303 résultats pour "musica"

• Mythology.

  Across cultures, mythologies tend to describe similar characters. A common character is the trickster. The trickster is recklessly bold and even immoral, but through hisinventiveness he often helps human beings. In Greek mythology, Hermes (best known as the messenger of the gods) was a famous trickster. In one version of acharacteristic tale, Hermes, while still an infant, stole the cattle of his half-brother Apollo. To avoid leaving a trail that could be followed, Hermes made shoes from thebark...

• African American History - U.

  In their day-to-day lives, slaves and servants shared similar grievances and frequently formed alliances. Advertisements seeking the return of slaves and servants whohad run away together filled colonial newspapers. When a slave named Charles escaped in 1740, the Pennsylvania Gazette reported that two white servants, a 'Scotch man' and an Englishman, escaped with him. Sometimes interracial alliances involved violence. During Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, slaves and servants took up armsagainst Na...

• exposé anglais sur let it be : the Beattles

  Why we choose that song particulary : Firstly we like the theme of the song namely the love of McCartney for his mother . Cause a mother is everything to us , a mother is the person who takes care of us , all our life , and even if she's gone she will always be in our heart and we will never forget her . Then we apprecciate the peaceful aim which the Beatles want to transmit to us and finally when we hear the song we are carried by the rythme . In conclusion Let it be is theref...

• Gabin (Jean-Alexis Moncorgé, dit Jean) Acteur français * 17.5.1904, Paris + 15.11.1976, Neuilly-sur-Seine Après des débuts au music-hall, ce fils...

  Gabin (Jean-Alexis Moncorgé, dit Jean) Acteur français * 17.5.1904, Paris + 15.11.1976, Neuilly-sur-Seine Après des débuts au music-hall, ce fils de chanteurs de café-concert se lance à l'écran en 1930 et devient rapidement célèbre. Engagé par les plus grands cinéastes réalistes de son temps (Renoir, Carné, Grémillon, Duvivier), il entame ainsi une longue carrière, qui compte une centaine de rôles. Son visage typé aux lèvres minces et au regard d'acier marque de nombreux films policiers, dans le...

• «Titre», Suite à notre conversation téléphonique, je vous adresse les propositions que nous avons discutées au cours de la dernière réunion de notre association.

• Collaboration avec un autre orchestre

• Bob Marley.

• Archytas

  sense-experience in the Timaeus (67b, 80a ), Plato appears to rely on Archytas to explain hearing and sound (where again the speed of the propagation of sound is confused with frequency: higher notes are said to reach the earmore quickly than lower notes). In his treatment of harmonics proper, Archytas further developed Pythagoreanmusical theory (see Philolaus §5 ). He calculated the numerical ratios of the intervals in all three scales of the tetrachord (diatonic, chromatic and e...

• The Beatles.

• Beach Boys, The - rock.

  3 LES BEACH BOYS TENTENT DE SAUVER LES APPARENCES (1967-1973) 3. 1 1967, année charnière dans la carrière des Beach Boys Tandis que l’éclosion du mouvement hippie place la côte Ouest des États-Unis (plus particulièrement San Francisco) au centre de la scène rock internationale, les Beach Boys connaissent en 1967 un tournant décisif dans leur carrière : après l’écriture et l’enregistrement de l’une de leurs chansons les plus homogènes et abouties, musicalement et techniquement — « Good Vibratio...

• Igor Stravinsky.

• B. B. King B. B. King, born in 1925, American blues

• B. B. King. B. B. King, born in 1925, American blues

• Duke Ellington.

• Marley Bob

  Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Bob Marley Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican singer, guitarist, and songwriter, a pioneer of reggae music. Considered one of the greatest artists of the genre, he was the first reggae performer to achieve significant international stardom. Robert Nesta Marley was born in Rhoden Hall, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Marley was learning the welding trade in Kingston when he formed his first band, theRudeboys, in 1961. The group later became known as the Wailers. The band...

• Marley Bob Musicien et chanteur jamaïcain

  Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)Bob Marley Bob Marley (1945-1981), Jamaican singer, guitarist, and songwriter, a pioneer of reggae music. Considered one of the greatest artists of the genre, he was the first reggae performer to achieve significant international stardom. Robert Nesta Marley was born in Rhoden Hall, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica. Marley was learning the welding trade in Kingston when he formed his first band, theRudeboys, in 1961. The group later became known as the Wailers. The band...

• Miles Davis Miles Davis (1926-1991), American trumpet player and bandleader, one of the most innovative, influential, and respected figures in the history of jazz .

• Miles Davis.

