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    The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History 1 The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History The cover of the 1992 edition. Author(s) Country Language Series Michael H. Hart United States English 1st Edition (1978) 2nd Edition (1992) History Non-Fiction Hart Publishing company 1978 1978 Print 9780806513508 644066940 [1] Subject(s) Genre(s) Publisher Publication date Published in English Media

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    The History of Musical Theatre The recently released Les Misérables earned £8.1 million in its opening weekend‚ making it the largest opening weekend for a musical film in history‚ proving that the genre is still alive. But how exactly did this powerful art form originate? And from then on‚ how did it evolve to become the spectacularly vivacious being that it is today? The oldest known forms of music theatre were the ancient Greek plays with music and lyrics‚ as well as music and dance being

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    Unit 22

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    BTEC Extended Diploma in Music Unit 22: Music Performance Session Styles You are to recognise 3 genre of music and evaluate that style with the aim of performing that style accurately. P1 Explain the fundamental stylistic elements of a wide range of musical genres. You will understand the stylistic elements across a wide range of musical genres Reggae Reggae is most easily recognized by the rhythmic accents on the off-beat‚ usually played by guitar or piano (or both)‚ known as the skank

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    Mistress J weighed heavy on my mind. Goddamn her. Her and her wretched games. I brought a bottle of fireball whiskey to my lips and took a prolonged swig. There was no burning sensation as I drank it‚ no bitter flavor or bite. I’d had too much alcohol that night to experience delicate‚ human sensations such as taste. The cinnamon-spice liquor no longer really tasted of anything‚ just a profound blandness‚ smooth and gentle like water as it slid down my throat‚ into my stomach‚ and then through my

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    CSBA Congress 2013 CSBA 2013 DiversityCongress Matters In the boardroom In the classroom In public education Diversity M Program In the boardroom In the classroom Information Program CSBA Congress 2013 Diversity Matters CSBA Congress 2013 Diversity Matters In the boardroom In the classroom In public education Thursday‚ July 4‚ 2013 – Saturday‚ July 6‚ 2013 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver Thursday‚ July 4‚ 2013 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM BCSTA and CSBA

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    Wynisha Ogunleye African- American History 320 Writing Assignment #3 04/13/2010 Chapter 21 Question 2: What key issues and events led the federal government to intervene in the civil rights movement? What were the major pieces of legislation enacted‚ and how did they dismantle legalized segregation? “The Jim Crow regime was a major characteristic of American society in 1950s and had been so for over seven decades. Following slavery‚ it had become the new form of white domination

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    tunes of artist like; Al Green‚ Minnie Ripleton‚ Anita Baker and groups like; The Temptations‚ Miracles and Supremes. These artists and groups were soulful people that produced amazing sound and made music that is still popular today. When I think of Motown‚ Detroit and the Rhythm & Blues era it makes me wish that I was around in those times to encounter this music first hand. Songs in this genre had clear‚ positive messages whether they were about love‚ struggle‚ or lessons each song consisted of a

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    http://cfaonline.asu.edu/beatles E-mail preferred: mus354 beatles@mainex1.asu.edu The Beatles • John Hannon – vocals‚ rhythm guitar‚ keyboards‚ song writer • Paul McCartney – vocals‚ bass‚ guitar‚ keyboards‚ song writer • George Harrison – (Jazz)‚ vocals‚ lead guitar‚ song writer (“something”) • Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) – vocals‚ drums • Left-handed: Paul and Ringo Paul is a perfectionist Ringo – short‚ more like human being‚ oldest‚ older than John by 3 month 4 stage career –

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    Popular Music Popular music‚ or ‘pop music’‚ means ‘music of the populace’. The term embraces all kinds of folk music which‚ originally made by illiterate people‚ were not written down. The creation of a popular music that aims simply at entertaining large numbers of people is a product of industrialisation‚ in which music became a commodity to be bought and sold. It is in the rapid industrialised nations‚ notably Britain and USA‚ that we first encounter composers who have devoted themselves

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    (c) Bedford/St. Martin’s bedfordstmartins.com 1-457-62096-0 / 978-1-457-62096-6 SOUNDS AND IMAGES Sound Recording and Popular Music 73 The Development of Sound Recording 81 U.S. Popular Music and the Formation of Rock 88 A Changing Industry: Reformations in Popular Music 95 The Business of Sound Recording 103 Sound Recording‚ Free Expression‚ and Democracy For years‚ the recording industry has been panicking about file swappers who illegally download songs and thereby

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