Nocturne

Light and Colour- Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night The Starry Night is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh. Painted in June, 1889, it depicts the view (with the notable addition of an idealized village) from the east-facing window of his asylum room at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, just before sunrise. The dominating colour palette in the painting is dark blue and black hues oppose the bright whites and the yellows in the sky. The size of the painting is 29

Wind howls across the wintry sky in the night as soft, cold snowflakes touch the ground. A tall, white skin lady walks up to the door bundled in a thick light blue winter coat. Clinging onto her library bag as if it were going to fall off. Linden stares at the sign that says ”Fremont County Library”. The steel door opens, extending it’s automatic arm. Walking into a well-lit lobby she takes off her coat and places it on a rack. Moving across the arching shelves of books, she scans the hallway for

introverts have shaped the world today. In fact, if it were not for these folks, technological and societal changes that several people take for granted would not have existed, including: Google, the Harry Potter series, the Law of Relativity, Chopin’s nocturnes, and so much more (Cain 5). What exactly does it mean to be introverted? Introverts are people who value solitude and need peace in order to think efficiently. These people obtain their energy from from within. Different countries have different

When deciding on a composer from the romantic period to research, I realized that I didn’t have much insight or knowledge on the topic. I chose Frederic Chopin using completely superficial reasoning: He is of Polish descent and so am I. I also found that most of his works were solo piano pieces, and that really appealed to me for some reason. Chopin was born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin in the small town of Zelazowa Wola, just outside of Warsaw, Poland on March 1st, 1810. His father was a French

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Frédéric Chopin was a Polish composer and piano virtuoso. Most of his music was written for solo piano, although he has some works for piano concerto and chamber music. Chopin often composed using improvisation. Chopin refined the concept of the “nocturne” and introduced the world to Polish folk music. Composers such as Rachmaninoff, and Brahms, among others were influenced by Chopin. Three Important scientific, social, environmental, or cultural events/happenings/issues that affected music making/composition

Difference of Ideals between 19th and 20th Centuries There are many ideals that occurred over the 19th and 20th centuries. These ideals covered many genres of music from piano music, orchestral pieces, to operas. The composers of these times tried many different techniques and styles making a lasting impression on the Romantic era of music. Some of the most influential composers during the 19th century that we discussed were Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz, Frederic Chopin, Felix Mendelssohn

He was one of the first composers to use timbre as a compositional building block. An example of this is the piece “Nuages”, from his series of Nocturnes. The piece has a lot of trading of instrumentation, and a lot of space. The homo-rhythmic texture from all instruments allows for the emphasis on the texture and the timbre of the piece. The introductory trading of the main theme between bassoons/clarinets

A night terror, or pavor nocturnes, is a parasomnia disorder that predominantly affects children, causing feelings of terror or dread, not to be confused with nightmares, which are bad dreams that cause the feeling of horror or fear. Sleepwalking, or somnambulism also a parasomnia

Despite the glamorous veneer publicized to foreign tourists, Cuban society was plagued by a complex web of unjust conditions, highly influenced by the past century of colonial control. In 1959, Fidel Castro finally pushed it over the edge and led the Cuban Revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista. While it later became known as a socialist revolution, it is important to remember that it began in a large part as fundamentally nationalist. Understanding nationalism as a cause of the revolution allows