• édition phonographique.

  fréquence et l'enregistrement numérique ont accru les exigences d'un public épris de qualité sonore autant que de musique, et de plus en plus éclectique. En même temps, l'internationalisation du système américain des « charts » et « hit-parades » (aujourd'hui normalisé en France par le « Top 50 ») a exacerbé la concurrence entre les éditeurs. À la fin des années soixante-dix, l'édition phonographique a connu une grave récession, puis une reprise spectaculaire a suivi la commercialisation du disq...

• L’EUROJAZZ dans les années 1980: Histoire

  L'EUROJAZZ QUI MONTE. Le Polonais Tomasz Stanko illustre bien fessor jazzistÜJUf des pays de l'Est. Ci-contre: le trompett�tte, au Mans, en 1988. ©Mepl!isro L'EUROJAZZ QUI MONTE. Michel Petruccitmi impose sa musique en Europe et aux États-Unis. Ci-contre: le pianiste françai.t, à Paris, en /985. © Claude Cassian L'EUROJAZZ QUI MONTE. Diditr Lockwood, virtuost du violon électriqut. à Nimts, en 1987. © É;ric Bourrer lourd sur la «Scène>> du jazz. Il ne...

• Dance I INTRODUCTION Dance Archive Films/BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc.

  features in its dance styles. The ordinary potential of the body can be expanded in dance, usually through long periods of specialized training. In ballet, for example, the dancer exercises to rotate,or turn out, the legs at the hips, making it possible to lift the leg high in an arabesque. In India, some dancers learn to choreograph their eyeballs and eyebrows.Costuming can extend the body's capabilities. Toe or pointe shoes, stilts, and flying harnesses are a few of the artificial aids employe...

• Hogwood, Christopher - musique.

• Fiches quelques pays latinos

• américain, cinéma.

  Un autre procédé associé au contrechamp est utilisé : le point de vue, c’est-à-dire le plan tourné à partir de la position de l’acteur dans le plan précédent ou suivant. Bien que les prises de vue à l’aide d’un cache noir simulant le regard à travers un instrument optique ou une serrure aient été utilisées dès le début du cinéma, le plan offrant exactement ce que le personnage voit sans utiliser un masque ne devient un procédé standard qu’à cette époque. Le découpage des films en un nombre crois...

• Dictionnaire en ligne: DÉSOLANT, -ANTE, participe présent et adjectif.

  sais que l'argent est cause de tous les maux qui désolent nos sociétés (ANATOLE-FRANÇOIS THIBAULT, DIT ANATOLE FRANCE, Le Petit Pierre, 1918, page 59) : Ø 1.... le pauvre vieux ménétrier de Nayrac apparut comme une bande de brigands affamés infestant le Midi et désolant le grand chemin par leurs meurtres, leurs incendies et déprédations. PHILIPPE AUGUSTE MATHIAS DE VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM, Contes cruels, Les Brigands, 1883, page 247. — Par extension. [Le complément d'objet désigne un domaine...

• Définition du terme: DANSEUR, -EUSE, substantif.

  surveiller la boîte, que fréquentaient des danseurs mondains, et des maquereaux non moins mondains, doublés de maîtres chanteurs (LÉON DAUDET, Ciel de feu, 1934, page 261 ). · Danseur, danseuse de music-hall; danseuse nue. Synonyme : féminin girl. Alors, reprend le type, quelle espèce d'artiste? Gabriel baisse modestement les yeux. — Danseuse de charme, qu'il répond (RAYMOND QUENEAU, Zazie dans le métro, 1959, page 83 ). · Danseur, danseuse de(s) rues, danseur ambulant Qui danse sur les places p...

• Article de presse: Salut les copains

  rôle moteur. Mais tous les moyens de communication sont engagés dans le processus. Elvis Presley devient vedette de cinéma,comme vont peut-être le devenir en France, Johnny, Sylvie, Françoise, qui tournent leur premier film, la seconde Françoiseprenant place dans le char de la première. Sagan. L'adolescence surgit en classe d'âge dans le milieu du vingtième siècle, incontestablement sous la stimulation permanente ducapitalisme du spectacle et de l'imaginaire, mais il s'agit d'une stimulation...

• Finland - country.

  Productive forestland is the most valuable natural resource of Finland. Spruce, pine, and silver birch are the principal trees used to manufacture wood and pulp andpaper products. Finland lacks coal and petroleum resources and is a net importer of energy resources. However, Finland does have significant deposits of peat, which is cut from thenumerous peat bogs that cover much of the north. Peat is an important heat source for homes, and it provides about 7 percent of Finland’s electricity needs....

• O Teatro Moderno Brasileiro

  acomodação. Mário de Andrade, Oswald de Andrade, Villa-Lobos, Anita Malfati e tantos outros renovaram a poesia, o romance, a música, a pintura e as demais artes, atualizando-as simultaneamente pelos padrões internacionais provenientes do Futurismo, do Cubismo e dos demais ismos europeus, e pelo mergulho nas fontes brasileiras não convencionais, a começar pela adoção de uma linguagem que se aproximava da fala popular, rompida com a rígida sintaxe lusitana. Não houve uma manifestação artísti...

