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musicians during these two time periods. Both eras developed instrumental genres for dance music. Instruments are categorized into two sections bas and haut. A bas instrument throughout these eras was a recorder. The opposite of the recorder is the lute, signifying a haut or loud instrument. Monasteries formed the Middle Ages era. Hildegard of Bingen wrote Alleluia as a prayer to the Virgin Mary. Medieval musicians played songs and danced to entertain their viewers. Some musicians…

Music and dance were common activities for those who were able to afford them. They used early instruments like, flutes and harps. In the New Kingdom, the Egyptians played on bells, cymbals, tambourines, drums, and imported lutes and lyres from Asia. The cestrum was a musical instrument sounding of a rattle that was particularly important in religious ceremonies. Egyptians held a strong belief in the afterlife. The Egyptian pantheon consisted of gods who contained supernatural…

Caravaggio and Caravaggisti in 17th-Century Europe Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was one of the most imitated artists in history. A lot of artists from around the world considered themselves to be his followers. Caravaggio never liked the imitation of his style but he was unable to stop it from happening. Artists like Baglione, Carlo Saraceni, and Guercino imitated his style for only a short period of their careers while others dedicated their lives to imitate him. The quality of his work…

arrange rows of substances that delight the senses such as: water, flowers, food, incense light, candles, cloth, and lutes. They are traditionally placed bellow the deity’s “lotus seat or throne” in an “offering bowl” and are known as the “seven offerings”. These offerings are rows of substances that delight the senses such as: water, flowers, food, incense light, candles, cloth, and lutes (Beer, 2003). As a way to acknowledge the Buddha for his teachings, in Thailand are some of the biggest…

metallic and was thought to attract the attention of the god or goddess the shemayet was performing to. One of the most popular instruments used in contemporary Egyptian music is the oud. The oud is a wooden stringed musical instrument resembling a lute. The oud has a rounded and hollow body, through which the sound travels. The oud is a chordophone, and the instrument plays a central role in most Middle Eastern music. Cymbals also are an important part to Egyptian music. Usually, cymbals…

Sir Thomas More said of King Henry VIII, “[that] [i]f a loin knew his strength, it [would be] hard for any man to hold him”.[1] This quote suggests that King Henry VIII knew exactly what it meant to be king and that nobody was going to stand in his way. This proved to be true as King Henry VIII was the most contentious king in England’s history. He is most famous for his six wives, two of whom he beheaded, and his role as instigator of the English Reformation. Through his manipulation of…

On April 10th, 2018, I attended a concert performed by three talented performers: John Carlo Pierce (Tenor), Michelle Stanley (Flute), Jeff LaQuatra (Guitar). The performances were at The Griffin Foundation Gallery in the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art. The performances were part of the Music in the Museum Concert Series, which is a performance based on the art that surrounds it. The art installment in the museum is called Pompeii Archive: Recent Photographs by William Wylie. Pompeii was once a…

On Friday night, I was relaxing on my couch, when a knock came at the door. I went to get it, and what I saw was inspirational. My brother Thomas, and his friends, Jake and Alex, were at the door step. They told me that they were going on one final shopping trip before spring break ended, and asked me if I wanted to come. Of course, I said yes. We trekked on our bikes across the neighborhood until we reached the intersection between Lake Trant and Great Neck. One wrong step and we would become…

Galileo was a person of imagination. Throughout his life, he came across different things that provoked him with new ideas and create innovative thoughts. Starting from his childhood life, Galileo created his own world without even perceiving what was going on around him. Although he was an introvert, the knowledge he held within him was beyond imaginable. He started to see things that others couldn’t even fathom. Sure enough Galileo’s actions and thoughts established himself as an outsider. In…

Come, some music! Come the recorders.”Musicians in the age of Shakespeare used woodwind, percussion stringed and brass instruments such as lute,drums,horns and hautboys instrumentalists performed on or off the stage, depending on whether they were part of the coast or were simply providing background music .Sometimes a character sang on stage while accompanying himself on an…