Cello

rarely encouraged to study instruments like trumpet or drums, both of which seem “manly” and “robust”, unfitting for a girl. Women, at one point, were even discouraged from playing instruments that might be seen as inappropriate. For example, the cello, which performers hold between their legs, was “indecorous” for women to play because they would play it in a “sexually suggestive” position. Along the same lines, gender bias affects what instruments boys choose; they are pushed towards “manly”…

The “Heiligenstadt Testament” was a document written by Beethoven in 1802, while he was resting in Heiligenstadt (Ludwig van Beethoven 's Biography: Heiligenstadt Testament, n.d.). It was in part his will, the first of three that he wrote during his lifetime (Ludwig van Beethoven 's Biography: Heiligenstadt Testament, n.d.). The document was also a letter to his brothers, in it Beethoven revealed to them that he was deaf and told of the despair he felt because of this (Ludwig van Beethoven 's…

The novel If I Stay by Gayle Forman is a fascinating story about a female teenager that is living through her senior year. Mia Hall a young, beautiful cello player in her school’s orchestra. She opens her chest of feelings for a boy named Adam in his own rock band, which even though they are completely from two different worlds she still finds some characteristic that draws her attention to him. As a girl that is shy and keeps to herself at times. She opens the door to explore life a little more…

I decided to rent Doctor Atomic by John Adams. Doctor Atomic is an English language opera that portrays the anxiety and tension felt by the scientists involved in the creation of the atomic bomb in 1945. I read the synopsis of several concerts and operas and they all were appealing, but then I read the description for Doctor Atomic and knew I should critique it. I am a chemistry major and the summary of this opera intrigued my scientific side. I also felt that I would enjoy this English language…

Heat, by Michael Mann is one of the greatest crime films every made. Based largely off the real life confrontation between a Chicago detective by the name of Chuck Adamson and the real Neil McCauley, Heat is grippingly suspenseful and tense until the very end. It tells the story of a group of professional bank robbers, who start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist. The movie is full of hidden meanings and deeper themes then what you…

widely acknowledged, including Lieutenant Kije, Romeo and Juliet, and The Love for Three Oranges . He is also credited as the creator of the classical genre juvenilia, as well as seven symphonies, seven operas, five piano concertos, eight ballets, a cello concerto, two violin concertos, and nine piano sonatas. Prokofiev was one of the most successful Soviet-era composers, finding creativity through WWII. Although Prokofiev endured hard times through the war, he ended his career with finesse,…

Cool jazz is type of style of music that brought up from the United States after World War II. Cool jazz became popular during 1949-1959 and was considered the forefront of its time. What made Cool Jazz so diverse in its nature was its soft tempos and light tone. Cool Jazz was known for its large venue of players in a band, its mixed instruments and smooth rhythm. Jazz musicians at the time where moving away from the complexity of improvised solos and into a more arrangement and compression.…

Singing is anatomical: the brain thinks, and the body responds, any time and any place, that is, if lifestyle behaviors have not deformed the vocal instrument (i.e., excessive spicy foods, alcohol, smoking, screaming, et cetera). Singing begins with an exhalation of human vocal sounds (phonation) (NIDCD, 2015). At the point of phonation, two smooth adjacent muscle tissues in the thorax come into contact and vibrate to create resonating sound waves from the throat, mouth, and nose (NIDCD, 2015).…

The Flaws Within the Justice System Are the laws of the justice system bias or fair to all citizens? In the movie Law Abiding Citizen a man named Clyde Shelton lost his wife and daughter in a home invasion. A district attorney named Nick Rice made a deal with Darby, who committed the crime all he had to do was confess to the crime and he would receive the minimum sentencing. Darby’s partner, Aimes was in shock by what was taking place, but he received the harsher sentencing. Clyde then took…

I have two parents, a mom and a dad who are married. Still married. They work regular 9-5 jobs and lead a very stable lifestyle. I have one sister and it’s just the four of us living together. All my grandparents (7) got divorced and remarried. My childhood was pretty normal, soccer games, school plays, dance practice, family dinners. My mom was raised with no-rescue parenting then did a 180 degree turn and became the world 's best helicopter parent ever. Both my parents would be…