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Stephen Crawford February 10th, 2016 Beethoven’s life is generally divided into three creative periods. Give the dates and major works of each, and briefly characterize the features of Beethoven’s style during each period. The first period in Ludwig van Beethoven’s (1770-1827) life was from his birth in 1770 to 1802. During this time he composed many piano sonatas, simply because it was his primary instrument. Beethoven’s composing style was influenced mostly by his teacher Joseph Haydn, but…

director and producer Francis Ford Copppola. The movie is based on the novel Dracula by the author Bram Stoker. the lead characters in the movie Dracula is Gary oldman as Count Dracula, Winona Ryder as Mina Harker, Anthony Hopkins as Professor Abraham Van Helsing and the actor Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker. some of the less known characters are Richard E. Grant as Dr. Jack Seward,Cary Elwes as Sir Arthur Holmwood,Billy Campbell as Quincey P. Morris,Sadie Frost as Lucy Westenra and Tom Waits…

n this assignment I'll be comparing both recordings, and explaining in details every special moment they have. Larghetto 2nd movt. - In the orchestra introduction Mullova's recording presents a much better phrase. It shows a lot of contrast in dynamic, articulation, and consequently mood. Creativity makes this recording special. They add dynamic that are not originally written, but the result is very good; it creates a totally different environment, suppress the lack of vibrato, and therefore…

The Renaissance period became one of the most influential and interesting periods of history. The North Renaissance primary statement conveyed a “religious change” (Fiero). Music, art, and literature began to gain notability and develop a uniqueness in its own right in the North Renaissance period. The ones who influenced music, art, and literature in this period established themselves as trail blazers for the North Renaissance era. Many musical composers joined the “civic, religious, and…

George Balanchine was born on January 22, 1904, in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was son of a composer, so he had a well understanding of music from a young age. In 1914, he enrolled at the Mariinsky Theatre's ballet school, also known as The Vagonova Academy. He graduated in 1921 and afterwards attended the Petrograd State Conservatory of Music, leaving the conservatory three years later. In 1922, George Balanchine married a 15-year-old ballet student named Tamara Gevergeyeva. This was the first…

Paul Klee was born in Switzerland on December 18, 1879 he died in June 29, 1940. Klee style was influenced by surrealism, cubism and expressionism. He was a good violinist but as a teenager turned his attention from music into visual arts. In 1898 he went to the Academy of fine arts in Munich. On 1905 he developed his own signature techniques like drawing with a needle on a blackened pane of glass. Later on between 1903 and 1905, he did a set of etchings called Inventions that would be his first…

Damon was a 19th-century figure when he was only twenty-four .He is the eldest son of the family Salvatore.In 1864,he was fell in love with a mysterious woman that her name was Katherina Petrova.When he knew his beloved woman was a vampire,he willingly changed for her.Then he became a vampire.Now he is 173 years old. 145 years since, he has been deeply in love with Katherina Petrova.When he knows he has been in use by her and she had never loved himself,his heart is broken and he was…

John Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Without Bach there would be no history of music as we know it. There would be no Mozart, No Beethoven, there would be no romantic fera as we know it. Every period of music has been informed to some except by the example of Bach. Bach died in 1750 he was more than an organist, more of a keyboard player than as composer. Yet till today the resident power of his work and the best achievements in history music. Bach was the youngest of 8 children in 1685 Eisencich,…

Rip Van Winkle Essay Brooklyn Loberg American Lit Rip van Winkle is an American Short story. This story is based on local history and European legend and myth. The author wrote it in one night in June of eighteen-eighteen. Irving wrote this story after spending the whole day with his relatives. Washington Irving’s story Rip Van Winkle was positioned in the 1700’s previous to the revolutionary war. The story is based on a man named Rip Van Winkle. Rip Van Winkle lives in a small village at…

Discovery of Uranus by William Herschel in 1781 William Herschel was born November of 1738, in Germany. As he grew up, he loved music and played in a band. In 1759 he moved with his family to Great Britain. In Great Britain, he taught music and became an organist. In 1772, with his sister Caroline, he began his study of the stars. Herschel and Caroline loved the night sky. As they were observing the sky one night in 1781, Herschel saw something moving ever so slowly in the sky. At first they…