Fantasia

Its original title is “Quasi Una Fantasia” the title Moonlight Sonata was coined by a German music critic some years after Beethoven’s death. He dedicated this piece to a young women named Countess G. Guicciardi. Countess was one of Beethoven’s students and loves. It is said he wanted to…

Danielle Kelly Ms. Meier English II 24 February 2017 The Man Behind Mickey As the famous Walt Disney said, “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality” (Walt Disney). Walt Disney created a company that changed our world; few artists achieve international admiration and few entrepreneurs build their financial empires on childhood fantasies. Walt Disney did both in his extraordinary career as animator, film producer,…

suite. Moreover, both gigues follow the unusual scheme of opening the second half with a new subject. The first movement is designated a praeambulum, maybe because the term fantasia had already been used in partita no.3. it is probably another hand-crossing piece, like the gigue of partita no.1; the division of notes between the hands, calls for the right hand to cross over the left, reaching deep into the bass. In the…

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, also known as Peter I. Tchaikovsky, was a well known Russian composer who wrote classical pieces of music. Tchaikovsky was born in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Vyatka, Russia on May 7, 1840, to Alexandra and Ilya. Pyotr’s father, Ilya, was a mine inspector and metal works manager while Alexandra, Tchaikovsky’s mother, played music which is probably what influenced Pyotr to have such a passion for music. He was the second child out of six living children. When he was five,…

It’s cheerful and bouncy tones reminded me of snippets of music from the movie Fantasia 2000; full of life and no worries. It was overall very dissonant in all six movements, and seemed to each sound like a specific toy or adventure that the child was experiencing or playing with. For example, some of the movements sounded like a little…

For example, according to Jonathan Leiter of The Artifice many of “Disney’s features such as Snow White, Fantasia, Pinocchio, Bambi, Lady and the Tramp, and Sleeping Beauty, had plenty of mature adult themes...” Another example is Tim Burton, who in two of his movies: The Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Corpse Bride, depict body parts falling out of characters…

Joaquin Rodrigo was one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century and produced many pieces which varied from Concertos to quartets. He played a significant role in the development and exposure of Spanish music and was a master at composition even though he faced various hardships through life. The performance consisted of three pieces by Rodrigo and one piece by Luigi Boccherini which is a mix of both Classical and Spanish music. The first thing you notice when you walk into…

The Walt Disney studios have have had a large presence in american culture since the late 1930’s. Regarded as a Cultural Icon, the accomplishments of Walt Disney live on today. His contributions to the entertainment industry in America were like no other. Disney studios was the most active studio in Hollywood during and after the second world war. Walt Disney was a patriotic man with a strong desire to serve his country in both first and second World Wars. Although he would never serve in active…

Dimethyltryptamine is a psychedelic drug in the tryptamine drug family (Drugfree.org). The street name or common name for this drug is DMT. It could also be referred to as Dimitri, Fantasia, or Businessman's Trip (Drugfree.org). DMT is not a native drug to the United States. At first it had to be imported, but now there are many companies that can mail you seeds for your own plants and some companies even mail you live plants. DMT is found in some plants and seeds, it can also be made…

it whenever I feel like it.” Next I had asked Walt Disney what his favorite Disney movie is that he produced and and how many children he has. He answered with “I have four different movies I produced that were my favorite they are, Bambi, Dumbo, Fantasia, and Mary Poppins. I have two children named Diane who was born in 1933 and her younger sister Sharon who was adopted in January of 1937.” Last but not least I asked Marilyn…