Question by Xyjiryo: Why is Shostakovich's music so hard to find in the USA? It's strangely hard to find purchasable music by him in the USA. Why is this? Answers and Views: Answer by Andrew BonnerI don't have an expert answer, but I'm guessing it … [Read more...] about Why is Dmitri Shostakovich’s music so hard to find in the US?
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How are the Bolsheviks portrayed in October by Eisenstein?
Question by scbaldwin: October by Eisenstein: general questions? 1. How are the Bolsheviks portrayed in the film? 2. How are their rivals portrayed? Any other helpful information also welcome! Answers and Views: Answer by Spellbound1) The … [Read more...] about How are the Bolsheviks portrayed in October by Eisenstein?
Three important events from Nikita Khrushchev’s life?
Question by : Three important events from Nikita Khrushchev's life? can anyone list three or more important events from Nikita Khrushchev's life? Answers and Views: Answer by Needful SinnerDenouncing Stalin in 1956 Stalin died in March 1953. … [Read more...] about Three important events from Nikita Khrushchev’s life?
What version of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd concerto is played in Nodame Cantabile?
Question by : What version of Rachmaninoff's 2nd concerto is played in Nodame Cantabile episode 11? I have many different versions of this particular piece, I was watching this anime and I really enjoyed their rendition. Most that I have listened to … [Read more...] about What version of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd concerto is played in Nodame Cantabile?
What were the differences between Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin?
Question by Pablo: What were the differences between Marx and Lenin? Could somebody help me with a topic I am terrible at. I need to know the differences between the governments of Marx and Lenin. Answers and Views: Answer by picturebleedspaintMarx … [Read more...] about What were the differences between Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin?
What finally happened to Alexander Kerensky?
Question by Kirby Smith.: What happened to Alexander Kerensky? What happened to him after all? Thanks Answers and Views: Answer by ammianusAfter the Bolshevik Revolution he went into exile in France,and then (1940 after the German invasion and … [Read more...] about What finally happened to Alexander Kerensky?
How is Pyotr Tchaikovsky Overture 1812 both nationalism and program?
Question by Elizabeth: How is Tchaikovsky - Overture 1812 both nationalism and program music? I don't understand how to depict these two ideas from music that do not have lyrics. I have such a hard time analyzing music! Please PLEASE … [Read more...] about How is Pyotr Tchaikovsky Overture 1812 both nationalism and program?
Tips on orchestral excerpts?
Question by AurokeInu: Tips on orchestral excerpts? I have my audition date for UNCSA, which is very exciting, and I have chosen to do for the orchestral exerpts: L'apres midi d'un faune-debussy Capriccio Espagnol- rimsky-korsakov L'arlesienne suite … [Read more...] about Tips on orchestral excerpts?
How did yeltsin become the first leader of the russian federation?
Question by ED: how did boris yeltsin become the first leader of the russian federation? a. by leading a coup against Gorbachev’s government b. by seizing control of the communist government c. by inciting a workers’ revolution d. by rallying … [Read more...] about How did yeltsin become the first leader of the russian federation?
who is better marie taglioni or anna pavlova?
Question by miss lu lu: who is better marie taglioni or anna pavlova? Answers and Views: Answer by LiliHard to say, since I never saw either of them dance. Taglioni was a great innovator, of course, and was said to be astonishingly ethereal en … [Read more...] about who is better marie taglioni or anna pavlova?