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attended college and became a doctor. It is common sense that a doctor would have a higher paying salary than a fairly new actor. Although becoming a doctor sounds much safer financially than being an actor at the end of my acting career i was earning double my sisters salary. Does this mean i had twice the success as someone who attended college? Does college always guarantee that I will get a high paying job like my parents, who constantly hammer this idea into my head? To what extent does…

Introduction One of the most remarkable composers of the nineteenth century, Chopin composed exclusively for the piano and his music is innovative with a particular repertoire of technical and expressive devices. His musical style can be described as unique because of his variety and complexity of compositional techniques. The Piano Sonata Op.35 No.2 is an illustration of Chopin’s musical style where he explores several elements found in the nineteenth century music such as the “idea of…

Marchand fled the night before, other say he walked in, heard Bach warming up, and immediately left, I tried to keep this one general again. Another thing about Bach is what you can call the ‘Musical Food Pyramid’, I was watching a mini-masterclass by bass clarinettist Michael Lowenstern and he talked about this, he said “I encourage all of you to play Bach all the time” … “if there (Bach) was a food group, practice group, it would be on the base where this is a lot of grains, a lot of Bach is…

mementos. Dahmer was captured and was sentenced 16 years in prison, but a fellow cellmate killed him. In the early stages of Jeffrey, he was described as a very happy and energetic child until the age of 4. When surgery was performed to correct a double hernia that seemed to change the boy. Sayings he was noticeably subdued, he became…

the Wolf possible. The strings used within the work are violins, violas, violoncellos, and double basses. The woodwinds used within the work are a flute, an oboe, a clarinet, and a basson. The brass instruments used within the work include a trombone, a trumpet, and three horns. The percussion instruments used within the work include a triangle, timpani, tambourine, cymbals, castanets, a snare drum, and a bass drum. Many of the instruments…

Symphonie Fantastique (1830) – Hector Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique is said to be the most significant work of French Romantic composer Hector Berlioz, written in 1830. Berlioz, born December 1803, was no child prodigy, not studying music until age 12, however in 1924 he abandoned his Parisian medical studies to peruse his compositional career. Symphonie Fantastique differs from the previous symphonies of Berlioz, as this follows a narrative through the music, therefore making it an early…

Haydn, Joseph (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 40 in F major, 3rd movement - ‘Menuet e Trio’ Haydn was a master at composing symphonies with about 107 symphonies under his name ; all of which have some value to the musical landscape during the 18th century. Haydn was the forerunner which laid the foundations of the symphonic form for composers who came after him. For example, according to Wenborn, N (1997: 31) the four note theme used by Haydn in his 13th symphony was the same theme which Mozart used…

Questions Addressed: How are marginalized populations not afforded equal opportunities for success within the field of art and art education? How does emphasis placed on early-life course development neglect late stage? What does it mean to be creative later in life? How are current models and tests of creativity inadequate in assessing older adults? How can art practice be a vehicle for coping with and adapting to these age related losses in physical, mental, material, and social assets? The…

Intro: « The intent of your music, or knowing what you want to say, is crucial. » (Davis, p. 133). Through music, a multitude of feelings and emotions can be expressed. Because of that, you have to know what do you want to say, which emotion do you want to convey as « starting without knowing what you want is like trying to swim without knowing the strokes. ». All three scenes in this portfolio has been watched muted first to see what the image wanted to say and what feelings would describes…

And All That Jazz When someone mentions the word jazz most people probably picture something along the lines of a saxophone player standing on a street corner in the French quarter of New Orleans. Or a thought of the roaring 20s' and imagine your self at a party where everyone is dancing to the sound of a live band with trumpets, saxophones, and trombones. However these are actually surprisingly accurate to what jazz really is. But how did such an innovative type of music come about? Who was…