Europe (1770-1914) 1. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony As Ideological Or Political. If there is one piece of music that has been discussed and used more than any other is Beethoven’s ninth Symphony. From political meetings to sport matches, Beethoven’s piece has been used for all kinds of purposes and by a wide variety of people, and it always seems

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    Ludwig Van Beethoven’s monumental “9th Symphony” was his crowning achievement from his long career. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwpbcL8Fmdc is the link to view the concert! This piece was highly controversial, and most people at the time had thought Beethoven had finally gone mad when the truth is, he was just going deaf. While attention tends to focus on the choral finale, the opening of the work is every bit as momentous. He immediately established the key, which served as a logical bridge

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    amplify the influence that it had culturally in Europe, as French theatre rose in importance and shadowed most of the remaining continental attempts to find critical recognition, and to the emergence of a theatrical culture. It is with the age of Schiller and Goethe that the creation of a true classical German theatre appears, one which made its mark to the point that it is still traceable in today’s theatre scene in German speaking countries . Weimar Classicism came therefore about as what could

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