shell that has a thin layer of tough rubbery skin. Leatherbacks are the biggest sea turtles‚ they can grow up to 7 feet! Do y6ou know what’s cool‚ is that they are the oldest species known to man. Also a leatherback sea turtle is sometimes called a lute turtle‚ and they are also the most pelagic of sea turtles. They can also diver deeper than any other sea turtles that we know of. An interesting fact is that a leatherback sea turtles diet is soft bodied sea animals like
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The renaissance wouldn’t be as influential as it was if it weren’t for all the great thinkers and scientists of its time. During the renaissance many great thinkers tested the ideas of the church and made many new discoveries. One of these amazing thinkers was Galileo Galilei. Galileo was an extraordinary astronomer and inventor. Galileo was born on February 16‚ 1564‚ the oldest of six children in his family. His father‚ Vincenzio Galeli‚ was a merchant and also a musician while his mother‚ Giulia
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won five Grammy awards‚ Norah Jones‚ generally preforms a contemporary and jazzy‚ but in this particular piece‚ I find her style to be more of a light country. It does how ever portray some feelings of a hopeless love as with the style of my poem My Lute Awake by Sir. Thomas Wyatt. This song just feels like it fits with the poem to me. My selection comes from her album Feels Like Home‚ her second album. This album sold over 15 million copies in its first 28 weeks. This album wasn ’t just a reboot
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The Middle Ages was a time of corruption. The Church came up with several corrupt methods to pay for these church officials. The Church told its people that pilgrimages to sites of relics and holy places were suitable ways to repent for their sins (Walker). “The Pardoner’s Tale” by Geoffrey Chaucer demonstrates the idea of not being greedy to enhance characteristics of the Pardoner as he used the Church to gain money. One of the things that the Pardoner was good at was condemning people‚ and
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was not used in a particular type of music. The lizard looks like a long black horn with holes. It sounds like its pleasing and foggy. It is played by blowing into it and covering up the holes. it was not used in a particular type of music. The lute looks like a large violin without the curves. It sounds like its soft and calm. It is played by plucking the strings. It wasn’t used in a particular type of music. Listen to the sound clip for each instrument. Which instrument’s sound do you like
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Lyra: originally called Chelys‚ because of the tortoise shell used as its sound box. According to Nicomachus of Gerasa (Ist cent. AD)‚ the tortoise-shell Lyra was invented by god Hermes‚ who gave it to Orpheus. "Orpheus taught Thamyris and Linos‚ and Linos taught Hercules. When Orpheus was killed by the Thracian women‚ his lyra was thrown into the sea‚ and washed ashore at Antissa‚ a city of Lesbos‚ where it was found by fishermen‚ who brought it to Terpander‚ who in turn carried it to Egypt and
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Tyndale‚ The Confutation of Tyndale’s Answer‚ A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation and Sadness of Christ . Sir Thomas More John Skelton (1460-1529): A ballade of the Scottysshe Kynge John Skelton Sir Thomas Wyatt(1503-1542): My Lute Awake! Once‚ As Methought‚ Fortune Me Kissed They Flee
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melodies‚ often based on traditional folk songs. They were popular because the printing press allowed for the publishing of hymnbooks. 3. What is a consort? - An instrumental ensemble consisting of six instruments: flute or recorder‚ lute‚ cittern‚ violin or treble viola de gamba‚ bandore‚ and the bass viola de gamba. 4. Who was Guillaume Dufay? What contributions did he make to Renaissance music? - A Franco-Flemish composer who was born in Brussels‚ he was a prolific
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Chinese music Instruments In this research paper I will introduce four Chinese music instruments: Chinese drum‚ Guzheng‚ Qin and Chinese lute. Chinese drum is still very popular in china for the old generation‚ and they use drum as an exercise for body training. GuZheng is a Chinese traditional instrument; furthermore‚ I remember when I was in the secondary‚ one of my classmate played GuZheng very well. In every public holiday‚ she will show GuZheng; moreover‚ it’s really specially. The third
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was not used in a particular type of music. The lizard looks like a long black horn with holes. It sounds like it’s pleasing and foggy. It is played by blowing into it and covering up the holes. It was not used in a particular type of music. The lute looks like a large violin without the curves. It sounds like it’s soft and calm. It is played by plucking the strings. It wasn’t used in a particular type of music. Describe the
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