First-ever Pontiac Firebird coupe and convertible models are headed for Las Vegas. Automotive enthusiasts should cast their eyes on Las Vegas next month when a pair of 1967 Pontiac Firebirds is auctioned by Barrett-Jackson. The first two production models, a coupe and a convertible, will be auctioned together at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on October 13th or 14th. Muscle Car Docket Originally serving as show and advertising vehicles, the 1967 Firebird pair was later sold, then discovered
Internet and Car Shopping Marketing studies show that more than half of Americans who are in the market to buy a new car use the Internet at least once. The Internet has now become part of the process to buying a new car. Most buyers use it to research cars so they save time going lot-to-lot test-driving cars to find that they just don't fit their tastes. Car buyers can research what car publications say about certain cars or just go to the manufacture's web site and compare specification to other
Igor Stravinsky’s musical composition Rite of Spring was written for the 1913 Paris season of ballet. The style was unique and ushered in a new form of music by reinventing the rules regarding use of tonality, meter, rhythm, stress, and dissonance, as well as exploring the use of Russian folklore and music. Stravinsky was at the forefront of the Modernist period of music, creating controversy over the value of such work. Combining a musical score that seems to constantly lead a different direction
Analysis of Firebird by Stravinsky Immediately we are introduced to the leitmotif, major and minor thirds, within a tritone. This returns at bars 15 - 18 and at various other parts in the suite of which I will later elaborate. Within the opening few bars the pizzicato and legato combined in the cello and bass section produces an ominous opening to the work. The base drum roll and the murky off beat and horn entry at bar 5 makes it clear that it is evil magic. One of Stravinsky’s traits that
The Cost Of Buying A Used Car This project has been put together to show the cost of buying and using a used car for one year. To show the different costs for cars I have made a chart on a later page. First, though, It probably would be good to tell a little about used cars. Used cars are, for some, a good investment. The used car is good for cheap transportation, and fun. Used cars also have many different uses besides just driving around. Some people buy used cars so they can restore them, while
El Camino There was always a demand for trucks with the comfort of a passenger car, or a passenger car with the load capacity of a truck. In response to this demand Ford released the Ranchero in 1957. To compete with Ford’s Ranchero, Chevrolet created the El Camino whose first release occurred in 1959. Over the years, Chevy has made several modifications to the El Camino to improve performance and style. Since Chevy stopped producing the El Camino in 1987, it has become a collectible classic
When one thinks of a ballet they hear soft rhythmic notes and see elegantly dancing ballerinas softly tip-toeing around the stage. This is also what people in early 1900’s expected to see when they planned to attend a ballet. However, a couple of motivated artists in 1913 literally planned to change the design of ballet, music and dance forever. On May 29, 1913 a ballet named The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris, France. The original title as it translates from Russian to French is; Le Sacre
Igor Stravinsky’s ballet, The Firebird, premiered on June 25, 1910. Stravinsky was just twenty-seven years old at the time. Stravinsky was hired by Sergei Diaghilev, the founder of the Ballets Russes Company of Paris, France, to compose the ballet. Michel Fokine was in charge of the choreography used in The Firebird. This work is an example of how tradition and innovation can come together to create a piece, which has withstood the test of time. Such aspects as its use of melody, harmony, and rhythm
Given the name Igor Fydorovich Stravinsky at birth, Sir Igor was born on June 17, 1882. He was a Russian born American performer. He earned his middle name “Fydorovich” from his dad whose first name was Fyodor. He was a naturalized French and American composer, pianist and conductor. He was born in Oranienbaum a suburb near Saint Petersburg, Russia. He lived a very successful and wonderful life. He came to the United States in 1939 and he renewed his interest in popular music, by writing new pieces
During the nineteenth and the twenty centuries musicians adopted new rules. Some of the rules would be not to follow rules or some composers would follow the rule that required them to return to emotional restrains. Whether it was the Impressionistic composer Claude Debussy performing La Mer or the Neoclassical composer Igor Stravinsky performing The Rite of Spring, the composers of this time period certainly had noteworthy ideas. “I love music passionately. And because I love it I try to free
