...Controversy and Twentieth Century Music Controversy and Twentieth Century Music The music has presented ever-changing throughout history. A variety of musicians has passed through each century leaving a lasting impression on the world. Each musician gave you a piece of him or her and how he or she saw the world of music and life through his or her eyes (Kamien, 2011). The write will elaborate on two well-known musicians of the 20th century, and then contrast and compare a 20th century musician song and a modern day song which both had aspects of controversial issues within each work. Ravels lacked emotion within his music. His music had extended harmonies. In his time, Ravels music was seen as very controversy. It seems as if his music had no feeling. The music seemed just to play. There was no intimacy or remembrance by it. When Ravels wrote this piece, it was as if he separated himself from everything around him. Although his music was bland, Ravels stayed true to his form of music. His music put a person in the mind of elevator music that has vague melodies. One can forget that the music is playing in the background after a while. Stravinsky music was unpredictable. It was as if he created a box around him and said, "This is what I am going to play, and you can either like or dislike, because I do not care and will play it." Stravinsky broke away from the romantic period and any other period. He created his own period. The Romantic period had a wide range of emotions...
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...While reading author Rachel Carson’s work The Rite of Spring, it comes into question whether it is necessary to for the common people to know what is being done to the Earth or not. Insecticides are killing off life and harming food Americans eat, and it comes into question if the insecticides can possibly be made of different chemicals that make them less harmful. But, for now, people are unaware of what’s in the chemical, and the possibility of a safer solution is at the discretion of the company. As for the people, if anyone doesn’t live in the affected area, they simply ignore a predicament happening somewhere else. Or, they don’t know. Carson argues for the stance that the people should. As the Philosopher Jean Rostand wrote, “The obligation to endure gives us the right to know.” As a species showing no signs of dying off, it is becoming continuously more important for everyone to be aware of how companies are treating the environment....
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...Igor Stravinskiy The Great Ballets Firebird, Petrushka, Rite of Spring, Apollo. Igor Stravinskiy is a great composer and his career was notable for its stylistic diversity. He first became very famous with three ballets commissioned by Sergey Diaghilev: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911) and the Rite of Spring (1913). They were first performed in Paris by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and significantly transformed the way composers thought about rhythmic structure. One more wonderful ballet was composed a bit later between 1927 and 1928 and it is famous as Apollo (Apollon Musagete). In Russia everyone has heard about great ballet Firebird by Stravinskiy at least once. The music of this composition is bright and colorful and you don’t even need to see the ballet to immerse yourself in this fairy tale. When you start listening to the music full of orchestral effects and strong emotions, you only need to close your eyes and the world of imagination will give you great possibilities. Nightfall and “creeping” sound draws garden of Kashey, his dark kingdom. Afterwards, Dance of the Firebird starts and we can feel how fantastically beautiful she is. Varying colorful orchestration helps us to draw the picture of this shining bird and her greatness. We hear her fiery wings flapping and see the grace in every movement. She is gorgeous, fantastic and it is impossible to stop looking at this miracle. Listener feels the typical spirit of Russia through this wonderful composition...
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...25th of June in 1910 and assisted Igor to become an overnight sensation in Paris. These years changed his life for the better. After Igor’s last work was a hit he would continue to orchestrate music. Igor would continue to work for the Ballets Russes: Petrushka and Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring). After the Rite of Spring was finished Igor fell ill. He contracted typhoid from eating oysters and had to stay in a Paris nursing home until July 11. At this time though, he drew his attention to completing his first opera, the...
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...pattern” (L47, 18:09). “Stravinsky's early experiments with rhythmic asymmetry reach a peak in The Rite of Spring of 1912, which is probably, the single most influential musical composition written during the twentieth century” (L47, 25:46). As stated by Greenberg: Stravinsky might draw this sort of rhythmic asymmetry from his native language, but he's implying it musically in a way that no Russian composer had employed it before. These asymmetrical accents create a sense of tension and narrative all by themselves, divorced from harmony and melody. My friends, this is something new. The Rite of Spring, title refers to the various rites and rituals that accompanied the coming of spring in pre-Christian Bronze Age Russia. The first half of the ballet consists of a series of scenes that describe various mating rituals and sun worship. The second half is about human sacrifice, during which the chosen virgin dances herself to death (L47, 24:42). Challenged by the idea of creating a sound that had an ancient feel yet a modern style that was “utterly original” Stravinsky combined two harmonies simultaneously “an E major chord and an E flat dominant seventh chord, creating” a bi-tonal chord. Influenced by the contemporary art movement Primitivism (European interest in ritualistic primitive African art) he was inspirationally able to portray ritualistic sensations to The Rite of Spring. As stated by Greenberg (2009): “It's not a melody, a baseline, a harmonic progression, a timbre, or...
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...Cole Coscino Professor Tyler MUH100 23 March 2016 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Post-Performance Report Yesterday, the 23rd of March, I attended the Montreal Symphony Orchestra’s Performance of Claude Debussy’s Jeux (1912), Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto, No. 3 in C Major, Opus 26 (1921), and Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (1913) (Zaption). I had a wonderful time, as the Orchestra was masterful in their performances, starting with Jeux. The Symphony Towers was a wonderful venue, very upscale and old fashioned, with ornate carvings all along the wall on the inside by the stage. Seating was laid out in a way where everyone got to see the stage very well, and I myself had a great seat, where everything was within my sight. The ushers...
