Flamenco

Barcelona, Spain is considered the capital of Catalonia—a culturally autonomous region, notable for its desire to become a separate nation. The origins of this unique identity can best be understood through the Annales School assertion that earliest histories are formative of culture. The story of Giufré el Pílos (Wilfred the Hairy) is the most influential of early Catalonian histories, and presents the Catalonian values of bravery, social order, and national autonomy. The durability of this…

Throughout this Semester I had the task of going to three musical performances and reviewing them. The first performance I attended was Hairspray, this took place at North Central College at the Red Horse Theatre which my friend invited me to see with her. Overall this performance was very organized and the tempo sustainability was upbeat throughout the entire time. I was very impressed how drawn the audience was and how there was never a dull moment. These things fall under the category of…

Antonio Machado‘s poem A un olmoseco’ from his book, Campos de Castilla was written in Soria in 1912 .The poem, like others in Campos de Castilla, is a piece of landscape literature contributing to the work of Spain’s Generacion del 98 (Generation of 98). The poem, set in the Sorian landscape, tells of an old elm tree, which although rotting and dying has a few new leaves sprouting from it. Throughout the poem, Machado expresses his intimate feelings, both with regards to his personal…

After President McKinley got shot, Roosevelt being Vice President, was sworn into office on the day of September 14, 1901. He was only 42 years old, becoming the youngest man to ever be President. Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States from the years 1901-1909. His main goal was to attempt to fix the nations social problems. During his term, he confronted some big controversial issues, such as the miners strike, the dispute with Great Britain, the Pure Food and Drug Act,…

At the beginning of the article, Small described various musical activities in our daily life such as listening concert in a symphonic hall, shopping activities with background music in supermarket, and attending popular star’s live concert. Through listing different music activities examples, Small stated that music is meaningful and it exists in almost everywhere in our daily activities. Since music has been play an important part in human life, Small brought out the question what is music…

Many would associate the music of Spain with the traditional song and dance known as Flamenco. However, there are many other traditional songs and dances that are a key aspect of Spanish music. For instance, a Zarzuela, which is a Spanish traditional form of musical comedy which alternates between spoken and sung scenes, the latter incorporating operatic and popular song, as well as dance. Originating from Madrid, was very popular roughly around the 17th and 20th centuries. There are zarzuelas…

I chose to continue my research on John Singer Sargent for my final paper because of his strong interest in the female image. I wanted to know why Sargent chose women as his main subjects. His works include women of high social class, children of the wealthy and political figures. He also did painting of women in lower classes that he came in contact with in Venice, Capri, Spain and Africa. In this essay I will be discussing his works, the history of the paintings and the meaning behind the…

Influence of Fusion Jazz Fusion Jazz is a genre of jazz which mainly includes a collaboration of Jazz music with one or more musical genres. Other musical genres which are combined with Jazz include funk, rock, rhythm and blues, and Latin Jazz. Fusion Jazz started to develop in the late 1960’s and this was an era when a huge number of jazz musicians experimented with creating new sounds with electric instruments. The origins of fusion jazz are known to be jazz, rock, bebop, blues, funk, and…

For years I have listened to Spanish and Latin America music as it’s rhythms, beats, and tones place me into a state of happiness, and find myself daydreaming of foreign lands traveled stirring up good memories while, mind mapping a trip to Cuba in the near. Reviewing the syllabus as to prepare for this Spanish class, it was a relief to find the magic bullet number sixty nine seizing the desire or need to look any further. This last project coincidently, is my final class prior to graduation;…

On the 28 of March, my friend/classmate Orela Anani and I went to go see UNIVERSES' The Party People Salon performance. I was excited to see this show since it would be the first time I saw a performance in The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center as a University of Maryland student. When I first walked into the venue, Kogod Theater, I was shocked it was not what I expected (which was a large auditorium performance hall) it was a small dark room. I thought there was no way a performance could…