The movie The Red Violin is a drama written and directed by filmmaker Francois Girard, which follows the history of a mysterious and intriguing musical instrument over the span of 300 years. Francois Girard got the idea for the movie from events involving the legendary red Mendelssohn, a 1720 Antonio Stradivari violin which was purchased in 1990 by the grandfather of celebrated musician and heiress, Elizabeth Pitcairn (Fricke, 2010). The story is artfully and elegantly put together, and although
He was taught the basic of music by his father, a church organist in a village near Cremona. (Osborne 2004). From 1844 through 1854 he studied music conception and composition at Milan Conservatory which in turn influenced his entire career. (Budden et al, 2014). After graduation he settled in Cremona as a music teacher and organist for a local church. Ponchielli was a leading Italian Composer whose works were influenced by the Italian tradition
craftsmanship, and for others, its large price tag. Stradivari’s life, affecting how his instruments were made, changed the perception of his instruments technically and socially. Antonio Stradivari was born in Bergamo Italy 1644. In his youth he lived in Cremona Italy, where he became the apprentice of Nicolo Amati. He had married twice, once in 1667 with a woman named Francesca, whom he had six children with. His first son only lived for six days. The rest later became priests, and apprentices of their
levels. Hills, Mokhtar, Brownie, & Byrne (2014, p. 340), asserted that BMI is not a test of body composition since it does not present any data regarding the corresponding proportions of fat mass and fat-free mass. However, according to Toomey, Cremona, Hughes, Norton, & Jakeman (2015, p. 32), despite the use of a measurement tool, observance to a consistent pretest condition throughout the initial evaluation, and redo assessments is necessary to decrease measurement error. By the same token, Hillier
knowledge from Muslim Mathematicians. The translations helped the revival of ancient mathematics and inspired newly contributions, which aided Europe in surviving the Dark Ages. Key-Words: - Dark Ages, Adelard of Bath, Astronomical Tables, Gerard of Cremona, Leonardo Pisano 1 Introduction Mathematical advancement in the Middle East, China, and India continued to flourish but in the meantime, Europe had fallen into the Dark Ages. The Dark Ages were considered to be the early
figure compositions essentially required for large-scale History Painting since she did not have any opportunity to study nude model. In fact, as a virtuous woman artist, she inscribes on her 1552 Self-Portrait that, “Sofonisba Anguissola ‘virgin’ of Cremona depicted by her own hand from a mirror (Fletcher).”
Sofonisba Anguissola was born in the bustling city of Cremona, Italy. She was the eldest of seven children, only one of whom was a boy. Both her parents were of noble blood, her father Amilcare Anguissola, and her mother Biance Ponzone. Her name was derived from a Carthaginian princess which stands for, “exceedingly beautiful and notable”. At a very young age, Sofonisba was pushed to her explore her artistic abilities. She showed her skills through bold uses of identity, she shadowed and studied
artists’ sisters, Lucia, Europa, and Minerva and someone generally considered to be a servant, in a mountainous, outdoor setting. The medium used for this painting is oil on canvas. This painting was completed in 1555 and was hung in her family home in Cremona. The painting displays the Italian Renaissance style, while portraying her sisters in the best humanistic tradition. In The Chess Game, Anguissola dispenses with stiff formal poses and instead illustrates three of her sisters, in a relaxed, informal
Nithard, The History of the Sons of Louis the Pious as a source. Select Feudal Documents will be examined as a source in this essay. Also, John Scotus Erigena, On The Division of Nature will be used as a source. The Oaths of Strasbourg and Liudprand of Cremona, Otto the Great in Italy will both be inspected as sources. The Carolingian empire begin in the 800’s
Claudio Monteverdi was born (1567¬¬¬¬¬-1643) in Cremona (northern Italy) , and baptized on May 15, 1567; which is relevant, later influencing his career as maestro di cappella (director of music) at the Basilica of San Marco in Venice. Monteverdi was known as the most diverse composer of the Renaissance and Baroque era, because of his mastery in the prima Prattica and Seconda Prattica. Prima Prattica (first practice) refers to the early baroque music of two or more simultaneous voices with equal
