Madrigal

join the formation. The formation flew backwards over a German city that was in flames. The bombers opened their bomb bay doors, exerted a miraculous magnetism which shrunk the fires, gathered them into cylindrical steel containers, and lifted the containers into the bellies of the planes. The containers were stored neatly in racks. The Germans below had miraculous devices of their own, which were long steel tubes. They used them to suck more fragments from the crewmen and planes. But there were…

Nicknamed the “Bull fiddle”, the bass is one of a handful of instruments that played a significant role in the development of music during the 20th century. The bass gained much of its momentum as the popularity of the New Orleans brass and jazz bands was spreading throughout the US, and it eventually took on such an essential role that it was forced to evolve. The new bass players were slowly transitioning the bass from accompaniment to a solo instrument. As it moved from the background to the…

environmental policies. In the United States, this agency is the Environmental Protection Agency, also known as the EPA. The EPA was created by president Richard Nixon through his signing of the National Environmental Policy Act on January 2, 1970 (Madrigal). Since its creation, the EPA has since carried out its duties, with some of its most important pieces of legislation including the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Clean Water Act. For the topic at hand however, we will…

The British composer, singer, and lutenist John Dowland was born in London Westminster in 1563 AD. There is still uncertainty of this man, who takes part of the Renaissance Era, exact birth date, but just like him many other composers from the Renaissance Era fall into the same situation. Not a lot is known from his childhood history, but it is known that he had a boy named Robert Dowland who took his same career path as a lutenist and composer. As to his wife’s name and/or proof of any other…

A new art movement is the need of a specific era, though it is well to remember that it is the subsequent result of hundredsof years of slow growth. It often produces new methodologies that will eventually form the aesthetic, psychological approach of that time period .In history, a new literary movement arrives contradicting the existing movement with a new set of narrative techniques, plot, style of writing, style of living, etc. which wouldform the writers and their work in the…

Audrey Hepburn once said, “I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it” (ElegantWoman.org). This is a common thread amongst all of us, across all cultures, all belief systems, and all personalities. Not everyone is extroverted, bubbly, or even friendly, but we all share an innate desire to have others in our lives. It is the people in our lives, over anything else, that make our lives worth living, and this does not change with increasing age. Nevertheless,…

Introduction Consumer behaviour has rapidly changed over the last decade. The explosion of various social media platforms has had a profound effect on how the consumer views new products and services. With a touch of a button all the necessary information is available, which impacts how people consume. One of the main reasons for this drastic change is that society and technology evolve faster than our ability to exploit it (Solis, 2015). One of the most prevalent reversals in consumer behaviour…

Also, the bass line imitated melodic motives that appear first in the vocal line (Ulrich 69) An example of Monteverdi’s new style of recitative comes from an excerpt from Act II of his L’Orfeo (1607). Monteverdi used his previous experience as a madrigal composer to build upon Peri’s previous form of opera and the use of recitative. Orfeo’s lament entitled Tu se’ morta illustrates Orfeo’s agony and frustration through frequent rhythmic changes and ascending chromatic lines, such as in measure…

rise of the violin family and the peak and decline of the viola da gamba. Both families reached such prominence that virtually all other bowed instruments were thrust into obscurity. Early music for the viol was transcribed from vocal music like madrigals, masses, and chansons. These vocal pieces were usually very short and chordal. Progressing into the 17th century fantasias and viol consort music became increasingly popular; the viol consort consisted of 6 viols; two treble, two tenor, and…

showed there are genes that pinpoint violence and violent behavior, but there has yet been a finding of a gene that causes psychotic behavior. Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA) gene is the most common denominator in a criminal’s mind (Hernandez, Highsmith, Madrigal, & Mercado,…