French National Anthem (1795 – today)
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a·bol·ish (verb)
formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).
example – “the tax was abolished in 1977”
ab·o·li·tion – the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.
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Composer, Pianist (1756–1791)
A prolific artist, Austrian composer Wolfgang Mozart created a string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas that profoundly shaped classical music.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart learned the piano at the age of three, and soon developed his skills in all musical forms. Widely recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time, he produced over 600 works.
Baroque composer George Handel was born February 23, 1685, in Halle, Germany. In 1704 Handel made his debut as an opera composer with Almira. He produced several operas with the Royal Academy of Music before forming the New Royal Academy of Music in 1727. When Italian operas fell out of fashion, he started composing oratorios, including Messiah. George Handel died April 14, 1759, in London, England
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period.
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Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written by the English poet and Anglican clergyman John Newton (1725–1807).
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Baroque music is a style of Western art music composed from approximately 1600 to 1750. This era followed after the Renaissance music era, and was followed in turn by the Classical era.
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Baroque Music is a style of European Classical Music between 1600 to 1750. The baroque era followed the Renaissance period (approx. 1400 – 1600) and preceded the Classical era (1750 – 1820). The baroque period is notable for the development of counterpoint, a period in which harmonic complexity grew alongside emphasis on contrast.
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Flamenco is an art form native to the Spanish regions of Andalusia, Extremadura ,and Murcia. It includes cante (singing), toque (guitar playing), baile (dance), jaleo (vocalizations), palmas (handclapping) and pitos (finger snapping).
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(7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603)
Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603. Sometimes called The Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last monarch of the House of Tudor.
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The Cossacks were Russian military horsemen who saw themselves as Orthodox Christian warriors, in voluntary service to the tsar. Repressed after the Bolshevik Revolution, since the collapse of the Soviet Union they have re-emerged and are trying to revive Cossack traditions.
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Slavs are the largest ethno-linguistic group in Europe, followed by Germanic peoples and Romance peoples. Present-day Slavic people are classified into
East Slavs (chiefly Belarusians, Russians, Rusyns, and Ukrainians),
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South Slavs (chiefly Bosniaks, Bulgarians, Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenes). Continue reading → Post ID 45600
The Safavid dynasty was one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran, often considered the beginning of modern Iranian history. The Safavid shahs ruled over one of the Gunpowder Empires. They ruled one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Iran, and established the Twelver school of Shia Islam as the official religion of the empire, marking one of the most important turning points in Muslim history.
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Have you ever heard the nursery rhyme called Ring Around the Rosie?
“Ring around the Rosie. Pocket full of poesy. Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down.”
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Measly Middle Ages
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