Claudio Monteverdi Claudio Monteverdi was born on May 15, 1567, in Cremona Italy, Monteverdi was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance and the Early Baroque, and is known as the first great composer of the operas. Monteverdi is often view as a composer of the Renaissance and of the Baroque, there is a similar pattern in that is continuous that is often viewed through his work in both styles. Monteverdi often was known as a dramatic composer, while bringing a tremendous meaning from the text
when compared to other violins, and it is commonly believed that no one has been able to match it in the past three centuries since their maker, Antonio Stradivari, died in 1737. Antonio Stradivari was born in 1644 in Italy, where he operated out of Cremona as a luthier, the term for someone who makes string instruments. His violins became known as Antonius Stradivarius violins, because he inscribed his labels in Latin, rather than Italian. His violins have become legendary and he is known as history’s
The end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of new era, the beginning of the transition from feudal to bourgeois medieval society, when the foundations of the feudal social way of life were shattered, and the bourgeois-capitalist relations have not yet emerged with all their mercantile morality and soulless hypocrisy, is known as the Renaissance. The love of aristocracy for wealth and splendor were provocative, where the Church considered as a clear access to the political power. Rome itself became
He spent time in places such as Cremona, Milan, and Rome, where he spent his time studying things such as medicine, mathematics, philosophy, and rhetoric(Wilhelm). Although, much of his early life was spent at home reading and writing so he could be close to his family, especially when
Pnin 's narrator and Happy Sad Endings On the surface, Pnin by Nabokov is a story with no moral goal of professor Pnin, a comical character with delightful eccentrics, and a low mastery of the English language that makes him the center of his acquaints ' jocks. The Russian émigré teaches Russian language in a university in the United States after fleeing from Russia to France, and then to the United States. The story is narrated in the beginning by who appears to be one omniscient narrator who has
many ways, mainly the sizing, because this is one of the very few triptych artworks that are created with such size for personal purposes. This piece belongs to the Circle of Bonafacio Bembo which is family of painters with the name of Bembo from Cremona, the picturesque town located in the Northern Italy; Giovannit Bembo, Bonafacio, Benedetto, and Ambrosio. Bonafacio was involved with the dukes of Milan, region overlords, and many more and because of all these involvements, his art became the most
What was the historical and scientific importance of Alchemy in both Europe and Arabia? Alchemy plays an important part of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. Alchemy, though not discussed at the beginning or through most of the book, is a vital aspect of the novel. The most important aspect of alchemy, in my opinion, is spiritual alchemy; “This is why alchemy exists," the boy said. "So that everyone will search for his treasure, find it, and then want to be better than he was in his former life. Lead
Ovid and Virgil are both talented writers from the First Century B.C. They are both known for creating amazing pieces of literature that are still enjoyed today. Since two talented Roman writers both lived in the same time period and the same area, is it possible that they have encountered each other at some point? Are their lives any similar or different? What about their writing styles? Understanding how Ovid lived, how Virgil lived, and their writing styles will answer these questions. Publius
Why was Northern Italy so much in the forefront of urban self-government? There were various reasons for the ability of certain towns in Italy to establish a certain amount of self-government. The location of the maritime cities such as Genoa was able to benefit from the crusades making them powerful. This resulted in a knock on effect to the main inland towns and cities in the north due to increase in trade. This caused prosperity and growth, because of this and also because of certain socio-economic
Gaius Caligula was welcomed happily as emperor after Tiberius's death. Just like most Roman Emperor, Caligula was not very sympathetic He was not interested in the murder of his relatives nor was he concerned about his own sickness. Someone had promised to fight in the arena when Caligula had healed from his illness. As a result, he forced the man to fulfill his oath and would not allow him to leave until he won the match. Someone had also promised to commit suicide and when Caligula found out he