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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry is a 1977 Newbery Medal [ 1][ 2] awarded novel by Mildred D. Taylor. It is a part of her Logan family series, a sequel to her 1975 novella Song of the Trees . The novel is the first book in the Logan family saga, which includes four sequels ( Let the Circle Be Unbroken (1981), The Road ...
Gather Together in My Name. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.
O Captain! My Captain! at Wikisource. " O Captain! My Captain! " is an extended metaphor poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865 about the death of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln. Well received upon publication, the poem was Whitman's first to be anthologized and the most popular during his lifetime. Together with "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard ...
The Doors of Perception is an autobiographical book written by Aldous Huxley. Published in 1954, it elaborates on his psychedelic experience under the influence of mescaline in May 1953. Huxley recalls the insights he experienced, ranging from the "purely aesthetic" to "sacramental vision", [ 1] and reflects on their philosophical and ...
Who Cares if You Listen? " Who Cares if You Listen? " is an article written by the American composer Milton Babbitt (1916–2011) and published in the February, 1958, issue of High Fidelity. Originally titled by Babbitt as " The Composer as Specialist ", the article was subsequently retitled by the magazine's editors against his wishes.
Quotes 10. Portal:Classical music/Quotes/10. “. Music is at once the product of feeling and knowledge, for it requires from its disciples, composers and performers alike, not only talent and enthusiasm, but also that knowledge and perception which are the result of protracted study and reflection. ”.
"Haddocks' Eyes" is the nickname [1] of the name of a song sung by The White Knight from Lewis Carroll's 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass, chapter VIII. "Haddocks' Eyes" is an example used to elaborate on the symbolic status of the concept of " name ": a name as identification marker may be assigned to anything, including another name, thus ...
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes " is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical comedy Roberta. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. Its first recorded performance was by Gertrude Niesen, who recorded the song with orchestral direction from Ray ...