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    The composition of classical music is said to be derived from the emotion of the composer. When aficionados of classical music are introduced to new music, it is expected to ‘move’ them. Emotional expression and communication, often exerted through the compositions of Ludwig Beethoven are said to have changed the composition of symphony forever. To quote Beethoven, “Coming from the heart, may it go to the heart”. Beethoven said this when expressing the emotion it took to compose and accept his music

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    however he was democratic when he wanted the free blacks to join the army. Jackson hired a man named Samuel Swartout to be the Tax collector of NY. In The Life of Jackson, the author states that “Swartwout ...had been an early supporter— unlike Van Buren – and so he went ahead with the appointment. In

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    Classical music has been around for centuries, beginning ever since people could put notes onto paper. The art of fully notating and performing compositions shaped classical music to become iconic pieces in modern day society. This music can be defined in many ways; one specifically is categorizing it as the “common practice period.” The Oxford Dictionary of Music uses this term to define a period encompassing the baroque (1600-1750), classic (1750-1830), and romantic (1830-1900) eras. Between the

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    Peanuts is a modern day example of transcendentalism in the way it represents character's own confidence and free thought. One of the characteristics of transcendentalism is confidence. A character in Peanuts who is a prime example of confidence is Lucy Van Pelt. For instance, in one of the comics written by Charles Schulz, when Lucy says that she has a knack for seeing other people’s faults, Linus asks her about her own faults she responds that she has a knack for overlooking them and then when Charlie

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    The Baroque and Classical periods are where we see the emergence of renowned composers like Handel, Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart and Beethoven. The music from these famous composers are some of the world’s most recognizable and beautiful classics of all time. Music of these eras are still being used in many of today’s movies and commercials. Musical characteristics developed from these eras are still used and heard presently in popular music. The art of the Baroque period was very colorful and dramatic

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    Richard Wagner’s many musical innovations changed the course of music and compositional theory and make him one of the most—if not the most—influential composers of all time. Among Wagner’s changes were new ideas on harmony (i.e. the “Tristan” chord) and symphonies of scale. These changes would set the tone for the atonality and dissonance that would mark Modern classical music. Indeed, works such as Debussy’s Syrinx and Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun extended these harmonic ambiguities, which

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    at one’s self identity. When looking at life through a self–reliant individualist view, one can find different perspectives or take a ways from different literary pieces or when analyzing an individual’s actions or motivations. When looking at, “Rip Van Winkle”, “William Wilson”, “Ministers Black Veil” and “Wakefield” we can gather a different take away when looking at how the main characters go through different identity crises and how it correlated to self-reliant individualism, in the ways it all

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    Rip Van Winkle fell asleep for what only felt like a night but was really twenty years. Irving is the author of Rip Van Winkle. His Collection: The Sketch Book.Rip Van Winkle setting: Kaatskill Mountains, Revolution . Rip Van Winkle fled the town for the night after a fight with his wife and he doesn't return for 20 years. A negative person is someone who have all negative traits but they try to do good. Because he doesn't understand that he is bothering other people.. Rip Van Winkle was described

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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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    In the wake of death, destruction and war came the renaissance. The renaissance was an era of cultural rebirth that swept across Europe during the 14th to 17th century . This era marked the time in which man returned to their classical learning and values of ancient rome and greece and began to change their attitude towards religion (history.com staff). While the renaissance is in the past it continues to live on throughout many different fields of art, theories and movements, however, paintings

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