Symphony No.5, Shastokovich • Russian composer Dmitri Shastokovich composed Symphony No.5 between April and July 1937 • Shastokovich wrote this symphony after he received backlash from Stalin and the rest of Russia, as Stalin was appalled at the material in Shastokovich’s 1933 opera Lady Macbeth of Mzensk. After this Shastokovich was deemed an ‘enemy of the state’. • This symphony united the ideologies and ideals of Russian communism by creating crowd-pleasing music yet still incorporated Shastokovich’s signature avant-garde style. • Due to the contrast of his much more ‘socially correct’ and ‘crowd pleasing’ public pieces and his much more adventurous private pieces there is much speculation as to whether Shastokovich was a genuine believer…
Requiem became increasingly popular throughout the ‘60s and ‘70s. This was helped in part by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Although Kubrick and MGM didn’t compensate Ligeti for his music, the film would bring significant public attention to Ligeti’s work. Eventually, Requiem would be played on British airwaves, including John Peel’s eclectic radio program, and future films.…
The Nutcracker and The Rite of Spring are some of the most influential ballets ever produced. In this paper, I will be describing the composers, what influenced the writers, what the ballets are about, and I will contrast the two works of art. Since these greats works of art are so influential, it is important to talk about them their importance when they were created and what impact they still have today. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky or better known as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovosky, was the man who composed The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty.…
The United States experienced a moderate change in the treatment of the colonies, slavery, and women’s role in society after The Seven Years War (1756-1763). The Pre-War era lasted from the 1680 to 1756. The Post-War era lasted from from 1756 to 1776. The Seven Years War marked a moderate change in the treatment of the colonies, slavery, and the role of women in society from the Pre-War era to the Post-War era. The Pre-War era lasted from 1680 to 1756.…
By the end of the twelfth century, as rivalries among the noble families led to almost constant civil war, centralizing forces again asserted themselves. A powerful noble from a warrior clan named Minamoto Yoritomo defeated several rivals and set up his power base on the Kamakura. To strengthen the state, he created a more centralized government under a powerful military leader known as the shogun. The shogun attempted to increase the powers of the central government while reducing rival aristocratic clans to vassals’ status. The shogunate system served as the political system in Japan until the second half of the nineteenth century.…
The question is true because nationalism had a revolutionary impact that united people. Then it toppled empires composed of many ethnic minorities. This then contributed to the outbreak of wars in the nineteenth century because of all the disagreements of a multi empire. Document 1: The impact that the Levee en Masse had on the French people was that it wanted people to form an army. For everyone when put together they can create warriors to excite hatred of kings, and to preach the unity of the Republic.…
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, there were many ideas/ forces used in our history that were most accountable for maintaining the power of the West. Nations such as Europe, the United States, and Great Britain used their superior power to their own advantage. Technology and great resources were things that helped them succeed in controlling and maintaining their hold over the West. Without their superior thinking, these nations would not have been able to keep their power without losing it.…
Despite it originally being seen as a necessity by some, the abstraction of the musical museum is shown, in some ways, to negatively impact the musical world. While a new culture surrounding the concert halls has emerged, having the audience crave serious art, new composers like Brahms struggle to find a style that can win over the audience and square up in quality to the greatest of previous composers, like Beethoven. Others like Cage state that music must change, and the museum does not aid in that process. There are valid arguments for and against the musical museum, but despite one’s views, the museum has made an effect in the culture of concert halls as well as on the composers.…
Pictures are worth a thousand words, but classical music is worth far more than that. From medieval to baroque to romantic, classical music has been used to eloquently articulate emotions in a way in which words do not suffice. Emotions can be generalized as jovial or lugubrious, stern or radiant, but classical music mixes all them. Modern 20th century composer Dmitri Shostakovich composed a range of musical works, ranging from operas to symphonies. However, one work often overlooked are his pieces for string quartets.…
The countrymen, better known as “gaucho”, were born and raised on the Pampa plains of Argentina, and lived off of wild cattle, horses and by selling hides. This was due to the fact that in the colonial times, there was an abundant amount of horses and cattle throughout the grassy, fertile lowlands of Pampas (Notes). The gaucho was a poor rural mestizo who used knives, lassos and bolas to sell hides, tallow and meat. Although they were merely ingoing a traditional life on the pampa, they were portrayed as wild cattle hunters, vagrants and thieves during the eighteenth century by the Spanish. The gauchos developed a unique set of values and developed a culture that did not sit well with the officials and elite rulers.…
While the 1800s was a period of industrial growth, political modernization and social reforms across Western Europe; it also delivered legal reforms and emancipation toward the rights and status of Jews; who have been subject to centuries of persecutions (pogroms, apartheid and ethnic cleansing). In fact, even before the mass killings of Jews in Russia and the murder of six million Jews in World War II, the pattern was apparent. Despite these reforms, German anti-Semitism survived and began to increase during the mid-1800s. This revival was fuelled by two significant political movements: Zionism and German unification. The rise of nationalism due to the German unification gave birth to the Zionist movement as a national liberation movement…
Answer the following question with an essay of two typed pages (double spaced). Start with a brief introduction that presents the main points you will make. Include details and examples from the books, lectures and/or other resources to support your points in the following paragraphs. End with a one or two sentence conclusion that restates your main points. If using other sources, be sure to cite them in your essay.…
In the beginning of the 19th century, the United States’ North and South regions developed many differences that would later lead to division, however, it is the regions’ similarities that would cause the downfall of America’s people during the American Civil War. The difference in work force in the North and South affected how daily life was viewed by the average person; the start of shifting economies begins two different paths of economic dependency in the regions. Similarities in the regions during the early 1800s-like racism and agriculture- would be a factor in the damage of the common core people, instead of their wallets. The economy in the North during the early 19th century was dominated by agriculture, just as the rest of the U.S.…
We have always known that the United States of America was built by immigrants. However, have we thought about the immigrants’ lives after they immigrated, specifically after mid-19th century? Were there any similarities or differences between their experiences. This paper will answer these questions by analyzing primary sources that link to the experience of Arab, Armenian, Jewish, and other immigrants. Indeed, analyzing primary sources is one of the methods that provides a window into the past to determine the significance, reliability, and make a viable interpretation of the historical events.…
Introduction One of the most remarkable composers of the nineteenth century, Chopin composed exclusively for the piano and his music is innovative with a particular repertoire of technical and expressive devices. His musical style can be described as unique because of his variety and complexity of compositional techniques. The Piano Sonata Op.35 No.2 is an illustration of Chopin’s musical style where he explores several elements found in the nineteenth century music such as the “idea of artistic freedom, experimentation, and creativity. Furthermore, the nineteenth century music was a time of individualism and intense feelings where the literary movement, industrialization, and nationalism influenced composers’ musical creativity.”…