I Fall to Pieces

At 6:00 p.m, on Thursday, March 23, 2017, I attended the graduate recital of violinist Hannah Howland, A graduate student at the University of Northern Iowa. The recital took place in Graham Hall at, an intimately sized performance space housed in Russel Hall. Hannah Howland is a graduate student perusing a Master’s degree in Violin Performance. Hannah performed the first two pieces of her recital solo, and was then accompanied by Polina Khatsko, an instructor of Piano at the University of…

THE KNOWN PIECE The known piece is Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, I. This piece was composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in the late Baroque era (1720-1721). (1) This work is the fifth of six concertos that Bach composed for Christian Ludwig, Margrave of Brandenburg. Bach presented the concerto as a gesture of kindness, but also as a form of potential employment. (1) It is not known whether Margrave responded to the offering, regardless, they were known as some of Bach’s most well known and most…

inspiring music was born in the Baroque Era. Some of the most prestigious pieces from that time include Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons: "Spring", George Frideric Handel's Messiah ("Hallelujah") and Water Music. All three pieces reflect the beauty of the Baroque Era and its music. Vivaldi's piece has the ability to stand on its own, but can also be used to represent all of the season's cycles when paired with his concertos "Fall," "Winter," and "Summer." Handel's oratorio Messiah, most…

For my dance report, I saw the Fall Dance at Adelphi University on December 4, 2016. It was called “Aszure Barton.” The two pieces that really stood out to me were “Tarantella” and “Consumed.” They both displayed great amounts of emotion through their choreography, backdrop, costumes, colors, music, and lighting. “Tarantella” and ‘Consumed” gave off opposite moods because of their specific components. “Tarantella” from August Bournonville’s Napoli was a very lively and cheerful dance. It can be…

we listen to today. The classical music was the first to produce a chorus which is what is in most genres we listen to today. I listen to R&B and pop songs these songs tend to be about the people actually feeling and things they are going through. The Romantic era has helped shape the R&B and pop songs. Most of the music I listen to focusses on self- expression, This is why I can make the connection and say Romantic music has helped shaped R&B and pop Music. The Classical, Romantic and Baroque…

The history surrounding the birth of The Fall of Phaeton is somewhat scarce. It is known that during the time this remarkable art work was created Rubens was traveling around Europe. He was influenced heavily by the masters of the Renaissance. The Fall of Phaeton is baroque in nature and has strong Venetian influences. Though it is unclear where The Fall of Phaeton was first displayed its first recorded existence was in Susanna Willemsens collection in 1657 in Antwerp. Though it was officially…

days. E-Days are a great idea. This essay will discuss with the reader that E-Days are a good idea because we won’t have to make up snow days in breaks or vacations,education, E-Days save money. First, E-Days are a good idea because students won’t fall behind in classwork. Schools in Ohio have been creating blizzard bags. By using blizzard bags it allows districts to make up for three additional days of school, if necessary Blizzard Bags are to take home bags with paper assignments. Many…

sub-freezing temperatures and he falls his journey. Because of the unforgiving power of nature. During his journey, the man gets his feet wet as he falls through the ice into the water then his feet start to freeze. The setting in “To Build a fire” has an Impact on the characters, the plot, and the symbols. One way the setting has an impact involves character. First, the cold weather is a major challenge for the man. “The numbness lay hold of his cold fingers” (4). This piece of evidence…

effective. In Divided We Fall by Trent Reedy, the goal is to reform an oppressive government. However, he makes the reader actually figure out what he’s protesting without just telling you. This book is just one example of many influential forms of protest documents. Literature is an effective form of protest because it can show varying perspectives of a problem, can be used as a subtle call to action, and it can show a problem through a story. The goal of Divided We Fall is to get the audience…

Descartes decides to take a piece of wax and examines it. He examines the essential qualities of the wax for to see what to smell is the texture, the shape, and its color. This is something as simple as learning how to use one sense to examine objects. So, when he melts the wax it changes the physical state of the wax. Descartes discussion with the piece of wax becomes to the realization of that the wax can change. After melting the wax, the substance does not keep the same qualities in which he…