Strauss was born in Munich, Germany in 1864. He lived to the old age of 85 until he peacefuly died in his home in 1949. Strauss began composing music at the early age of 6. He was taught by his father, an accomplished horn player, and was also self-taught. His early pieces, including a violin concerto, string quartet, and a symphony were not very popular and showed some serious problems. However, Strauss was only in his teens when he wrote these and each piece showed increasing mastery. His first concerto for horn, composed in 1883, and a piano quartet, composed a year later were among Strauss's finest works during this period. After beginning his conducting career, Strauss was converted to the School of Fransz Liszt and Richard Wagner by composer and poet, Alexander Ritter. This was when Strauss was drawn into the world of Syphonic Poems, or "Tone Poems", as he called them. A tone poem is a piece which is ment to portray a particular story, scene, or mood. Strauss became famous for Don Juan, a tone poem he composed in 1889. In it, he found his artistic self, particularily the creation of amazing orchestral effects previously unheard-of by the listener, which was to occupy him throughout his career. In addition to Don Juan, Strauss composed 9 more succesful tone poems throughout his life. After his huge success in the tone poem world, Strauss decided to test out the opera world, which ended up being another success for him. His first two operas flopped. However, Strauss's Salome, caused a sensation with its increased chromaticism and tension. His next opera, Elektra, stretched things a little too far and gave Strauss the reputation of an awful modernist. Strauss immediately retreated to mainstream, late-romantic idiom for his next operas, which were highly praised. After composing 10 tone poems, 15 operas, and more than 150 lieder, Strauss composed his final work in 1948, appropriately titled "Four Last Songs".
Jocelyn Sanders, Horn and Natural Horn Sin-Hsing Tasi, Piano The first selection was Nocturno for Horn in F, Op.7 written by Franz Strauss (1822-1905). Franz Strauss was the father of Richard Strauss who wrote two famous works for the horn. ...
Years of designing for the theater earned him a respectable reputation in the fashion industry, but his collaborations with American photographer Richard Avedon helped Versace become one of the world's elite designers. ... Versace, who always paid great attention to his image, started collaboration with an American photographer named Richard Avedon. ... At the same time he started another collaboration with the Teatro alla Scala and designed costumes for Richard Strauss's ballet -Josephlegende."" ... Mid January, Richard Strauss's "Salome,"" March 31st Bejarts's "Leda and t...
Richard S. Strauss of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in New Brunswick. ... Strauss found no significant differences between obese and non-obese children in self-esteem at ages 9 to 10. ... These data demonstrate a significant relationship between obesity and changes in self esteem during early adolescence, concludes Strauss. ... Mr. j Richard Kirkman is a dual state certified teacher and a black belt self-defense instructor. ...
Even if we limit the definition of "organized sound" to what we call music, its role and impact on our everyday life is so obvious that we simply cannot imagine life without it. There is hardly any activity or hour of the day where we do not come into contact with organized sound, either consciously...
In Murray Strauss" and Richard Gelles" "Conflict Tactics Scales," their research showed that women are more likely to: throw something kicking, biting, or hitting assault with an object other than a knife or gun The current myth is that women are assaulted by men 90-95% of the time. ...
Richard Wagner, one of Hitler's favorite composers, stated that art was the only way to restore wholeness to the human condition (Sheehan 838). ... Richard Strauss, a prominent musician in Germany, became the leader of the Reich Music Office. ...
INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA STRINGS The family of instruments which makes up the string section has survived three centuries in its role as the foundation of the orchestra. It comprises violins, usually divided into "Firsts" and "Seconds", violas, violincellos, normally called cellos, and double basses. They're played by drawing a bow over four stretched strings pitched five tones apart. They can also be plucked - called pizzicato - or even, occasionally, strummed like a guitar. The violin family is often supplemented by plucked instruments: harps are the most common, but guita...
Sheridan's The School for Scandal and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest are plays of society life set in the rarefied world of the upper classes. They are of the genre - Society Dramas and Comedy of Manners, and are frivolous light comedies facilitating freedom to comment on the m...
