"The history of a people is found in its songs."
AUTHOR: George Jellinek
"Man leaves behind his history through art.”
COMPOSER
ROSSINI
OVERTURE
SEMIRAMIDE
OVERTURE
Riccardo Muti, Conductor
Wiener Philarmoniker
Semiramide is an opera in two acts by
Gioachino Rossini. The libretto
by Gaetano Rossi is based
on Voltaire's
Gioachino Rossini. The libretto
by Gaetano Rossi is based
on Voltaire's
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| François-Marie Arouet, or Voltaire |
tragedy Semiramis,
which in turn was based on
the legend of Semiramis
of Babylon.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semiramide)
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| Edgar Degas: Semiramis Building Babylon, 1861 |
Semiramis (sĕmĭr`əmĭs) was
a mythical Assyrian queen,
a mythical Assyrian queen,
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| Giovanni Boccaccio: Semiramis (detail of a miniature from De Claris Mulieribus). 15th C |
noted for her beauty
and wisdom. She was reputed to
have conquered many lands and
founded the city of Babylon.
and wisdom. She was reputed to
have conquered many lands and
founded the city of Babylon.
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| Hanging Gardens of Babylon |
After a long and
prosperous reign she
vanished from earth in
the shape of a dove
prosperous reign she
vanished from earth in
the shape of a dove
and was thereafter
worshiped as a deity,
acquiring many of
the characteristics of
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| Giovanni Francesco Barbieri: Semiramis hearing of the insurrection at Babylon by, 1624 |
LINKS
GRANADA ADV. STRINGS
1. SHIFTING THE SCALE ON EACH STRING
a. Fingering 12..12..12.. UP and DOWN with guide notes
2. ELEANOR RIGBY
a. Extensive first section3. IMAGINE
4. BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS
INTRO. TO INSTRUMENTS
1. AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR ESSAY
a. Completed and turned in
2. KEYBOARD RECITALS
a. Completed
a. Completed
GRANADA BEG. STRINGS
1. SCALES: A, E, B Major
a. New Pattern: 1 2 34
b. Separate Bows UH/LH
a. New Pattern: 1 2 34
b. Separate Bows UH/LH
2. BILE EM' CABBAGES
a. Worked on passage with "strawberry rhythm (1/8--1/16--1/16)b. Played piece as whole
HILLVIEW ORCHESTRA
1. VIVA LA VIDA
1. VIVA LA VIDA