Bowed Stringed Instruments: A Comprehensive Guide
General
Bowed stringed instruments are made from precious woods, with different types of wood used for different parts of the instrument. For example, pine or fir is used for the body, while ebony is used for the fingerboard. The quality of the raw materials used significantly impacts the sound quality of the instrument.
The strings are typically made of metal or gut.
How Bowed Stringed Instruments Produce Sound
Bowed stringed instruments belong to the chordophone family. Their sound is generated by
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IMPRESIONISMO1890. It develops as an artistic movement in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Its appearance is started called “modern art”: Since he speaks of “isms” and not style. The difference is that styles emerge as expressions of culture, whereas the “ism” is the result of a will specifically oriented towards finalidad.Al like realism was based on positivism of Comte, Impressionism made in the theory of Locke’s sensations: the sensation is the source of our knowledge.
Surge in 1874
The Study of Literature
CHAPTER I SUMMARY
Chapter 1 begins with an extract of Henry V, one of Shakespeare’s best known plays. It refers to the English “noblest” spirit and makes an external reference to Chaucer, an English poet of the 14th Century.* The chapter begins with a story called The shell and the book. It tells the story of a child who came across a little shell by the seashore and held it to his ear. He listened with delight to the strange and melodious sounds. Then a man came and explained that the boy heard
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Origins and Characteristics
In the late 18th century, a new literary sensibility emerged, known as Romanticism. It emphasized the supremacy of feelings and emotions over reason and logic. Romanticism also embraced elements of nostalgia, emotionalism, and individualism.
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First Generation
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Periods in the History of the English Language
Early Influences (54 BC – 449 AD)
- 54 BC: Julius Caesar lands in Britain.
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- 449 AD: Germanic tribes, including Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, migrate from the continent to the south of England. They spoke Old English, while Latin remained the language of the church.
The Norman Conquest and Middle English (1066 – 1476)
- 1066: Edward the
Baroque and Renaissance Poetry: A Comprehensive Guide
Baroque Poetry
The Baroque opera represents the imbalance of the Renaissance. This change is carried out by two trends: the culteranismo, represented by Luis de Góngora, and the conceptismo, led by Francisco de Quevedo. Both poets maintained a fierce rivalry with each other and are, together with Lope de Vega, the principal authors of the Baroque opera.
Junto a serious treatment of issues such as disappointment or death, there developed a tendency in nature poetic moodistico and satirical. The Baroque
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