In addition to pieces for piano solo or violin and piano, the Belle Epoque was famed for its large inventory of songs. The Italians were the greatest advocates of this type of song, its greatest supporter being Francesco Paolo Tosti. Though Tosti's Continue Reading...
Republic, Empire and Belle Epoque Napoleon Bonaparte and the Aftermath of the Revolution Napoleon 1 (youtube) France's Regimes in the Nineteenth Century 10th anniversary bringing together 17 singers from all over the world who have sung the role Continue Reading...
Vienna and Paris in the Decade 1900-1910 Vienna and Paris in the Decade 1900-1910 Europe of 1900 -- 1910 saw the rise of several cultural meccas, including Vienna and Paris. Vienna was a center of literary, cultural and artistic advancement in "m Continue Reading...
Symbolism first developed in poetry, where it spawned free verse. Forefathers included the poets Baudelaire, Verlaine, and Rimbaud; practitioners included Laforgue, Moreas, and Regnier. The Swiss artist Arnold Becklin is perhaps the most well-known Continue Reading...
(269) It would seem that the artists and the press of the era both recognized a hot commodity when they saw one, and in this pre-Internet/Cable/Hustler era, beautiful women portrayed in a lascivious fashion would naturally appeal to the prurient in Continue Reading...
French associate their country with a geometrical shape. Hexagon Circle Octagon Square Having read the section on geography and weather, which one of the following regions is best known or most typically known for this type of weather: Hot sum Continue Reading...
According to Schmutlzer, "The buildings of Horta reveal the full importance of architectural initiative" (114). In his book, a History of Modern Architecture, Joedicke (1959) reports that, "In the nineteenth century a circle of adventurous artists, Continue Reading...
