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One of the most important factors in the development of the trumpet was its acceptance as a key contributor to art music. This realization became fully accepted in the 17th century during the Baroque period. Prior to this time the trumpet was seen primarily as an instrument delegated to military functions and processional fanfares. Due to its construction the common practice of playing trumpet was limited to just notes within the harmonic series of the trumpet. This limitation hindered many…

Paper 2: Ottoman vs. Byzantine: Religious Building Architecture A general trend of the artworks in this course, throughout almost every society we have studied thus far, is the reference to religious practices and beliefs of a specific culture. This trend has not changed at all and can been seen directly in the significance of Byzantine and Ottoman architecture for places of religious practice. Though the specific religion that is referenced in these two cultures are different, some ways of…

Considering that many modern European plays lack the presence of female characters, William Shakespeare and Thomas Middleton, influentially known as the second Shakespeare, uses a widespread of females within their plays Macbeth and The Witch. The addition of female characters sets such plays apart from other modern playwrights. Creativily, it is an interesting writing technique for male writers’ to use social sterotypes of women in their plays, to aid with the barren aspect of women reap…

Perhaps one of the driving factors in the rise of arquebuses was that the previous siege revolution made commanders feel that they had to innately aggressive in their battle tactics. It also made commanders see guns as the future of warfare, even if firearms at the moment still had some drawbacks. This mentality resulted in that the defensive tactics of the fifteen century saw a huge decrease in their effectiveness when artillery emerged on the battlefield at the battle of Crécy in 1346. Siege…

The book of Judith has inspired a lot of artists to paint this heroic female in the Old Testament. Throughout the history, there are various versions of interpretations. In the modern age, Judith not only represents salvation, but also indicates her existence as a threat to the patriarchal society. Gustav Klimt paints Judith I in 1901 and Judith II 1909. The two versions signify his stylistic transformation, while his obsession with femme fatale is never changed. Klimt’s modern interpretation…

Brandon A. Perez Mrs. Courtney Doherty AP English Composition 1001420M 23 February 2018 The Inferno Literary Analysis Essay Dante Alighieri, author of the book The Divine Comedy, was born in Florence in 1265 and came from a noble but impoverished family. He first met Bice Portinari, who he called Beatrice, in his early years who then died in 1290. In order to cope with her sudden death, Dante studied philosophy and theology and to also write La Vita Nuova. Throughout his life he has been…

A Dark Wood “Midway along the journey of our life / I woke up to find myself in a dark wood, / for I had wandered off from the straight path. / How hard it is to tell what it was like, / this wood of wilderness, savage, and stubborn / (the thought of it brings back all my old fears) / a bitter place! Death could scarce be bitterer” (1.1-6) Dante Alighieri, who was a politician, intellectual, and poet, was born in Florence, Italy under the sign of the Gemini in the year 1265. Much of Dante’s…

2. Octavian was the grandnephew and adopted son of Julius Caesar. Octavian was believed to have been groomed by Caesar to be the next ruler of Rome. When Caesar died, Octavian and one of Caesar’s lieutenants, Mark Anthony, fought over who would become the next ruler of Rome after ruling together did not work out. Mark Anthony sought the aid of the Queen of Egypt, which at the time was Cleopatra, whom Caesar once sought help from. Octavian managed to defeat Anthony and Cleopatra and was given…

himself. By now, almost the entire garrison in Italy consisted of German mercenaries although they felt very little allegiance to the empire at all. Orestes was half German, half Roman. Seeing his chance to launch a rebellion marched his troops on Ravenna, the…

Stillwater, Oklahoma is a modest college town that is home to tens of thousands of people. For the entire population, there resides only a single, small art museum. The building is currently located in a relatively low-traffic area and is not a grand structure. This causes the museum to easily be overlooked by the community's residents. Stillwater desperately needs a large building to house the artisanal works that circulate through the university and the town. Furthermore, this art museum needs…