Essays Tagged: "conductor"

Term Paper on Aaron Copland

iting who can understand it only limits your usefulness' Throughout his 75+ years as a composer and conductor, he touched the lives and hearts of as many people as he could.Copland was born in Brookly ...

(3 pages) 117 0 4.6 Apr/1995

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Music History - Biography on Johannes Brahms from 1870. Includes Musical Output, and works by Opus no.

hony, Op. 68, premiered in 1876, led to claims that he was Beethoven's spiritual heir. (The pianist-conductor Hans von Bulow, referring to Beethoven's nine symphonies, actually went so far as to dub B ... o make a good living through the sale of his music and the ample fees he commanded as a pianist and conductor; for the rest of his days, he lived in middle-class comfort in a small Vienna apartment, r ...

(8 pages) 140 1 4.2 Mar/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Fordham Essay

r post-college plans."Next stop, 66th Street and Lincoln Center, " bellowed the cracked voice of theconductor over the loudspeaker. Those words rang in my ear like the notes of afamiliar melody. Stepp ...

(2 pages) 33 0 3.7 Feb/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College - a criticism on a show given by the Nota Bene Cotemporary Ensemble

s concert was different than any concert I've ever seen before. For one thing, there really isn't a conductor, except for two pieces. I guess this is because it wasn't really a whole orchestra, only a ... t really a whole orchestra, only a couple of instruments at a time, so they are basically their own conductors.The concert began with a piece called "Forever and Sunsmell" by John Cage. This piece inc ...

(3 pages) 68 2 3.3 Jul/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Performing Arts

An experiment to investigate the factors which affect the resistance in a wire.

eWhat is resistance?A potential difference (V) applied across a wire of length (l), there is in the conductor, an electric field (E). In this electric field the free electrons are not however under co ... s Current?Current electricity is a flow of charged particles, usually through a circuit. In all dry conductors, the flow is of electrons and therefore of negative charge. The electrons flow from negat ...

(7 pages) 90 0 5.0 Jan/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Tchaikovsky's Symphony in F Minor.

since that is to where Tchaikovsky fled after his marriage fell apart, and that Tchaikovsky was the conductor since that was commonplace for the style period. As to greater detail, due to lack of info ...

(6 pages) 83 1 4.7 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

An "My favorite Activity." Describes the practice of oboe performance, 400 page essay.

concert dress. In the first oboist's chair I sit, horn neatly propped in my lap, as I wait for the conductor to walk onto stage. My slightly trembling hands make physical the instinct to run, hide, ...

(2 pages) 49 1 3.9 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

A short but decent biography of thomas edison. 3pgs

king at the train station. He sold all sorts of various things to thepassengers. One day one of the conductors sons was playing on the tracks and atrain was coming towards him. Tom grabbed him and bro ... ards him. Tom grabbed him and brought him back to safety.Although the train was fairly far away the conductor was still very greatful. He lettom keep a mini lab in the back of the train. One day some ...

(3 pages) 51 0 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

GCSE Physics Coursework - Resistance of a Wire Coursework Resistance of a Wire

e is affected by the length of the wire.TheoryWhat is resistance?Electricity is conducted through a conductor, in this case wire, by means of free electrons. The number of free electrons depends on th ... ctrons. The number of free electrons depends on the material and more free electrons means a better conductor, i.e. it has less resistance. For example, gold has more free electrons than iron and, as ...

(6 pages) 141 0 3.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Resistance in a wire- good essay.

It's the push or pressure behind current flow through a circuit. Current is what flows on a wire or conductor like water flowing down a river. Current flows from points of high voltages to points of l ... wn a river. Current flows from points of high voltages to points of low voltage on the surface of a conductor. Current is measured in amps or amperes. Resistance determines how much current will flow ...

(5 pages) 52 0 0.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Does WARM water freeze quicker than COLD water!!!

when it refreezes there is more surface area in contact with the ice tray. Air is a reasonably bad conductor of heat - water or ice are much better so if you have a solid layer of ice touching the ic ...

(2 pages) 21 0 3.7 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Plan for Science Course Work The Resistance of Lengths of Wire

inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area. Resistance also depends on the material of the conductor. The resistance of a conductor, or circuit element, generally increases with increasing te ... t, generally increases with increasing temperature. When cooled to extremely low temperatures, some conductors have zero resistance.The Greeks discovered electricity over 2000 years ago, and electrons ...

(6 pages) 71 0 4.1 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Electro-Static Revision Notes

water when in water, aqueous solutions and in a molten state.*Material allowing flow of charge is a conductor otherwise an insulator.*Instrument used to show the existence of a charged object is calle ...

(3 pages) 75 5 4.3 Feb/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

An Evaluation of the Haney, Banks and Zimbardo 1973 study

ill. Also some subjects became incredibly distressed during the study which may have meant that the conductor was not mindful of the potential permanent psychological damage. Even if the conductor was ...

(2 pages) 25 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Psychological Theories & Authors

Motors and Generators.

Magnetism and Moving charges*Oersted had showed in the 19th century that a current carrying conductor was surrounded by a magnetic field*Moving charges experience a force in a magnetic fieldFa ... results in vibrations of cone - reproduces soundElectromagnetic induction*Relative Motion between a conductor and magnetic field is used to generate electrical voltage*Produces an electrical current f ...

(8 pages) 47 2 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

Short Circuit Calculations: Basic Calculations and Transformer Sizing

nding of short circuit capacity.The application example utilizes transformer sizing for motor loads.Conductor impedances and their associated voltage drop are ignored not only to present asimplified i ...

(7 pages) 66 1 4.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Engineering > Electrical Engineering

Ghandi Movie

s time during the story he is a practicing attorney. While traveling on a train in South Africa the conductor of the train wants him to move from his first class seat. The reason being he is an Indian ...

(3 pages) 83 1 3.4 Mar/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Investigating how the resistance of a wire Changes with length

reveal that the factor of length affects the overall resistance. So when changing the length of the conductor does resistance increase or decrease.PredictionI predict that as the length of the wire de ... ectrons can run between them fairly rapidly. This means less resistance within the wire. But as the conductor heats up, the protons start vibrating and moving slightly out of position. As their motion ...

(4 pages) 57 1 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

A mythical interview of Walt Disney, his life story

had bought a farm in Marceline, Missouri and we were going to live there. I remember imitating the conductor when he yelled out 'all aboard' and everybody started laughing. That was my first memory o ...

(9 pages) 82 1 4.6 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Biographies

Romeo & Juliet Movie: A Descriptive Paragraph on their First On-Screen Meeting

ting, titillating and over-stimulating, the music surrounds him, the voices rising and falling to a conductor's chaotic direction...Everything stops. The soothing calm drips off his nose in fat drops ...

(1 pages) 19 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Descriptive Essays