The Sound of Music is a musical play that was written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Howard Lindsay was born in 1889 and died in 1968. He became an actor at nineteen and went on to become a successful writer. Russel Crouse was born in 1893 and died in 1966. He served in the Navy and after that he worked on New York newspapers‚ gaining his first renown through a signed column in the Post. In 1932 he became head of the publicity department for the Theatre Guild and in 1933 wrote his first Broadway
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of the time. Written by Fred Ebb and Joe Master off and composed by John Kander‚ this musical marks the beginning of the “concept musical” era‚ with the entire film being one extended metaphor. The songs offer commentary in counterpoint to the action of Cabaret and amplify the impact of show’s complicated‚ controversial themes‚ such as survival and politics rather than traditional happy themes found in musicals‚ reshaping the genre. In and out of the film is the unnamed emcee‚ symbolic of the liberal
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performance‚ music that does not contain vocal compounds should not be listened to at that particular time. Music also helps to improve the learning abilities of children. Research has claimed that when learning to play a musical instrument‚ playing can positively affect the brain. Playing musical instruments can also help to improve how children learn and
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from 1750 to 1830‚ when forms such as the symphony‚ concerto‚ and sonata were standardized. How do we judge the classical music‚ and what is the musical value of classical music? I think this is the hard thing to critics about the good or bad of the things that we call it as one kind of art. We could analyze music by their elements such as the musical form‚ the harmony‚ the rhythm‚ orchestration‚ register of that piece etc. But also the problems is everyone has different taste and also some have
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the Getlein text to any piece of music from this same time period. Here is a link to the TOP 10 Baroque composers:http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/baroqueperiod/tp/baroquecomposer.htm You do not need to select from this list; as long as your musical selection is from the Baroque period‚ you are all set. Remember that you are to compare a BAROQUE work of art to a BAROQUE piece of music. - I chose the work of art of Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun. The artwork was called Marie-Antoinette and Her Children
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Julie Taymor was born December 15‚ 1952‚ in Newton‚ Massachusetts. She is an American director of theater‚ opera‚ and film. She is best known for directing the stage musical The Lion King in 1997. Taymor became the first woman to win the Tony Award for directing the musical‚ in addition to a Tony Award for Original Costume Design (“PBS‚” n.d.). She always had a passion for theater. When she was younger‚ she created backyard performances for her family and friends‚ that led her to play Cinderella
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with and interpret the various manifestations of cultures including verbal and visual texts‚ institutions‚ behavior‚ and performance. By studying the history and evolution of classical music‚ students will gain an understanding of musical style as it relates to musical performance‚ art‚ theater‚ dance‚ literature‚ world history and politics. Students will analyze cultural forces that have influenced customs and choices in contemporary lifestyles and world-views. The students will study European
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The concert that I attended on November 4th was the Music of the Night‚ a musical theatre gala performance‚ which was performed by the faculty of the Department of Music from the University of Arkansas. They performed thirteen songs that were all performed by piano and their voices. Each song was unique from one another ranging from funny‚ happy‚ upbeat rhythms to songs that made you feel sad emotions. Of the thirteen songs that were performed the two that stood out to me were Whatever Happened to
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1882 in Kecskemet‚ Hungary. Though from a musical family‚ his initial inclination was towards literary studies.As his father was a railway official‚ the Kodály family had moved many times. From 1884 until 1891 they lived in Galánta‚ which was later immortalised in the orchestral dances Kodaly based on folk music from the area. The Kodaly family moved to Nagyszombat‚ where Zoltan studied violin and piano and sang in the cathedral choir. He studied the musical scores in the cathedral music library‚ and
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Powell’s captivating book‚ Why You Love Music‚ digs deep into the minds of all to uncover why some musical elements make us cry‚ laugh‚ and love. This book promises to strengthen our knowledge on music‚ and focuses on the big question: Why? Why does a certain beat make us feel nostalgic‚ or why are we more focused under the influence of different styles of music. Powell’s intent is to inform readers of musical elements we would never even know to think of‚ and how those elements affect our lives. For example
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