Essays Tagged: "Soprano"

Rigoletto. Composed by Guiseppe Verdi 16th Century, Italy.

TTO, Verdi greatly enhanced the style of the Italian opera. The voices of bass, baritone, tenor and soprano are all intricately used to create diverse and extensive characters. Verdi maintains his cha ...

(2 pages) 48 0 4.6 Nov/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Vocal Classifications (Fach System) describes the many different types of singing voices.

for four different parts. In a four-part chorus there are two female parts, and two male parts. The soprano voice is the highest female voice and has a usual range from the fourth C from the bottom of ... the lower) (Politosk 474). The voices of boys who have not yet reached puberty are generally in the soprano range and sometimes replace women's voices in church choirs. The lower female voice is the c ...

(9 pages) 94 0 4.6 Jan/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Comparison of john gay's "beggars opera" to musical "chicago"

hen you sit down at night, which reality series or T.V. drama do you watch? How come shows like The Soprano's and oz win Emmy's and bring in millions of dollars for HBO? We all undoubtedly indulge our ...

(4 pages) 52 0 2.5 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Music Report.

ic I never had listened to. At the concert three people performed. A vocalist named Dawn Zahralban (soprano), a pianist Anderson Brenner and a flutist Chrissy Fong. Although Chrissy only played for on ...

(3 pages) 107 0 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers

Music report

fabulous music. There were three people performed at the concert. A vocalist named Dawn Zahralban (soprano), a pianist Anderson Brenner and a flutist Chrissy Fong. Although Chrissy only played for on ...

(2 pages) 73 3 1.7 Dec/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies

Mafia/Italian Stereotypes

aught. Another stereotype is all Italians are part of a mob or gang. A perfect example is the show "Sopranos". In this essay ill show you how shows and movies stereotype the mafia and the Italian race ... ia and the Italian race.A very common Mafia Stereotype is that all Italians are part of a gang. The Sopranos shows this because the soprano family is all Italian and all the people who the family deal ...

(2 pages) 85 2 3.4 Oct/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies

Public Enemy influence on Sopranos Influence of The Public Enemy (1931) on The Sopranos

Essay: Public Enemy influence on SopranosInfluence of The Public Enemy (1931) on The SopranosDavid Chase's influence by William Wellm ... ramatic scenes in both works happen over dinner. But of course, the classic film's relevance to The Sopranos runs deeper than those obvious citations.Wellman's film focuses on the rise and fall of a C ... ntrasts with Tom's leading her brother Matt (Edward Woods) into a life of crime.Tom anticipates the Sopranos' life of hedonistic and excessive pleasure. After the introductory Chicago montage the firs ...

(8 pages) 30 0 3.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Beethoven

an Beethoven(1739-1792), followed in his father's steps by becoming a musician, first by becoming a soprano as a boy, then as a tenor when he got older. His father was never as successful as his grand ...

(3 pages) 26 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Amber Gems

?" I asked as I was positioning everyone for the dance number."Alto, but I can sometimes sing Soprano," she said angelically."Well we are down two Altos"¦. if you don't mind the fro ...

(6 pages) 966 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Sopranos

The SopranosTony Soprano, played by James Gandolfini, in the HBO series The Sopranos lives by several mo ... reason behind what he or she is doing and why he or she did it. When the writer created Tony Soprano they wanted to make him seem like an everyday father/husband but still have this bad side th ... s you interested in his character and what he might do next. In the article Morality and "˜The Sopranos', Walter J. Podrazik reports that he feels the writer are, "protecting Tony's sympathetic p ...

(5 pages) 11 0 0.0 Dec/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The seemingly innocuous life of Dunstan Ramsey: "Fifth Business" by Robertson Davies

era in a permanent company of the kind we keep up in Europe you must have a prima donna -- always a soprano, always the heroine, often a fool; and a tenor who always plays the lover to her; and then y ... tenor who always plays the lover to her; and then you must have a contralto, who is a rival to the soprano, or a sorceress or something; and a basso, who is the villain or the rival or whatever threa ...

(4 pages) 10 0 0.0 Oct/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Sonia Sanchez

n infant her mother died leaving her to be brought up by her father. In her poem "Dear Mama" from A Soprano Sky Sanchez shows her vulnerability which makes it easier for people to relate to her feelin ...

(5 pages) 16 0 4.5 Feb/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

                                   The Soprano’s Glorification Throughout time social issues

The Soprano's Glorification Throughout time social issues have plagued every society. In our Modern time ... The most recent of these television programs to showcase these problems is through the life of Tony Soprano, in HBO's The Soprano's. David Simon brings an interesting perspective when exploring the cr ... an interesting perspective when exploring the criminal side of the American Dream, in his book Tony Soprano's America. In addition, argues The Soprano's is a metaphor for the ills of our contemporary ...

(4 pages) 2304 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

Personal Perception of Organized Crime

Potter, 2007).CONTENTSAbstract2.Personal Perception of Organized Crime4.Ranks in Organizations4.The Soprano's4-5.Definitions Presented in Readings5.Various Characteristics6.Conclusion6-7.References8.P ... ed members for different levels of power throughout one's organization (Lyman and Potter, 2007).The Soprano'sThis author has previously watched the Soprano's and in almost every episode, she was able ...

(3 pages) 23 0 0.0 Feb/2010

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law