1806—Michael Haydn dies before completing hisRequiem in B-flat Major.The existing movements—an “Introit,”“Kryie,” and “Dies Irae” (partial)—require 3 trombones. The “Tuba mirum” portion of the “Dies Irae” features soprano and alto soloists with a trombone obbligato (Chase 205)....
principal trombonist with the Gewandhaus Orchestra. David is concertmaster of the same orchestra (and Felix Mendelssohn is conductor). The concertino is originally a violin work consisting of only the slow movement; the outer movements are added later by the composer. The review of the premiere...
1817, in the Hamburg Art Gallery, Germany.(more) 2 of 2 Travel to the turn of the 19th century to experience the Romantic musical, literary, and artistic movementA discussion of the key events and personalities of the late 18th- and early 19th-century Romantic movement in literature, music...
Brazilian literature - 19th Century, Regionalism, Realism: Although the schools of Brazilian realism and naturalism manifested themselves almost concurrently, Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis dominated the literary scene by developing a mordant social crit
Nevertheless, the leading art critic of the day, John Ruskin, stoutly defended Pre-Raphaelite art, and the members of the group were never without patrons. By 1854 the members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood had gone their individual ways, but their style had a wide influence and gained ...
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African rock art may have been lost. The continent is home not only to some of the oldest works of rock art but also to some of the most recent. In some areas the production of rock art flourished up to the 19th century, while in others it may have continued into the 21st century....