• Aboriginal Australians - history.

  Current archaeological evidence suggests that human occupation of Australia began around 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. The first settlers are believed to havemigrated from Southeast Asia in gradual stages, by way of the islands of Indonesia. Around 50,000 years ago sea levels were as much as 120 m (390 ft) lower thanthey are today, and Australia was joined with New Guinea and Tasmania to form one giant landmass called Sahul, or Greater Australia. Scholars believe that the firstmigrants to Sahul ca...

• Hungary - country.

  Northern Hungary lacks sufficient water, especially between July and October, when precipitation levels are typically low. Canals irrigate the Great Hungarian Plain,which is subject to drought. Because of the country’s mainly flat terrain, only limited water resources can be harnessed for hydroelectric power. F Environmental Issues Rapid industrialization in Hungary following World War II contributed significantly to a number of major environmental problems, including air, water, and soil pollu...

• Los Angeles - geography.

  size and population) among all the cities in Los Angeles County. It is irregular in shape because it has grown over the years through the annexation of surrounding territoryand cities. The city proper is shaped like a lighted torch, its narrow handle extending north from the Port of Los Angeles to downtown Los Angeles, and its flames flickeringirregularly to the north, west, and northwest. Several separate cities—such as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Culver City—are partly or completely surro...

• New York (city) - geography.

  Concourse are particularly prized, because the apartment buildings are well kept and the public parks are easily accessible. City Island retains the charm of a small fishingvillage. Parts of the Bronx, however, fell victim to decay and abandonment, especially between 1970 and 1980, when the population of the borough fell by 20 percent. The low pointoccurred in 1976, when future U.S. president Jimmy Carter compared the South Bronx to the bombed-out German city of Dresden after World War II (1939-...

• Vietnam - country.

  E Natural Resources Vietnam’s most valuable natural resource is its land, particularly the fertile, alluvial soils in the Red and Mekong deltas. Some 29 percent of the land is currently beingcultivated. Vietnam has some valuable mineral resources, including gold, iron, tin, zinc, phosphate, chromite, apatite, and anthracite coal. Most deposits are located in the northernpart of the country. Few attempts were made to extract these minerals until the French takeover of Vietnam at the end of the 1...

• Britischer Film.

  Thematisch und stilistisch weit ihrer Zeit voraus waren Anthony Asquith’ The Browning Version (1951; Konflikt des Herzens ) und Michael Powells Peeping Tom (1960; Peeping Tom ). Diese Filme ebneten den Weg für die britische „New Wave” und das Kino der „Angry young men”. 3 DER MODERNE BRITISCHE FILM 1956 hatte John Osborne mit seinem skandalisierten Theaterstück Look Back in Anger den Generationenbruch auf der Bühne vollzogen. Gleichzeitig forderte die Bewegung „Free Cinema” künstlerisch...

• Cleveland (Ohio) - geography.

  Cleveland Children’s Museum. Also located in University Circle is Severance Hall, the home of the world-acclaimed Cleveland Orchestra. Nearby is the Cleveland PlayHouse, with three large, restored theaters and one of the largest non-profit professional theaters in the country. Downtown is Playhouse Square Center, with fourrecently restored theaters, home to the Cleveland Opera and the Great Lakes Theater Festival. On the waterfront is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum,opened in 1995 and...

• Milwaukee - geography.

  acts ranging from alternative rock to country music. During the rest of the summer months, the park is the site of weekend festivals staged by Milwaukee’s majorethnic groups: Italian, Irish, German, African American, Polish, Mexican, Native American, and Asian. The Great Circus Parade, featuring the world’s largest collection ofornate circus wagons, is another staple of Milwaukee’s festival season. The Wisconsin State Fair is held annually in nearby West Allis. V RECREATION The largest single u...

• Brazil - country.

  occasional droughts. Brazil contains a wealth of mineral and plant resources that have not yet been fully explored. It possesses some of the world’s largest deposits of iron ore and containsrich deposits of many other minerals, including gold and copper. Brazil’s fossil fuel resources are modest, but this limitation is offset by the considerable hydroelectricpotential of the nation’s many rivers. Although Brazil is an important producer of tropical crops, areas of highly fertile land are limited...

• Federal Republic of Germany - country.

  B Rivers and Lakes Rivers have played a major role in Germany’s economic development. The Rhine River flows in a northwesterly direction from Switzerland through much of westernGermany and The Netherlands into the North Sea. It is a major European waterway and a pillar of commerce and trade. Its primary German tributaries include theMain, Mosel, Neckar, and Ruhr rivers. The Oder (Odra) River, along the border between Poland and Germany, runs northward and empties into the Baltic; it provides an...

