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The story of Gene Weingarten’s “Pearls Before Breakfast” was located outside a Metro in an indoor arcade, in the L’enfant Plaza Station. It was 7:51 a.m., in a morning rush hour on Friday, January 12. The performer for that day was Joshua Bell. According to his official website (http://www.joshuabell.com/home), “he is one of the most celebrated violinists of his era, and his restless curiosity, passion, and multi-faceted musical interests are almost unparalleled in the world of classical music.” Based on his awards, tours, and album, I can tell that he is a renowned violinist. Gene Weingarten asked Joshua Bell to perform in a subway station for a social experiment. There were five musical works mentioned in the article.
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This concerto has three movements. It starts off slowly, but ends energetically. The second musical work that was mentioned was "Chaconne" from Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita No. 2 in D Minor. The article stated that this is the first piece that Bell played in the experiment. Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D Minor has five movements, “Chaconne” being the last movement. Weingarten used Bell’s statement to describe this piece. Bell mentioned this musical work as "not just one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, but one of the greatest achievements of any man in history. It's a spiritually powerful piece, emotionally powerful, structurally perfect…” The third musical work that was mentioned was Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria. This is one of my favorite music. It is about the adoration of the Virgin Mary. There’s an undescribable feeling attached to this piece. It lifts you up from where you are right now. The fourth musical work that was mentioned was classical composer Manuel Ponce’s Estrellita, a ballad, telling a story about a female’s hidden love to a man. The last musical work that was mentioned was a Bach Gavotte. The article described this piece as a jolly and joyfull lyrical dance. In addition, several composers were mentioned in the

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