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Vivaldi was a classical composer in the early 1700’s, whose works where played for Kings, Queens and the Pope. His works can still be heard today in movies like pretty woman, white chicks, on TV advertisements and as background music in restaurants. Vivaldi wrote hundreds of concertos, one of his most popular being “spring” by The Four Seasons. This specific piece is optimistic and full of hope. While listening to “Spring” of the Four Seasons along with researching Vivaldi’s history the hypothesis

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German Baroque-era composer. He was very religious and often had problems with city councils because they thought that his music was too complex. Thomas Malthus was an English demographer who was born in the 18th century. He studied the relationship between food sources and population, combining his research into the idea of Malthusianism. Malthus worked at a church in England and thought that people should believe in God in order to get rid of animal instincts. Johann

modern day rock. Although, the advances made in music during the Baroque era (1600-1750) are still noticeable in modern day rock. A perfect example of the noticeability of modern rock influenced by Baroque music can be heard in the Baroque music of Johann Sebastian Bach’s, “Brandenburg Concerto No 4 G major BWV 1049”(Classical Vault 2), and modern day rock band, This will destroy you combined instrumental music, “Three legged work horse and there are some” (TheRealConcertKing). Although both compositions

Students should be exposed to culture and cultural experiences both in and out of the classroom setting. Diversity should be promoted among student in class, school and the community. Students should feel confident in their growing language abilities knowing that it is okay to make mistakes and to learn from them. Creativity should be used to express students likes, dislikes and tell them a lot about them. The curriculum should be student-centered, flexible, and utilize authentic materials. A thirst

Charles Pridgen CONS-422a From the journal of Antonio Vivaldi December 12, 1717 As noted in a previous journal entry, I had made a trip to Cöthen where the great composer, Johann Sebastian Bach, is under the service of Prince Leopold. There I heard a recent keyboard transcription of Bach’s. The transcription was of a piece called Concerto in D minor for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo. Bach listed the composer as the well-known Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello. As I listened to the piece

George Frederick Handel George Frederick Handel was born on February 24, 1685 in Halle, Germany. One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and, during his lifetime, perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24, 1685, in Halle, Germany, to a family of no musical distinction. His own musical talent, however, expressed itself so clearly that before his tenth birthday he began to receive, from a local organist, the only formal musical

Johann Pestalozzi’s work is still evident in modern practises. Most of today’s curriculum is based on child led learning because we now that children understand concepts when they have explored and found out for themselves. Pestalozzi opened a world famous

Music reached its peak of success between the 17th and 18th century. This time period is known as the Baroque period. Countless composers achieved immense success during this point in history, two of the most famous being, Johann Bach and George Frideric Handel. The first opera, oratorio, and cantata occurred during the Baroque period. Amazingly, most of the instruments used during the period, remain in use today. The Baroque period in music obviously played a tremendous role in the growth of music

Darren Aronofsky's Pi Is there an answer, a key to unlocking the mystery of nature, of life, of the universe? In the movie Pi, this question is explored through an intriguing, intense, thought-provoking plot, which leaves the viewer pondering its contents and ideas for hours afterwards. The movie Pi was written and directed by the young producer Darren Aronofsky. As his first big film, Pi won him "Best Director" at the 1998 Sundance film festival. This film was produced in

out of Psalm 104, where the psalmist is showing the greatness of God. This song was written in sometime during Sir Robert Grant’s life. It is in 10:10 meter. The hymn was composed by William Gardiner’s Sacred Melodies in 1815 and was arranged from Johann Michael Haydn. This hymn can be found in most all hymn books. It shows a lot of passion for