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The invention of the Gutenberg press at this time resulted in a wide scale distribution of music which meant training musicians of the Renaissance were exposed to the works of composers from many other regions which in turn had a profound effect on the music that they composed which also had features from their own local music culture. These new musical ideas were also contributed to greatly by aspiring musicians who travelled to the South from across the Alps, as they also brought home new…

Jessica Liu MUSI 2361 Paper One: Jiangnan sizhu The term sizhu is a musical term that has been used all throughout history in East Asian countries especially Taiwan and China, which describes what the instruments in the genre are made of. Si meaning silk, which is what the strings are made up of in string instruments, and zhu meaning bamboo, which is what the wind instruments in Jiangnan sizhu, are made of. Despite the fact that sizhu is used in different countries, Jiangnan is a “geographical…

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) Concerto V for Flute, String Orchestra and Basso continuo Op. 10/5, RV 434 This famous Italian Baroque composer has been recognized and appreciated for the amount of works he produced and the unique characteristic style he infused into his music. In this particular genre he is most often known for the group of violin concerti collectively called “The Seasons.” In the roughly 300 solo concertos he wrote, of which about 230 are for violin, he became the first…

between mestizos and Indians in San Jeronimo as Indians had acquired negative connotations in the Americas. Mestizos were part of the elite social class because they had less Indian in them. In San Jeronimo, The Majenos Dance was performed for the Octave of Corpus Christi and during the patron saint festivity of the town. This started when a group of transportatistas wanted to gain social reputation of being “decent” or local elites by including their own traditions in the patron saint…

The Help Paper Throughout the novel The Help, there are many instances of Dramatistic Criticism. The first principal of Dramatistic Criticism is hierarchy. Hierarchy is fundamental to human symbolism. This principle of hierarchy does not allow for rest. There is always something that we believe we need or want to make us better (Payne, p. 267-268). In order to be on top of the pyramid of hierarchy, you must be the richest, the best and the most beautiful. The Help reveals the inner workings…

Tyler Brandon MUL 235 Fall 2015 Concert Report #1 The Dover Quartet: A Historic Journey On Sunday, October 4, 2015, I had the incredible joy of listening to the Dover Quartet, a rather young string quartet which is known throughout the world. The quartet presented an incredible concert that exemplified true musical energy. The Dover Quartet is truly expressive and passionate about the music that the members play. I found the energy and the communication on the stage to be very…

Otto Luening was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Otto spent most of his early childhood on a farm outside of Milwaukee. He started to take piano lessons at the age of four with his father and just two years later at the age of six he began to compose his very own music. When Otto was around 12 years old, he and his family moved to Munich, Germany. Here he studied about orchestration, harmony, flute, and piano at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik. Four years later when Otto was 16, he made his…

solo violin is integrated into the symphonic discourse. Right on bar 137, “subito un poco energico” it introduces a new section which is the Quasi Trio I. In this trio, the solo violin interprets with many major melodic chord leaps higher than an octave, with double markings which is a complex technique for a violinist. In Trio II, the Meno mosso is expressed…

Sensation in its most fundamental form is kenned as the ability to "feel" through our senses. Those senses being: visual perception, aurally perceiving, taste, touch and smell. When these senses are externally stimulated they are transmitted to our brain for perception. Perception in its most fundamental form can be described as the way we internalize the constant stimulants we receive throughout everyday life. Our perception of the world around us opens doors to the conditions of existence. We,…

Some Like It Hot: The Temporary Transvestite Movie Billy Wilder’s irreverent slapstick masterpiece, Some Like It Hot, challenges conventional ideas of gender, attraction, and sexuality. The main characters in the film are shown as stereotypical womanizers. They evolve, through very untraditional means of sensitization, into men capable of supporting and sustaining romantic relationships. Their transformation takes place through the use of the temporary transvestite genre. These characters,…