Maurice Ravel
Ravel in 1925 According to SACEM, Ravel's estate had earned more royalties than that of any other French composer. Biography[edit] Early life[edit] Birthplace of Maurice Ravel in Ciboure Ravel was born in the Basque town of Ciboure, France, near Biarritz, only 18 kilometers from the Spanish border, in 1875. Ravel was very fond of his mother, and her Basque-Spanish heritage was a strong influence on his life and music. Paris Conservatoire and early career[edit] Piano class of Charles de Bériot in 1895 with Ravel on the left Ravel’s parents encouraged his musical pursuits and sent him to the Conservatoire de Paris, first as a preparatory student and eventually as a piano major. Ravel was not a "bohemian" and evidenced little of the typical trauma of adolescence. Ravel and Debussy[edit] The two musicians also appreciated much the same musical heritage and operated in the same artistic milieu, but they differed in terms of personality and their approach to music. Early major works[edit]
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Stéphane Mallarmé
Biography[edit] On 10 August 1863, he married Maria Christina Gerhard. Their daughter, (Stéphanie Françoise) Geneviève Mallarmé, was born on 19 November 1864. Mallarmé died in Valvins (present-day Vulaines-sur-Seine) September 9, 1898. Style[edit] Some[who?] Influence[edit] General poetry[edit] Stéphane Mallarmé as a faun, cover of the literary magazine Les hommes d'aujourd'hui, 1887. Man Ray's last film, entitled Les Mystères du Château de Dé (The Mystery of the Chateau of Dice) (1929), was greatly influenced by Mallarmé's work, prominently featuring the line "A roll of the dice will never abolish chance". Un Coup de Dés[edit] Mallarmé during his career. On the publishing of "Un Coup de Dés" and its mishaps after the death of Mallarmé, consult the notes and commentary of Bertrand Marchal for his edition of the complete works of Mallarmé, Volume 1, Bibliothèque de la Pléiade, Gallimard 1998. Prior to 2004, "Un Coup de Dés" was never published in the typography and format conceived by Mallarmé.
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Alexander Scriabin
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin[1] (English pronunciation: /skriˈɑːbɪn/;[2] Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Скря́бин, Russian pronunciation: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr nʲɪkəˈlaɪvʲɪtɕ ˈskrʲæbʲɪn][citation needed]; 6 January 1872 [O.S. 25 December 1871] – 27 April [O.S. 14 April] 1915)[3] was a Russian composer and pianist. Scriabin's early work is characterised by a lyrical and idiosyncratic tonal language influenced by Frédéric Chopin. Biography[edit] Childhood and education (1872–1893)[edit] A young Alexander Scriabin (late 1870s) Apparently precocious, Scriabin began building pianos after being fascinated with piano mechanisms. Zverev's students in the late 1880s. In 1882 he enlisted in the Second Moscow Cadet Corps. Early career (1894–1903)[edit] For a period of five years, Scriabin was based in Moscow, during which time the first two of his symphonies were conducted by his old teacher Safonov. Leaving Russia (1903–09)[edit] Return to Russia (1909–14)[edit] Music[edit]
53 essential photo ideas for winter
Just because it’s miserable outside doesn’t mean you can’t take great winter photos. With a bit of imagination and perhaps some warm clothes, there is no reason your photography has to hibernate for the winter. Winter offers some wonderful picture-taking opportunities, both outdoors and in, and we hope this list of 53 photo ideas inspires you to crawl out from under your duvet. Snow, rain and frost make great subjects, and the constantly changing light can be both a challenge and a revelation. Of course, the short winter days mean you might only have a few precious hours of light to work with, but there are just as many photo opportunities after dark, whether you’re out in the city streets or in the comfort of your own home. With our collection of winter photo ideas, shooting tips and gear guides, you’ll soon be wishing that this cold spell will last forever… OK, maybe not! Bad weather can often lead to great photography. Quick tips for using filters
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Must have been a slow news week. They manage to take half the article to string out the idea that she *might* be a lesbian. Googling her name I found that I had posted another article featuring her and other teacher/call girls from around the same time. She later went on to write an apparently salacious yet frank book about her days as call girl. Also a somewhat disturbing quote about her father that intimated a possibly abusive father and/or the public’s fascination with the Freud: “My father was a shadowy figure in my life, scarcely distinguishable from any other big man with a hat and cigar”. -book blurb via the excellent (though slightly NSFW) blog Pulp International. INSIDE THE McMANUS MYSTERY… THE CALL GIRL WHO CLAIMS SHE’S A VIRGINBY JAMES KERR MILLERTHE NAME “VIRGINIA” is derived from the word “virgin”. Turns out that there were two drawbacks to using wire. SOUND ON A SPOOLNow you can record anything you want to— easily and cheaply.BY WILLIAM P.
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What You'll Wish You'd Known
January 2005 (I wrote this talk for a high school. I never actually gave it, because the school authorities vetoed the plan to invite me.) When I said I was speaking at a high school, my friends were curious. What will you say to high school students? So I asked them, what do you wish someone had told you in high school? I'll start by telling you something you don't have to know in high school: what you want to do with your life. If I were back in high school and someone asked about my plans, I'd say that my first priority was to learn what the options were. It might seem that nothing would be easier than deciding what you like, but it turns out to be hard, partly because it's hard to get an accurate picture of most jobs. But there are other jobs you can't learn about, because no one is doing them yet. And yet every May, speakers all over the country fire up the Standard Graduation Speech, the theme of which is: don't give up on your dreams. Which is an uncomfortable thought. Upwind Now
