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Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi was an Italian composer who was vital in making the transition from the Renaissance period to the Baroque period. Monteverdi was also one of the most important developers in the new style, opera. He is also recognized for bringing a “modern” style into church music. This resulted in considerable fame during his lifetime. During his long life he composed many works including 8 books of madrigals and forty operas. Claudio Monteverdi was born in Cremona…

Grace Bumbry is an American opera singer, is considered one of the leading mezzo-sopranos of her generation, as well as a major soprano for many years. African-American singer Grace Bumbry, born on January 4, 1937, in St. Louis, Missouri, is one of the leading opera voices of her generation. After Grace Bumbry studying in Boston, Chicago, and Santa Barbara, California, Bumbry made her opera debut at the age of 23. She performed around the world and mastered the great mezzo-soprano and soprano…

In live production, there are many aspect that contributes to the outcome of the shows. The play Amadeus is a script written by Peter Shaffer. This story is about the history of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a musician with a god gifted talent who struggled to make a living, narrated by his rival Antonio Salieri. Salieri is a well-known court musician who became obsessed with Mozart which led to his jealousy and causes the downfall of Mozart. On the 18th of February, Seattle Public Theatre ran the…

Introduction This is the first Managing Total Compensation case study. The title of this case study is So You Want to Lead an Orchestra! This case study will seek to provide thorough answers to the following four questions: Describe the orchestra’s pay structure in terms of levels, differentials, and job- or person-based approach. Discuss what factors may explain the structure. Why does violinist I receive more than the oboist and trombonist? Why does the principal trumpet player earn…

Haydn, Joseph (1732 - 1809) Symphony No. 40 in F major, 3rd movement - ‘Menuet e Trio’ Haydn was a master at composing symphonies with about 107 symphonies under his name ; all of which have some value to the musical landscape during the 18th century. Haydn was the forerunner which laid the foundations of the symphonic form for composers who came after him. For example, according to Wenborn, N (1997: 31) the four note theme used by Haydn in his 13th symphony was the same theme which Mozart used…

In class, there was a performance done by the Proteus Quartet today. The Proteus Quartet are from Rhode Island College and consists of two violinists, John Sumerlin (violin 1) and Sam Breene (violin2), a violist, Sue Culpo, and cellist, Steve Laven. On this day, this group played Beethoven's Op.18 No.6 “Scherzo: Allegro Con Brio” and Op.127 “Allegro Maestoso” , one of Dvorak’s waltzes, and Star Wars as the mystery piece. One of the pieces that was excellently performed was Beethoven's Op.18…

Tom is technically in the third grade. He was held back his first year of elementary school, but made progress after receiving DTT. He has annual IEP’s at his current school, The Help Group- Sunrise School. The Sunrise school specializes in promoting communicative, behavioral, social, academic, motor, adaptive and independent living skills. Tom excels at crafting activities, especially tactile activities (button play, zippers etc.) as well as the special technology program where iPads are used…

Vivien was bornAugust 29, 1910 in New Iberia Louisiana by Mary Eaton and William Marco Thomas. Vivien attended Pearl High School. Vivien worked as a carpenter and saved the money so he could go to college to become Cardiac Surgeon, but his dreams were demolished by the stock market crash of 1929 (Great Depression.) He asked a Best friend, Charles Manlof, if there was a job at Vanderbilt. Charles told Vivien there was an opening in the experimental surgery room with Dr. Blalock. Although…

The movies Groundhog Day, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Star Trek-Insurrection, and There’s Something About Mary are all very well known, but differ immensely in several aspects. With that being said, there is one thing that all these movies have in common; they all feature compositions from the eighteenth-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This review will cover the life of Mozart, his education, his compositions, and his musical achievements. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is perhaps the most popular composer of the classical period. He has composed over 600 works which includes some of the most famous and loved pieces of multiple styles of music. Mozart was considered a prodigy and certainly set the standard higher for generations of musicians that come after him. Although Mozart proved to be a musical genius, his life was not an easy one. He encountered many obstacles in his later years. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart…