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Impression, Sunrise  ( Impression, soleil levant ) by Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise , painted in 1873, is arguably the most important work of Impressionist art because it gave the movement its name. Monet, regarded as the epitome of Impressionist art, faced plenty of criticism for his style of painting, which involved loose brush strokes that showed a suggestion of a scene rather than a life-like rendition. This painting was deemed unfinished or sketch-like by many critics of the time. Although  Impression, Sunrise  is mostly painted in hazy, muted tones, the bright sun and its reflection on the water and the dark shadow of a boat are vivid splashes of color. “Impression, Sunrise” By Claude Monet | © Public Domain/WikiCommons Paris Street; Rainy Day  ( Rue de Paris, temps de pluie ) by Gustave Caillebotte This 1877 oil painting is Caillebotte’s best-known and probably his finest work. The painting depicts several figures walking through the Place d...

The Great Chair Mix-Up  - Give students the opportunity to choose their own seats and own spots in lines....no exceptions. From the floor to a spot next a special friend, it will be a great experiment in seeing where your friends love to be! Class Read-In   - A reward that celebrates and promotes reading is always a win-win. Have students bring in their favorite pillow, a blanket, and a favorite book to share. Camp out on the floor and enjoy lots of extra reading moments! ( Read more here. ) Stinky Feet  - Take off those shoes and rock learning in socks. This is a classic choice that brings out the 5-year old in any student! Hat Day  - Rock that favorite pilot's day and teach the day in style! Class Walk  - Have you ever taken a silly walk? We love making sure our tennis shoes are extra-tight and putting them to work. We walk around our school in all different kinds of styles - robots, ninjas (low to the ground), bunny (hoping), granny (tiny steps), race ...

Il mare, se sei libero, ti sarà sempre caro! È il tuo specchio; la tua anima contempli nell’infinito volgersi dell’onda; né il tuo cuore è un abisso meno amaro. Con voluttà t’immergi dentro la tua figura, con gli occhi l’afferri, con le braccia, e il tuo cuore del rumore di sé si libera se ascolta quel lamento indomabile e selvaggio. Entrambi tenebrosi, e discreti: nessuno in fondo ai tuoi abissi, uomo, è disceso mai, nessuno, mare, conosce gli intimi tuoi tesori, perché gelosamente li tenete segreti! Pure, senza rimorso né pietà dai secoli dei secoli vi combattete, tanto vi stanno dentro il cuore carneficina e morte, o lottatori eterni, o fratelli implacabili! Charles Baudelaire

A Firenze, la famiglia Nelli è conosciuta per aver dato i natali a quattro priori e ad un gonfaloniere di giustizia. Ma, dalle sue solide radici vennero fuori anche due donne non comuni. Una, Bartolomea, fu la madre di Niccolò Machiavelli. L’altra, Plautilla, divenne priora del convento domenicano di Santa Caterina da Siena in San Marco. Fu una buona pittrice, tanto da trovare posto nelle  Vite  del Vasari. Un caso più unico che raro. Nata nel 1523, si fece suora a soli diciannove anni e passò tutta la sua vita in monastero. Le cronache la descrivono come una bambina particolarmente incline all’arte, talento che cercò di affinare quando rinvenne in convento una collezione di disegni lasciati da Bartolomeo della Porta, meglio noto come Fra Bartolomeo. Dallo studio delle opere di Bartolomeo, ovvero dalla teoria alla pratica, il passo fu breve.  Plautilla prese le altre suore come modelle e cominciò a decorare il monastero.

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http://www.classicfm.com/instruments/piano/best-pianists-ever/#R3uQWiB7GxmBxWRZ.97 Ashkenazy is one of the heavyweights of the classical music world. Having been born in Russia he now holds both Icelandic and Swiss citizenship and is still performing as a pianist and conductor around the world. In 1962 he was a joint winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition (with John Ogden, see below) and the following year he left the USSR to live in London. His vast catalogue of recordings includes the complete piano works of Rachmaninov and Chopin, the complete sonatas of Beethoven, Mozart's piano concertos as well as works by Scriabin, Prokfiev and Brahms. He's worked with all the biggest names of the 20th century including conductors Georg Solti, Zubin Mehta and Bernard Haitink. Famously, Rachmaninov could comfortably stretch a 13th on the piano (five more notes than an octave) and even a cursory glance at the Etudes and Concertos he wrote makes a convincing case for that fa...

http://dp.la/primary-source-sets/sets/the-poetry-of-maya-angelou poetry od Maja Angelou Maya Angelou was an author, actor, dancer, poet, producer, director, playwright, professor, and civil rights activis. Angelou’s  I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings  was nominated for the National Book Award in 1969 and  Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water ’fore I Diiie , published in 1971, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. 

A Piano History Timeline 1700—Harpsichord maker Bartolomeo Cristofori’s invents the “piano e forte” (“soft and loud”) in Florence, Italy. 1739—Domenico del Mela builds the earliest known upright piano in Gagliano, Italy. Early 1700s—Piano builder Gottfried Silbermann adds a precursor to the modern damper pedal, which lifts all dampers from the strings at once to create a sustained tone. Late 1700s—Piano making flourished in the Viennese school. Mozart composed for these instruments, which were built with wooden frames with two strings per note. Early 1800s—The English firm Broadwood is the first to make sturdy pianos with a range of more than five octaves 1811—Theatrical pianist and composer Franz Liszt was born in Hungary. He brought virtuosity and flair to piano playing and created the piano recital. 1853—The piano maker Steinway and Sons was founded by Heinrich Engelhard Steinway. His innovations include cast-iron frames and overstringing, or placing strings vertical...

 E veryday life in the  Middle  A ges Pigs could be a real danger In  medieval times , pigs were kept as meat animals, often in a type of extensive husbandry that included foraging in forests and on common grounds. People thus had much more contact with live pigs than we do today – this could be dangerous, and even deadly.  There were multiple accounts of   pigs eating children . From the 13th century, lawsuits could in theory be filed against the porcine perpetrators – this usually resulted in a death sentence for the pig. Such lawsuits were rare in England but were more common in France, especially in the region around Paris.   The Middle Ages were not drab and grey There was an appreciation of colour in the medieval period very similar to modern enjoyment of bright and colourful things. From garments to jewellery, and  stained glass windows  to painted walls in both secular houses and  churches , colourful decoration was eve...