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commonly known as the rayed earthstar, is an inedible species of mushroom belonging to the genus Geastrum, the earthstar fungi. First described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1794, it is a cosmopolitan but uncommon species found in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The fungus feeds off decomposing organic matter in the litter and soil of coniferous forests. The small, grayish-brown fruit bodies are enclosed by a skin, or peridium, made up of four layers of tissue. The outer…

time. He was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He knew how to play many instuments and began playing for th public ata young age of 6 years old. Mozart composed many works in his time, including symphonies, operas, sonatas, masses, and concertos. Mozart knew how to play many insruments at the age of 6, He may have gotten this talent from his father, Leopold, who was a sucessful composer. Mozart learned how to play the piano by watching his father teach his only sister, Maria Anna…

nightclubs as the bandleader of a sextet, a group which in time grew to a 10-piece ensemble. Ellington sought out musicians with unique playing styles. Ellington's fame rose to the rafters in the 1940s when he composed several masterworks, including "Concerto for Cootie," "Cotton Tail" and "Ko-Ko." Some of his most popular songs included "It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing," "Sophisticated Lady," "Prelude to a Kiss," "Solitude," and "Satin Doll." A number of his hits were sung by…

Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig Van Beethoven was a German classical composer in the 1800’s. He was born into the music industry with both his father and grandfather being musicians themselves. He and his family became fairly poor after the death of his grandfather; with his father falling into alcoholism the young Beethoven had to be the one to not only hold the family together but also make enough money to take care of everyone, so by the time he was 11 he had to drop out of school to make money…

Both Arcangelo and Johann Sebastian Bach were both major baroque composers. Arcangelo Corelli, an Italian composer, and celebrated violinist, was born in Fusignano, Italy on February 17, 1653. He was the fifth child of prosperous landowners, Arcangelo Correli and Santa Raffini. His father died before he was born. There is not much information about his early life, however, his instrumental works established the chamber music style and form of the late baroque era. “At the age of 13, Arcangelo…

beginning the direction and the path of exploration that he was going. The early period is roughly from 1782 to 1800. The works from this period is consisted of: Spring piano and violin sonata, symphony no.1 and 2, string quartets no.1 through 6, piano concerto no.1 and 2, and eleven piano sonatas op.2 to 22. Prior to this time Beethoven was a professional performer. As a young virtuosic pianist and improviser, he was trying to establish himself as a composer during this era by composing in…

‘Flowers for Algernon,' written in 1958, by Daniel Keyes is a short science fiction story about a mentally disabled protagonist called Charlie Gordon. Charlie, who is a 37-year-old man, due to his eagerness to learn, receives the opportunity to increase his intelligence through an experimental surgery. Following the experimental process, Daniel Keyes uses the techniques of the juxtaposition of events such as the thematic apperception test, as well as changes his writing style’s literacy skills…

Alberto Evaristo Ginastera was a Latin American composer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was born on April 11, 1916 in Buenos Aires and died June 25, 1983 at the age of 67 in Geneva Switzerland. He was half Catalan and half Italian. Ginastera started his composing career when he was only 18 years old and won first place in a contest for the piano. He studied music at the Conservatorio Williams and the National Conservatory, both in Buenos Aires. Ginastera later co-founded the League of…

recognizable and everyone has heard it or at least some of it in their life. Another famous piece that is very well known is his Symphony No. 40 movement 1 “Allegro”. Mozart has composed over six hundred musical pieces ranging from Symphonies to Concertos, and each one of them has been inspiration for centuries of musicians to follow him. Ludwig van Beethoven is most likely the first person someone thinks about when they here classical music and a large amount of his music is very recognizable…

He conspires with a local baker, Mrs. Lovett, to get a lethal revenge on the corrupt judge who banished him.3 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is an Australian composer who shaped classical music. He is known for composing operas, string quartets, piano concertos, symphonies and mastering them all. Mozart was born in 1756, and was able to perform multiple instruments at the age of 6. He was a child prodigy, he was able to write a symphony at the age of eight; at age eleven an oratorio, and at age of…