Don Giovanni

period. Furthermore, the classical period is between the baroque and romantic era, and approximately between the years 1750-1820. Also, Mozart was not only a pianist he also wrote many operas such as “The Magic Flute”, ‘The Marriage of Figaro”, “Don Giovanni”, “Cosi fan tutte” and many more. Additionally, Mozart has written many orchestras such as his most famous Eine Klein Nachtmusik.…

Extra Credit On September 30th I attended my second SWIC Music Recital at the Schmidt Art Center. The venue for the afternoon recital was held in the same gallery room as my first experience. The rooms plain walls were adorned with art of varying mediums, in the front of the hall sat a white grand piano on parquet floors, played by Professor Gail Long, the only accompaniment for the day’s performers. This recital difference from the first event was rather than professors performing for…

WOULDN 'T reality be beautiful if love came knocking on your door? Your eyes would outshine luna, blood would creep up your neck to your cheeks and then to the tips of your ears, your lips would curve upwards mimicking a parabola, and your heart. My god, your fist-sized heart. One magical muscle. Your heart would race like it 's participating in the Olympics in the summer. It 'd give you such a high emotion that the first thought that crosses your mind will embarrasse you when you think…

Vaslav Nijinsky was a Russian ballet dancer and choreographer born March 12, 1889 in Kiev, Ukraine. In the world of ballet, Nijinsky was known as the greatest male dancer of the early 20th century. He gained his popularity and recognition for his intense commitment to characterizations, artistry, and extreme focus on techniques. Those achievements were gained within the time span of nine years—compared to other artists of that time, it took decades or even after their career for their work to be…

In today’s day and age, many great and successful composers have been forgotten. However, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is not one of them. His name and his reputation have lived on through the centuries. In his 35 years of life Mozart composed over 600 with many still listened to today. He is famous for big symphonies, operas, music sung by quires, music on the piano, and much more. Mozart’s talents are endless and he has been a huge influence in classical music and still inspires people today.…

he made a career in Vienna December 24, 1781. Another thing that happened in Vienna, is that he declared himself best keyboard player in Vienna. Finally, his most famous operos are “The Marriage of Figaro” in 1786, “Don Giovanni” in 1787 and “The Magic Flute” in 1791, also “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” in 1787.Quote “I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own…

Fact VS. Fiction Movies are created to be enjoyed. Some pay tribute to famous people throughout history, while others are merely used for our amusement. Some movies about a particular person contain nothing but the truth about that person’s life. Others contain some truths while the rest is left up to the writer to fill in, to keep the movie from being too boring. Because movies are for our entertainment and not necessarily to tell us the truth, (that’s what a documentary is for) I can see why…

For my concert critique, I went to Jason Terry’s Doctoral Piano Recital on Tuesday, December 1st at the School of Music in room 206. Because Terry was able to pick the pieces he played, he picked a range of different pieces to emphasize his wide range of talent. He included older and modern pieces including Bach, Godowsky, Balakirev, Zorn, and Liszt. The first piece he played was “Prelude & Fugue, BWV 872” composed by Bach. I was a little unsure about the nature and form of this piece because…

besieging the town of Pavia. The town was defended by an Imperialist garrison under the command of Don Antonio de Leyva. Their plan was to secure the town before embarking on the campaign to re conquer Naples. Having received the much-wanted reinforcements which included 6,000 Swiss mercenaries from the Grisons, 2,000 from the Valais, plus the support of Giovanni dei Medici also known as Giovanni dalle Bande Nere". Francis rapidly ordered a third of his force south commanded by John Stuart,…

fact that you interact with your students and you joke around but yet stay on top of things. You don 't change the subject to a whole new thing. You go on with it and try to make explain your point of view. Then after…