Benedetto Marcello

composer as the well-known Venetian composer Benedetto Marcello. As I listened to the piece, I was captured by the simple yet eloquent melodies that were presented but I also was curious as I had not known of Benedetto to write for oboe. I also know that Marcello stated, “Oboes, flutes, trumpets, bassoons, etc., will always be out of

The Green Children of Woolpit is a twelfth century mystery that has been around for centuries. Many people have speculated and formed theories on where these children had come from. No theory has been proven true, but the theories range from malnutrition to something such as extraterrestrial visitors. This strange phenomenon can be explained. These children that visited England, are aliens from a different world. The evidence that the children give the people from England describes a land that is

The Wonderful Life of Kay Buell Every individual's life has a past, present and future. My life has been developed and influenced by several factors that will be reflected in this paper. You will read about my life experiences and how it has developed into such a wonderful life. My life begin when I was a mere 2 years of age when my parents adopted my twin sister and myself. My parents were on the older side, so their beliefs were conservative and strict, even from the beginning. Since my

Suspense of the Impending Romance in Divorce Islamic Style In Divorce Islamic Style by Amara Lakhous, the readers become exposed to the thoughts of the two protagonists. Through simple language, we are able to relate to both Christian/Issa and Safia/Sofia. Despite their circumstances, the themes of ambition and dreams are rather prominent. However, the dreams/ambitions are only fulfilled through several acts of self-sacrifice. Through the use of a split narrative, Lakhous employs foreshadowing in

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH: CANTATA In the Seventeenth-century a new style of composition had its origin in Rome, Italy. This style is known as the cantata da camera or secular cantata. The study of the cantata shows that there were some problems which remained and could not be solved due to the huge numbers of compositions during the baroque era. Vocal chamber music performed in private for the wealthy at their houses, became the most common or popular social entertainment way of the moment. The performing

The baroque era was full of influential composers, who would travel all over Europe, hear each-others music, and be influenced from all over the globe. Though music was suddenly more global, differences in nations where still audible in the music (most obviously between France and Italy). One of the era’s most famous composers was Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist and violinist (far left picture below). Born into one of the greatest musical families