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Conducting - Mozart - Don Giovanni Act 1 no.4 (Aria)
Mozart's - Don Giovanni Act 1 no.4 (Aria) This is a modern version of the original Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, entitled Don Giovanni Act 1 no.4 (Aria) "Madamina, il catalogo e questo" ("My dear lady, this is a list"). It depicts the particular aspect of sexual freedom that partially characterized the period of Enlightenment -- a period often associated with Mozart. This period begins in the in late 17th century. -
Beethoven's Symphony No. 3: "Eroïca"
Important for two things, Eroica depicts the transition from the period of Enlightenment to Romanticism and reverance to an important figure in European history: Napoleon Bonaparte. Indeed, Eroica was originally a work offered to him as a tribute. -
Isidore Pils (1813-1875): Rouget de Lisle chantant la Marseillaise"
Isidore-Alexandre-Augustin Pils's most famous work. It now resides at the Musée historique de Strasbourg. It is a drawing portraying Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, a French army officer of the French Revolutionary Wars as he sing La Marseillaise which will become the French national anthem. It perfectly embodies both nationalism and the French Revolution, two fundamental components of Modern European history. -
Oriental; Some day in Araby; Intermezzo
This intermezzo is an example of early "Orientalist" ideas which began iwith the rise of colonialism. Here is an example of a musical piece depicting the Arab World as an exotic and mysterious place of sand, harems and belly dancers. This arguably reflects a long history of Orientalist fantasies which continues to influence our current cultures. -
Eric Borchard: AGGRAVATIN' PAPA - German Jazz
Eric Bochard: Aggravatin' Papa - German Jazz (1924) Jazz combines musical styles of African and European music. Its emergence is due to the rise of agressive nationalism and colonialism during the late 19th century which lead to the "scamble of Africa". In turn, music and culture interminggled to produce what we now call Jazz. Jazz thus represents an interesting period in Modern European history. -
Visions of the World Wars by Charlie Chaplin; Final Speech in The Great Dictator
Charlie Chaplin: Final Speech in The Great Dictator A powerful speech delivered by the Jewish barber in Chaplin's The Great Dictato, which is still relavent today. It depicts the attrocities of war, anti-dictator sentiment and the overall perspective of the civilian during this period of crisis known as World War Two.