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...up to large international corporations. Forecasting, on the basis of an inventory, is formed by statistical data of previous months, years and seasons. Patterns will emerge, allowing a company to be able to determine how to handle on hand inventories which will allow them to keep overhead costs low while still allowing customers maximum access to goods and products. Predicting future needs on the basis of history should give a company a good foundation, but at the end of the day, depending on the industry, it would be counterproductive to solely base judgement on the past. Market fluctuations, change in the value of the dollar and the desires of the consumers may be impossible to judge yet directly affect inventories and profits. Rite Aid has over 4,700 retail pharmacies throughout the country. To simplify the inventory data, a chart has been constructed to indicate the average inventory value of a pharmacy over the course of an entire year. Year 2012 2011 2010 2009 Inventory $3,138.455 $3,158,145 $3,164,239 $3,184,531 The dollar amounts listed for each year represent the average amount, in dollars, of inventory kept at each of the approximately 4,700 stores. Having stated this fact, it is important to recognize that with all statistical data, it must be noted that some stores will have considerably higher or lower inventory data based on several factors, including, the size of the store and the location of the store, as certain locations are not in large...
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...1. In music, the early twentieth century was a time of revolt and change 2. The most famous riot in music history occurred in Paris in 1913 at the first performance of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring. 3. Composers in the twentieth century drew inspiration from folk and popular music from all cultures, the music of Asia and Africa, and European art music from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century. 4. Twentieth-century composers incorporated elements of folk and popular music within their personal styles because they were attracted to the unconventional rhythms, sounds and melodic patterns 5. A great twentieth-century composer who was also a leading scholar of the folk music of his native land was Béla Bartók. 6. Which of the following composers was not stimulated by the folklore of his native land? Anton Webern 7. In twentieth-century music string players are sometimes called on to use the wood instead of the hair on their bows, percussion instruments have become very prominent and numerous, & dissonance has been emancipated 8. Among the unusual playing techniques that are widely used during the twentieth century is the glissando, a rapid slide up or down a scale. 9. In modern music instruments are played at the very top or bottom of their ranges; uncommon playing techniques have become normal; noiselike and percussive sounds are often used 10. A piano is often used in twentieth-century orchestral music to add a percussive edge 11. The combination of two...
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...In this paper we will be discussing Beltane. Beltane is the spring Sabbat that falls on the first of May every year (although some celebrate it on April 30th). While we celebrate Beltane here in the Northern Hemisphere, our friends to the south in the Southern Hemisphere are celebrating Samhain. Most people will associate Beltane as May Day due to it being on May first. But, there is definitely more to Beltane. This is the day that all the flowers are finally in bloom, the trees are green with an abundance of leaves, and animals or livestock is let out into the pastures to start grazing. Around Beltane, people start to come out of their houses to experience the Sun more and become a lot more active. Fertility is all around within everything:...
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...their families to participate in this ambiguous concept called “freedom”. In order to protect freedom, someone has to pay the toll; subsequently it is the soldiers that often pick up the checks. I believe all men should support the military by serving two years (minimum) as a rite of passage, career exploration, and for the privilege of voting. Presently, we need soldiers all over the world, thus the need for manpower is uninterrupted. In fact, a show of numbers is an important strategy in deterring global conflict. Many cultures practice a metaphysical ceremony to acknowledge a conversion into adulthood. For example, the Spartans had what they called Helot Killing. In the Spartan society, all males had to go through fighter training. Spartan boys were ripped from their mothers at the age of seven, and attended warrior training until they were seventeen. When they turned eighteen, they would be sent off into the wilderness with knives, and had the mission of assassinating state-owned slaves (called helots). If they returned, they were men. If not they were not fit to live in a civilized society, and those mothers would be ashamed. The government can do the same by turning the draft into a rite of passage for males eighteen to twenty five years of age. However, it would not be as brutal as life...
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...Page 1 Paul D. Sowers English Composition February 21, 2012 REVISED Mailbox #429 Definition essay topic: Emo Emo has many meanings. The correct definition is that Emo is a music genre. Some People consider it only as a brief way to call someone emotional, although they are not correct. Emo is also about fashion, a way of dressing and expressing yourself through clothes and makeup. Originally, Emo was a style of music, punk rock that originated in North America around 1980. Some of the bands from that time included Rites of Spring and Embrace. Its sound and meaning changed and blended with pop punk and indie rock in the 1990s and new groups emerged such as Jawbreaker and Sunny Day Real Estate. The lyrics are about emotional things. It is a style of music in which the words have significant meaning to both the author and listener. Try listening to Emo music. Examples of Emo include Yage, Amanda Woodward, Rites of Spring, Embrace, Sunny Day Real Estate, I hate Myself, Indian Summer, Belle Epoque, Circle Takes The Square, Orchid, Dashboard Confessional, Embrace, Fugazi, Antioch Arrow and Twelve Hour Turn. Emo is not mainstream; you will not hear any Emo bands on the radio. Bands that have devoted their sound to hand-muted guitars and emotional lyrics are bands like Silverstein, Hawthorne Heights, Funeral for a Friend, Alesana, Escape the Fate and When Sparks Fly. The style combines dramatic hardcore and sometimes over-the-top lyrics about feelings. ...
