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9 hours ago · Musica universalis. The musica universalis (literally universal music ), also called music of the spheres or harmony of the spheres, is a philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies —the Sun, Moon, and planets —as a form of music. The theory, originating in ancient Greece, was a tenet of ...
9 hours ago · 18. The innovations in jazz, country, musicals, Latin music, and R&B during the 1940s have left a lasting legacy, shaping the sound of modern music. 19. Despite the challenges posed by World War II, music served as a unifying force, bringing people together across cultural and racial divides. 20.
9 hours ago · The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.After the first scene, which takes place on a ship at sea during a tempest, the rest of the story is set on a remote island, where Prospero, a complex and contradictory character, lives with his daughter Miranda, and his two servants: Caliban, a savage ...
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9 hours ago · George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is credited for pioneering the neotraditional country style in the 1980s, [2] famed for his authentic cowboy image and roots-oriented sound at a time when the Nashville music industry was dominated by country pop ...
9 hours ago · Cressida Campbell and Margaret Preston (1875-1963): two beloved printmakers inspired by Ukiyo-e, the Japanese woodcut genre whose influence swept through western art. Rosa speaks to Cressida and ...
9 hours ago · A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play ...
1 day ago · Max Weber also applied rationalisation to music in his The Rational and Social Foundations of Music. In writing it, he was partially influenced by his affair with the pianist Mina Tobler [ de ] . Meanwhile, the scholarly impetus was a sense that Western music was the only type that had become harmonic, while the music of other cultures was more ...
