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Flute Essays and Term Papers
New York New Music EnsembleThe began with a bang,
literally. This ensemble has been around for twenty-three
years and it is considered to be “the raising standard” in
contemporary chamber music. On Thursday afternoon, I saw
the ensemble perform three pieces: Trio, Nutturno, and
Marxville Songbook. These three possess ...
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The Anasazi IndiansFrom the scattered references made about the ancient Anasazi
Indians in Tony Hillerman's A Thief of Time, one can identify several
cultural characteristics of this mysterious tribe. One can discover how
they lived, where they lived, their religion, simple day to day activities,
and mysteries about ...
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Jon Philip Sousawas born on November 6, 1854. His parents were Jon Antonio Sousa and Maria Elisabeth Trinkhaus. He was the third of ten children. He grew up with music. His father even played trombone in a military band. At only age six Sousa began the study of violin, voice, piano, flute, cornet, trombone and ...
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Jonathan Swifts Gulliver's TravelsGulliver in Houynhnmland
One of the most interesting questions about Gullivers Travels is whether
the Houyhnhnms represent an ideal of rationality or whether on the other
hand they are the butt of Swift's satire. In other words, in Book IV, is
Swift poking fun at the talking horses or does he ...
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Review Of Gyorgi Ligeti's Danse MacarbeiThis piece is a lesson in polytonality, dissonance, and complexity. The
first thing heard is an imitation of a car horn that seems designed to grab hold
of the listener. If I were inattentive before this piece, I certainly was wide
awake when it was over. Ligeti seems to have sculpted a piece ...
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Installing A Car Stereo SystemThroughout this project, each component will be required to be
compatible with the other components chosen. The dual purpose for this is
to keep cost factor low and facilitating installation. Several adaptors
can be eliminated by having compatible components. Five major components
will be used ...
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How The Women's Movement Has ImprovedThe status of women in the United States has significantly improved
since World War II. Congress has passed many acts to improve the lives of
women allowing them to reach equality. The abilities of women began to
manifest themselves during and after the Second World War. “Their
abilities ...
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Lewis LatimerLewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on September 4, 1848,
six years after his parents, George and Rebecca Latimer, had run away from slavery in Virginia. They were determined to be free and that their children be born on free soil. Because of his light complexion, George was ...
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A Brief History of African Music through The Colonial PeriodMusic before the 20th century was very different when compared to the music of the 21st Century. There were distinctive occasions for each type of African music. West African music, the African Diaspora, and the music of the Colonies each had different musical instruments.
West African music ...
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Comparisons and Differences of Athena and AresComparisons and Differences of Athena and Ares
by Joey Casarez
English 10
Fourth Period
Mrs. Smolik
21 April 2011
Backgrond Information
Ares was the God of War born in Thrace. He is also the son of Zeus and Hera, both of whom, detested him. Zues once told him, “To me you are most ...
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MusicMusic programs in public schools have afforded me the opportunity of self-expression. I have been playing the cello for four years and I have loved every minute of it. Interesting enough, I had not anticipated playing the cello, instead the violin; but was not selected after try-outs. Because I ...
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Edgar Allan Poe EesayEdgar Allan Poe was born at 33 Hollis Street, Boston, Mass., on January 19, 1809, the son of poverty stricken actors, David, and Elizabeth (born Arnold) Poe. His parents were then filling an engagement in a Boston theatre, and the appearances of both, together with their sojourns in various places ...
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Bad News BluesAs I impatiently sat in a waiting room at Detroit Children’s Hospital with my family, I had a “gut” feeling that the news I was about to receive wasn’t going to be good or something I wanted to hear. The Chief Orthopedic Surgeon evaluated all of the X-rays, Bone Scans, MRI (magnetic resonance ...
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MozartIn 1756, a child prodigy was born, one that would influence music throughout the course of history. The child prodigy was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. He would become a musician and composer that influenced culture during his life, after his death, and his cultural influence is still present today. ...
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Aristotle's PoeticsIn parts I – III of The Poetics, Aristotle outlines the natures of three forms of imitation. Initially, he begins by defining poetry as a “medium of imitation” and by this he means it is a way to imitate life whether it be by duplicating characters or emotions. He states that epic poetry, tragedy, ...
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The Lord of the DanceCaleb Lewallen
Michael Haddigan
WRTG-1310
12/08/2013
Lord of the Dance, More Than Just A Performance, But An Immersion To Days Of Old
Lord of the Dance is an Irish tap show. The show combines the classical dance with modern Celtic music. They use different outfits and music to set the ...
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Book Report: Reaching DustinBook Report.
Reaching Dustin.
I learned a lot from this book, but there is one thing that stood out the most: don't judge a book by its cover. Throughout the book Carly, the main character, sees Dustin like everybody else does: sometimes ...
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Percy Jackson And The Lightning ThiefName of the book: "Percy Jackson and the lightning thief"
Name of the author: Rick Riordan
Setting (where and when the story takes place): the story takes place in new York mainly in his half-blood camp, at the beginning of summer just after his sixth-grade year.
The main characters in the ...
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Things Fall Apart: UnokaUnoka
He is Okonkwo's father.
"Unoka was like that in his last days. His love of talk had grown with age and sickness. It tried Okonkwo's patience beyond words"(Achebe 25)
"Unoka was never happy when it came to wars. He was in fact a coward and could not bear the sight of blood. And so he ...
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