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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed for Franklin's glass harmonica, [283] as did Beethoven. [ 284 ] [ 285 ] Gaetano Donizetti used the instrument in the accompaniment to Amelia's aria "Par che mi dica ancora" in the tragic opera Il castello di Kenilworth (1821), [ 286 ] as did Camille Saint-Saëns in his 1886 The Carnival of the Animals . [ 287 ]
"Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" is a letter by Benjamin Franklin dated June 25, 1745, in which Franklin counsels a young man about channeling sexual urges. Due to its licentious nature the letter was not published in collections of Franklin's papers in the United States during the 19th century.
The new Apple TV+ show starring Michael Douglas follows Benjamin Franklin on his way to France. Here's the true story behind it.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time.
Deborah Read Franklin (c. 1708 – December 19, 1774) was the common-law wife of Benjamin Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States until her death in 1774. Early years [ edit ]
In the meeting on July 20, Washington learned that the Howes' diplomatic powers were essentially limited to the granting of pardons; Washington responded that the Americans had not committed any faults and so did not need pardons. [4] Lord Howe then sent a letter to Benjamin Franklin that detailed a proposal for a truce and offers of pardons. [5]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) had a powerful influence on the works of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827). Beethoven held Mozart in high regard; some of his music recalls Mozart's, he composed several variations on Mozart's themes and he modeled a number of his compositions on those of the older composer. Whether the two men ever ...
Part One of the Autobiography is addressed to Franklin's son William, at that time (1771) Royal Governor of New Jersey.While in England at the estate of the Bishop of St Asaph in Twyford, the 65-year-old Franklin begins by describing his parents and grandparents, recounting his childhood, expressing his fondness for reading, and narrating his apprenticeship to his brother James Franklin, a ...