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  2. Outline of classical music - Wikipedia

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    In classical music, tempo is typically indicated with an instruction at the start of a piece, often using conventional Italian, French or German terms. Common tempo markings, from slow to fast: Italian: Largo • Adagio • Lento • Andante • Moderato • Allegro • Vivace • Presto French: Grave • Lent • Modéré • Vif • Vite ...

  3. Piano Sonata No. 30 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia

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    This variation breaks away from the original tempo and is marked Allegro vivace. It replaces the theme's 3 4 time signature with 2 4. It is a virtuosic Allegro in a two-part contrapuntal texture reminiscent of a two-part invention. This is the only variation in this movement to end on forte.

  4. Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven) - Wikipedia

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    Beethoven wrote this piece in triple time but punctuated it in a way that, when coupled with the tempo, makes it sound as if it is in quadruple time. [ 41 ] While adhering to the standard compound ternary design (three-part structure) of a dance movement (scherzo-trio-scherzo or minuet-trio-minuet), the scherzo section has an elaborate internal ...

  5. Theory of Literature - Wikipedia

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    Theory of Literature is a book on literary scholarship by René Wellek, of the structuralist Prague school, and Austin Warren, a self-described "old New Critic". [1] The two met at the University of Iowa in the late 1930s, and by 1940 had begun writing the book; they wrote collaboratively, in a single voice over a period of three years.

  6. Literary theory - Wikipedia

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    Literary theory is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for literary analysis. [1] Since the 19th century, literary scholarship includes literary theory and considerations of intellectual history , moral philosophy, social philosophy, and interdisciplinary themes relevant to how people interpret meaning . [ 1 ]

  7. Symphony No. 6 (Tchaikovsky) - Wikipedia

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    The Russian title of the symphony, Патетическая (Pateticheskaya), means "passionate" or "emotional", not "arousing pity," but it is a word reflective of a touch of concurrent suffering.

  8. File:Contemporary English literature, a study outline (IA ...

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    Size of this JPG preview of this PDF file: ... Contemporary English literature, a study outline: Author: Beatty, Arthur, 1869-1943: ... Version of PDF format: 1.5

  9. Outline of classical studies - Wikipedia

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    The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to classical studies: Classical studies (Classics for short) – earliest branch of the humanities, which covers the languages, literature, history, art, and other cultural aspects of the ancient Mediterranean world.