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Dramatic drone Bass note or chord performed continuously throughout a composition drop In jazz, a note that slides to an indefinite pitch chromatically downwards duolo (Ital.) grief dumpf (Ger.) Dull Dur (Ger.) major; used in key signatures as, for example, A-Dur , B-Dur (B ♭ major), or H-Dur (see also Moll (minor)) dynamics
Dramatic, a voice type classification in European classical music, describing a specific vocal weight and range at the lower end of a given voice part Dramatic soprano , a strong voice which can be heard over an orchestra
There are four basic theatrical genres either defined, implied, or derived by or from Aristotle: Tragedy, Comedy, Melodrama, and Drama.Any number of theatrical styles can be used to convey these forms.
He performed the same stunt on several previous occasions – dramatically slamming his body against the window – but this time it popped out of its frame and he fell to his death. The accident was commemorated by a 1996 Darwin Award and has been re-enacted in several films and television shows. [33] [34] [35]
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. [1] Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.
Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Of course, he knows what’s in store long before the passengers reach the ship. “We look ahead to have the best option to cross. Normally I look at the weather 10 days or a week before, just to ...
In other words, to Goffman, the self is a sense of who one is, a dramatic effect emerging from the immediate scene being presented. [3] Goffman forms a theatrical metaphor in defining the method in which one human being presents itself to another based on cultural values, norms, and beliefs. Performances can have disruptions (actors are aware ...