Russian folk music. Sergei Diaghilev commissioned Stravinsky to write scores for three ballets: The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913). These ballets have overtly Russian scenarios and focus on Russian folk lore. The Firebird was first performed at the Paris Opéra on 25 June 1910 by Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Like Stravinsky's earlier student works, The Firebird is similar in style to works by Rimsky-Korsakov. It has similar orchestration, structure, harmonic
Igor Stravinsky was born in 1882 and lived to be nearly ninety years old, dying in 1971. What accomplished during his lifetime changed the music world and inspired many musicians to come. He was a very disciplined pianist who loved composing and thinking outside the box. But how did he begin his musical career? What was his music like? Why did he compose and who did he compose for? Igor Stravinsky was born near St. Petersburg, Russia into a very musical family. His father was famous for being an
Born in June of 1882, Igor Stravinsky was on of the most influential composers of the twentieth century. He wrote music on the brink of the twentieth century. Researchers say that his piece The Rite of Spring was the piece that broke the classical music barrier to twentieth century music. There was a full on riot at the premiere of that piece, because the sound of the piece was so outrageous and outlandish. Some people adored this piece, while others thought it was abhorred. Stravinsky practically
The Russian ballet, The Firebird, was first performed in 1910 by the Ballets Russes company. The music was composed by Igor Stravinsky, and the piece was choreographed by Michel Fokine. The performers in the video from class are Exaterina Kondaurove and Ilya Kuzentsov. My first reaction to this piece regards the tempo of the music and difficulty in counting the music. This particular song is one that you learn to dance to mostly based off the cues in the music. Since this particular song is difficult
In short story, “The Red Convertible” the different types of theme play a huge role in bringing the story together. The story is told from one of the brother’s, Lyman Lamartine, point of view about how he and his brother, Henry had partial ownership in a red convertible Oldsmobile car. The red convertible Oldsmobile car plays an important role as it represents the centralize point of the two brother’s relationship throughout the whole story. Louise Erdrich’s different themes help understand the relationship
leadership of William Durant, September 16th 1908 marked the birth of the General Motors Company, initially incorporating the Buick Motor Company. GM then purchased Olds Motor Works in November 1908, a 50% stake in the Oakland Motor Car Co (later Pontiac Motors) in January 1909, and Cadillac in July 1909. During its first few years of operation, GM also acquired a number of parts and accessories manufacturers, such as Champion Ignition Company (predecessor of AC Spark Plug) and Fisher Body Company
Today, the automobile has become commonplace as most of us use them nearly every day. In America, places of work, leisure, and the home are exclusively linked and accessed by the car. Cars have become such a large part of our lives that we cannot imagine living without them, and we forget that there was a time not long ago when cars were not as widely used as they are today. Although the car was by no means invented in the 1950s, we do owe much of our way of life to the 50s automobile. Americans
middle of paper ... ...terpretation in the strictest sense. There are many more classes of muscle cars such as full sized muscle, personal luxury, two seat sport cars, and pony cars. Notable examples of full sized and personal luxury include the Pontiac Grand Prix, Chevy Impala SS, Buick Riviera, or the Ford Galaxie. Some famous examples of two seat sport cars include the Chevrolet Corvette or the Ford Thunderbird. One of the most famous subsections of muscle cars however is the pony car; a vehicle
The light stands at a bright red while you nervously twist your hands back and forth on the steering wheel. You feel your heart beating faster and you start to sweat, as you playfully look to the right at the car in the next lane. Suddenly, the light shines a glorious green, and you punch your gas pedal to the floor with your heavy foot, as your wheels spin from underneath you, ready to launch off like a rocket ship! Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? Many teenagers have this same adventure every day
South Carolina ex-trooper Sean Groubert pleaded guilty Monday and is charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black man. According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, on September,4, 2014 Trooper Sean Groubert stopped Levar Jones for a seat belt violation at a convenience store. Jones, who was unarmed, was hit in the hip with a bullet, police said. He can be heard saying, "I just got my license. You said get my license