Eastern & Western History, Thought & Culture, 1600-1815This work aims to provide a broad, integrated and reasonably comprehensive survey of political economic, cultural and social developments of the 17th and 18th centuries in the eastern and western worlds. |
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... composed and arranged dance suites consisting of a stately allemand , a sprightly courante , a leisurely sarabande , and a lively gigue . Other pieces were often added to the suite -- most notably the minuet , which became popular at ...
... composed and arranged dance suites consisting of a stately allemand , a sprightly courante , a leisurely sarabande , and a lively gigue . Other pieces were often added to the suite -- most notably the minuet , which became popular at ...
Page 126
... composed a moral parable posthumously entitled Rasselas ( 1759 ) , edited Shakespeare with critical notes ( 8 vols . , 1765 ) , and penned an interpretive Lives of the Poets ( 10 vols . , 1779-1781 ) . To each task he brought a sober ...
... composed a moral parable posthumously entitled Rasselas ( 1759 ) , edited Shakespeare with critical notes ( 8 vols . , 1765 ) , and penned an interpretive Lives of the Poets ( 10 vols . , 1779-1781 ) . To each task he brought a sober ...
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... composed more than 600 Lieder , noted for their variety and melodic lyricism . Enriching and coloring his vibrant melodies with harmonic modulations and chromatic modifications , Schubert was able to engender a sense of verisimilitude ...
... composed more than 600 Lieder , noted for their variety and melodic lyricism . Enriching and coloring his vibrant melodies with harmonic modulations and chromatic modifications , Schubert was able to engender a sense of verisimilitude ...
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Forces in Contention | 13 |
Baroque Cultural Currents Politics Economics | 49 |
and Society Part II | 75 |
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