Virtuosity

The Relationship between Visual and Reality in Virtuosity by Gary Lucchesi The film ‘Virtuosity’ by Gary Lucchesi, allows us to see the relationship, which exists between ‘visual’ and ‘reality’. The film also explores human fears, which relate to materialistic society in which we live in today. These fears can be then connected to the notions of ‘Subjectivity’

In the short article “Scholarship, Performance, and Virtuosity” written by Curtis Price, universities are renowned for having talented musicians focus on the mainstream idea to “allow scholarship to inform performance” (77). Price argues however, that this idea should be implemented as “performance to inform scholarship” because technique and style are unique talents for musicians. Additionally, performances have become mainstream only showcasing virtuoso concertos and well renowned pieces of music

Stripping the Emperor: The Africanist Presence in American Concert Dance “Stripping the Emperor: The Africanist Presence in American Concert Dance”, and excerpt from Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader, was written by Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Gottschild is a well-known author, dance historian, performer, and choreographer as well as a professor of dance studies at Temple University. She has also written multiple books including The Black Dancer Body, Waltzing in the Dark, and

awesome virtuoso of his era in nineteenth-century century, who in his playing and his compositions for piano pushed the boundaries of technique, texture and sound.(2) Generally considered to be the greatest pianist who ever lived, Liszt redefined virtuosity in ways that are still felt today. Liszt pushed the boundaries of what was technically possible on the piano at the very moment when the instrument was evolving into its modern form. He created new sonorities and dazzling effects with virtuoso

“Stripping the Emperor: The Africanist Presence in American Concert Dance”, an excerpt from Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader, was written by Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Gottschild is a well-known author, dance historian, performer, and choreographer as well as a professor of dance studies at Temple University. She has also written multiple books including The Black Dancer Body, Waltzing in the Dark, and Digging. In her article “Stripping the Emperor: The Africanist Presence in

In the 18th century, the concerto was transformed into a viable instrumental genre to both demonstrate virtuosity as well as a cohesive character that embodied the natural. Though the series of changes from the Baroque concerto grosso to the Classical concerto were gradual and cannot be attributed to a single composer, the Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K. 466 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a skillful representation of the genre in that era. Of particular interest in this concerto is the treatment

In the primary sources, Sun Tzu's Art of War and Tyrtaeus's Praise of Virtuosity of Citizen Soldier both have a sense on the war aspect. While analyzing and examining both documents the focus will be on: main ideas, speakers and audiences, how the documents reflect the societies, gender, and personal criticisms. Sun Tzu's main idea in the Art of War excerpt is to explain the basic rules of warfare and gives military leaders advice on when and how to fight. Throughout the document Sun Tzu he goes

Radiohead released “Idioteque” on the album Kid A as the eigth track in the year 2000. Missy Elliot released “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” as the lead single of her debut album Supa Dupa Fly in 1997. Each of these songs use samples of other works in order to assist the transfer of the artists’ ideas to the listener. The samples used for each song add to the complexity of the sounds produced. “Idioteque” by Radiohead samples two pieces of works that are both electro-acoustic works by classical composers

The politics of our government today have become increasingly corrupted, which plays to Machiavelli’s disbelief in a more benevolent human nature. In the film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a young senator truly possesses the honesty and virtuosity that most politicians exude and gets completely and utterly chewed up and spit out by the governmental system. When trying to put a bill into motion, his political comrades fail to support him and betray him in order to maintain their self interests

reasoning has come to be known as, “virtue ethics”. Virtue ethics places emphasis on the character of the individual who is acting. Virtue ethics deems certain personality traits and behaviors as “virtuous” and then evaluates human behavior based off virtuosity. Virtuous behaviors are considered the in-between points of two opposite traits or behaviors. For example, the character trait of courage is between rashness, on