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...because the sun god dies end of summer) Imbolc (spring celebration) Ostara (spring or vernal equinox) Beltane (celebrated on April 30th or may 1st) Litha (summer solstice longest day of the year), Yule (celebration of the winter solstice) Mabon (autumn equinox) Lughnasadh (celebrates the 1st harvest of the year). The nature pentacle in Wicca is spirit, fire, air, water, earth. Wicca has a base of 13 people known as a Coven, with the high priest or priestess as the head of the coven. Wicca has a moon goddess which is the matriarch, maiden, or moon; and a sun god which is horned, life, animals, and humans. The focus of witchcraft is on the casting of spells (magic) and the use of herbs towards a specific end or goal. Witchcraft is found throughout the world, best studied in Africa Europe and America, most anthro studies have been in non-European cultures, most misfortune is man-made, forms of social control, eliminates few antisocial individuals, shows people importance of conforming to norms, can run wild with an up-set to the environment. The word “Witchcraft” has been derived from the word ‘Wicca’ which means ‘the wise one’. Witchcraft has been seen as a magical phenomenon, a pagan worship or religion, and others, at different periods in Witchcraft history. The earliest records of Witchcraft can be traced back to the early days of humankind when witchcraft was seen as magical, a phenomenon that was invoked for magical rites which ensured good luck, protection against diseases...
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...University of Phoenix Material – EASTERN RELIGION ELEMENTS MATRIX | |HINDUISM |BUDDHISM |CONFUCIANISM |TAOISM |SHINTO | |HISTORICAL FIGURES and |ShanKara |Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)|Kung Chiu (Confucius) |Lao-Tzu |Amaterasu (Sun Goddess) | |EVENTS |Sri-Rmakrishna | |Mencius |Chuang-Tzu | | | |Mahtma Gandhi | |Hsun Tzu | | | | | | |Chu Hsi | | | |CENTRAL BELIEFS |Henotheistic – Recognize a |Four Noble Truths – (a) all|Jen – Humanity, |Tao – Way or path. |Kinship – Family is seen as| | |single deity and view other|life involves suffering, |benevolence. | |the main mechanism by which| | |Gods and Goddesses as |(b) suffering originates | |Yin and Yang - Chinese |traditions are preserved. | | |manifestations or aspects |from...
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...CHAPTER 2 FACTORS AFFECTING FOODWAYS AND CULINARY PRACTICES INTRODUCTION Food culture is multi-faceted, influenced by a number of factors, of which the main ones are presented and briefly explained in this chapter. Examples are given for better understanding and appreciation of how a factor could affect the foodways of a population group or area. One factor may have more impact on bringing about changes than other factors. Each has varying degrees and extent of influences that makes cultural foods around the world interesting and challenging to the readers and culinary afficionados. Geographical Location The geographical location of a country determines the kind of climate it has throughout the year. Also, its neighboring countries and bodies of water (ocean or sea) influence the available food added to foods inherent in its culture. An example is the African continent: North African nations with coastal lines of the Mediterranean Sea have common foodways with Greeks, Italians and other nations that also get food sources from this sea. Another example is about countries in the tropical belt, having fruits that cannot grow in wintry areas of the world. Thus, what are exotic to the non-tropical countries are common and cheap in tropical countries. Conversely, grapes, berries, and different varieties of apples imported to the tropical countries are expensive. While climate is one of the factors in the study of geography, its impact on cultural foods is very significant...
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...the meanings become both universal and specific. For most cultures the cross holds spiritual significance; hence its archetypal meaning. For Christians the cross takes on specific representation of Christ’s crucifixion. Nuance – These objects take on symbolic meaning in the work in which they appear. Modern writers often create their own symbols by repeatedly using the object in meaningful ways. For example, Golding used the conch shell to represent order and governmental control. NOTABLE ARCHETYPAL SYMBOLS, CHARACTERS, AND STORY PATERNS Characters: Hero (Epic, Classical, Romantic, Realistic, Anti-Hero) Outcast, Scapegoat, Trickster, Platonic Ideal, Monster, Temptress, Star-crossed lovers, Clown/jester, Prophet Story Patterns: Rite of Passage/Initiation, Creation, Fall, Expulsion, Death & Rebirth, Journey, Quest Symbols: (Archetypal symbols have duel nature and are often objects that we find in nature) Water, Fire, Wind, Earth, All colors, Snakes, Birds/Flight, Trees, Gold, Iron, Silver, Sun, Moon, Cross, Seasons Why study myth & symbols? 1. They enrich our encounters with art & literature as we discover the layers of meaning they hold. 2. We understand the values of cultures different from our own and at the same time discover...
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