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  2. Passion (emotion) - Wikipedia

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    Passion and desire go hand in hand, especially as a motivation. Linstead & Brewis refer to Merriam-Webster to say that passion is an "intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction". This suggests that passion is a very intense emotion, but can be positive or negative. Negatively, it may be unpleasant at times.

  3. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of music terminology. A variety of musical terms are encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes. Most of the terms are Italian, in accordance with the Italian origins of many European musical conventions. Sometimes, the special musical meanings of these phrases differ from the original or current Italian meanings.

  4. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Concerto grosso. big concert. A Baroque form of concerto, with a group of solo instruments. Da capo aria. from the head aria. A three-section musical form. Dramma giocoso. jocular drama. A form of opera.

  5. Love - Wikipedia

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    The triangular theory of love suggests intimacy, passion, and commitment are core components of love. Love has additional religious or spiritual meaning. This diversity of uses and meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, compared to other emotional states.

  6. Eros (concept) - Wikipedia

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    Love. Eros ( / ˈɪərɒs /, US: / ˈɛrɒs, irɒs, - oʊs /; from Ancient Greek ἔρως (érōs) 'love, desire') is a concept in ancient Greek philosophy referring to sensual or passionate love, from which the term erotic is derived. Eros has also been used in philosophy and psychology in a much wider sense, almost as an equivalent to "life ...

  7. Romanticism - Wikipedia

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    The movement's illustration of the Middle Ages was a central theme in debates, with allegations that Romanticist portrayals often overlooked the downsides of medieval life. The consensus is that Romanticism peaked from 1800 until 1850. However, a "Late Romantic" period and "Neoromantic" revivals are also discussed.

  8. Emotion - Wikipedia

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    Lazarus' theory is very influential; emotion is a disturbance that occurs in the following order: Cognitive appraisal : The individual assesses the event cognitively, which cues the emotion. Physiological changes : The cognitive reaction starts biological changes such as increased heart rate or pituitary adrenal response.

  9. Passions (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Passions (philosophy) In philosophy and religion, the passions are understood to be the emotions, instincts and desires that drive a human being (including lust, anger, aggression, jealousy, etc.). Different philosophical traditions hold different views about the passions. The philosophical notion of passion, in contrast, is generally ...