• Turkey - country.

  has a general elevation of 900 to 1,500 m (3,000 to 5,000 ft) above sea level. The eastern highlands region is the most mountainous and rugged portion of Turkey; Mount Ararat (Ağrı Da ğı) is the highest peak in the country at 5,165 m (16,945ft). Many Christians and Jews believe it to be the same Mount Ararat mentioned in the Bible as the place where Noah’s ark came to rest. The eastern highlands are thesource for both the Tigris (Dicle) and Euphrates (Fir āt)—two of southwestern Asia’s principal...

• United Kingdom - country.

  B Natural Regions and Topography The island of Great Britain can be divided into two major natural regions—the highland zone and the lowland zone. The highland zone is an area of high hills andmountains in the north and west. The lowland zone in the south and east consists mostly of rolling plains. The zones are divided by an imaginary line running throughEngland from the River Exe on the southwest coast to the mouth of the River Tees on the northeast coast. The lowland zone has a milder climat...

• Cuba - country.

  Only two land mammals, the hutia, or cane rat, and the solenodon, a rare insectivore that resembles a rat, are known to be indigenous. The island has numerous batsand nearly 300 kinds of birds, including vultures, wild turkeys, quail, finches, gulls, macaws, parakeets, and hummingbirds. The bee hummingbird of Cuba is thesmallest bird in the world. Among the few reptiles are tortoises, caimans, the Cuban crocodile, and a species of boa that can attain a length of 3.7 m (12 ft). More than700 speci...

• Algeria - country.

  areas to fishing. National parks, including the giant Tassili N’Ajjer National Park in the eastern corner of the country, comprise a large proportion of the protected area. The effects of Algeria’s human population on the fragile landscape have been severe. The greatest ecological threats are deforestation and burning of scrub vegetation,conversion of steppe habitat to arable land, and soil erosion due to overgrazing and poor farming practices. Pollution of Mediterranean coastal waters is pervas...

• Native Americans of North America.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...

• Native Americans of North America - Canadian History.

  addition to smallpox and measles, explorers and colonists brought a host of other diseases: bubonic plague, cholera, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, pleurisy, mumps,diphtheria, pneumonia, whooping cough, malaria, yellow fever, and various sexually transmitted infections. Despite the undisputed devastation wreaked on Indian populations after European contact, native populations showed enormous regional variability in their response todisease exposure. Some peoples survived and, in some cases, even...

• Zimbabwe - country.

  contamination—especially from the dieldrin and DDT used in tsetse fly control—has significantly affected wildlife and human health. III PEOPLE AND SOCIETY OF ZIMBABWE In 2008 Zimbabwe’s population was estimated to be 12,382,920, giving the country a population density of 32 persons per sq km (83 per sq mi). With a birth rate of27 per 1,000 and a death rate of 22 per 1,000, Zimbabwe’s population growth rate is 0.6 percent. Life expectancy at birth was estimated at 40 years in 2008, downfrom 59...

• Marriage.

  In many traditional societies, marriage typically involved transfers of property from the parents to their marrying children or from one set of parents to the other. Thesecustoms persist in some places today and are part of the tradition of arranged marriages. For example, in some cultures the bride’s parents may give property (knownas a dowry) to the new couple. The practice of giving dowries has been common in countries such as Greece, Egypt, India, and China from ancient times until thepresen...

• Argentina - country.

  Patagonia lies in the rain shadow of the Andes and so receives little moisture. As a result it is used primarily for grazing sheep, although some crops are grown on smallfarms in irrigated valleys. Several major oil fields also are in Patagonia. At the southern tip of Patagonia is Tierra del Fuego, a large mountainous island shared byArgentina and Chile. B Rivers and Lakes Most of Argentina’s rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean. Three rivers—the Paraná, Paraguay, and Uruguay—flow generally sou...

• India - country.

  delta in the north, are intensely farmed. B Rivers and Lakes The rivers of India can be divided into three groups: the great Himalayan rivers of the north, the westward-flowing rivers of central India, and the eastward-flowingrivers of the Deccan Plateau and the rest of peninsular India. Only small portions of India’s rivers are navigable because of silting and the wide seasonal variation inwater flow (due to the monsoon climate). Water transport is thus of little importance in India. Barrages,...

• El Salvador - country.

  III PEOPLE The Spanish subjugated the native population of El Salvador in the 16th century. Few Spanish women came to the country, however, so many Spanish men took NativeAmerican women as their mates. Today nearly 90 percent of the population is mestizo , of mixed European and Native American descent. People of purely Native American descent represent about 5 to 10 percent of the population, while people of European descent represent only about 1 percent. El Salvador’s population, 5.2 millio...