composer. Born in Russia May 7‚ 1840 passed away November 6 1893 in St Petersburg Russia. Pyotr Tchaikovsky composed 169 pieces (ballets‚ concertos‚ symphonies‚ operas and songs.) He composed many of the great ballets of all time Swan Lake‚ The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty along with other famous works such as Romeo and Juliet and 1812 Overture. Tchaikovsky during his early life began his love for music. In September of 1844‚ he along with his three-year-old sister wrote his first piece called
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Maurice learned to love stories as a young child when his father told him embellished versions of Bible stories. At the age of twelve‚ Maurice became very inspired by the animated world of Walt Disney’s “Fantasia.” He was fascinated with Disney‚ particularly Mickey Mouse and the film Fantasia‚ which he saw when he was twelve and had a lasting effect on him. In 1948 he worked at FAO Schwartz as a window dresser while he took night classes at the New York Arts Students League. Maurice started working
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The response‚ through music‚ to World War Two‚ particularly in the concentration/death camps throughout Europe The Second World War was a very sensitive time in the world‚ especially Europe‚ but one of the few benefits was the music that came out of it‚ there was the music that was written about certain events of the war‚ the music that evolved during the war‚ and the music by the Jewish community (i.e. The Holocaust)‚ especially in the concentration camps. The Holocaust was unequivocally
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Beethoven and Tchaikovsky While Ludwig van Beethoven and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky have much in common‚ they also have many differences. Both men are famous for their orchestral compositions and their future influence on other composers. They experienced a blend of horrible failures and great successes. Although they were from different musical time periods‚ they both made huge contributions to the world of music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany 1770; the second half of the classical
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“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the best known songs in The Nutcracker. Miles Hoffman‚ the music commentator for Morning Edition and a nationally renowned violinist‚ once stated‚ “And many of them [Tchaikovsky’s melodies] in this - just in this one ballet [The Nutcracker]- are immortal” (Hoffman). Tchaikovsky first began work on the music to the now internationally renowned ballet in February 1891 (Schwarm). While in Paris that year‚ he heard an instrument
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completed with questions pertaining to the movie “Fantasia”‚ which I’ve selected in week one. 1. How does the cinematography positively or negatively affect your opinion of this film? The cinematography positively affects my opinion of this film. There are many different scenes that show an unbelievable and surreal picture. For example‚ In the first ten minutes when all the musicians are gathering to play‚ The conductor explains what Fantasia is about and how music is the biggest influence here
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buildings and stadiums‚ in towers‚ construction cranes‚ and many similar structures and machines. An easy way to understand how a truss bridge works is to use a nutcracker and a sting tied to the ends of the nutcracker. So even if you push down on the nutcracker it will not move or slide on the table. This is because the nutcracker is in equilibrium. I am going to show you a little of a harder way of calculating it with three triangles that are in the shape of a truss bridge so you can understand
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Ballet is one of the most beautiful‚ graceful dances known to the dancing world. From the tutu to the pointe shoes the need to see the expression of the steps given. Being able to see how the illusion of a flying princess is one of the most mysteries that come with a ballet show. The history of Ballet has evolved into one of the most well-known type of dances in the world this is from only the men having roles in the ballet to women being able to express emotion. History Then: Ballet started in
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At three years old‚ I never understood much. What three-year-old would? I never had the choice for where my life was going‚ for that was all up for my mother to decide. I can honestly say that her decision to put me in dance was the most powerful change for me. Sixteen years later‚ I can still remember my very first ballet piece‚ “Pretty Powder Puffs.” There was well over thirty tiny ballerinas in the “Pretty Powder Puffs”piece‚ and only a small fraction of them continued dancing later on in life
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One of the earliest examples of this kind of stereotype is in Fantasia (1940). In one of the scenes of Fantasia‚ the Sunflower Centaur scene to be exact‚ there are numerous of African centaurs hoof-polishing handmaidens for prettier‚ Aryan centaurs. It was insulting enough for Disney to include the smiling servant stereotype to begin with‚ but‚ to make matters worse‚ they started categorically denying Sunflower’s existence with the Fantasia re-release in 1960. How does that possibly make things better
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