The Tempest is a play by William
Shakespeare, believed
to have been written in 1610–11, and thought by many critics to be the last
play that Shakespeare wrote alone. It is
set on a remote island, where Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, plots to restore his daughter Miranda to her rightful place using illusion and
skilful manipulation. He conjures up a
storm, to lure his usurping brother Antonio and the complicit King Alonso of
Naples to the island. There, his
machinations bring about the revelation of Antonio's lowly nature, the
redemption of the King, and the marriage of Miranda to Alonso's son, Ferdinand.
The Tempest has more music than any other Shakespeare play. Two settings of songs from The Tempest which may have been used in
performances during Shakespeare's lifetime have survived. These are "Full Fathom Five" and
"Where The Bee Sucks There Suck I" in the 1659 publication Cheerful Ayres or Ballads, in
which they are attributed to Robert
Johnson, who regularly composed for the King's Men. Versions
of "Full Fathom Five" were recorded by Marianne Faithfull for Come
My Way in 1965 and by Pete Seeger for Dangerous Songs!? in 1966. The Decemberists' song "The Island: Come and See/The Landlord's Daughter/You'll
Not Feel The Drowning" is thought by many to be based on the story of
Caliban and Miranda. Michael Nyman's Ariel Songs are taken from his score for the film Prospero's Books. Among those who wrote incidental music to The Tempest were Arthur Sullivan. His graduation piece, completed in 1861, was a
set of incidental music to "The Tempest".
Revised and expanded, it was
performed at The Crystal Palace in 1862, a year after his return to
London, and was an immediate sensation. Ernest Chausson: in 1888 he wrote incidental music for La tempête, a French
translation by Maurice Bouchor. This is believed to be the first orchestral
work that made use of the celesta.
Jean Sibelius: his 1926 incidental
music was written for
a lavish production at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen. At least forty-six operas or semi-operas based
on The Tempest exist. Frederic Reynolds produced an operatic version in 1821,
with music by Sir Henry Bishop.
Choral
settings of excerpts from The Tempest include Amy Beach's Come
Unto These Yellow Sands (SSAA, from Three
Shakespeare Songs), Matthew Harris' Full
Fathom Five, I Shall No
More to Sea, and Where the
Bee Sucks (SATB,
from Shakespeare Songs,
Books I, V, VI), Ryan Kelly's The
Tempest (SATB,
a setting of the play's Scene I),Jaakko Mäntyjärvi's Full Fathom Five and A
Scurvy Tune (SATB,
from Four Shakespeare Songs and More
Shakespeare Songs), Frank Martin's Songs of Ariel (SATB), Ralph Vaughan Williams' Full Fathom Five and The
Cloud-capp'd Towers (SATB,
from Three Shakespeare
Songs), and David Willcocks' Full Fathom Five (SSA). Orchestral works for concert presentation include Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky's fantasy The Tempest (1873), Fibich's symphonic poem Bouře (1880), John Knowles Paine's
symphonic poem The Tempest (1876), Benjamin Dale's overture (1902), Arthur Honegger's orchestral prelude (1923),
and Egon Wellesz's Prosperos Beschwörungen (five works 1934–36). Ballet sequences have been used in many
performances of the play since Restoration times. Stage
musicals derived from The Tempest have been produced. Find
references to The Tempest in literature, art and film at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest
State-of- the-art was first
called status of the art.
Stud poker was first
called stud-horse poker.
Swiss chard
was identified by a Swiss botanist and is a variety of Beta vulgaris.
The plant is also called silverbeet, Roman kale, and strawberry
spinach. A member of the goosefoot
family, other members are beets and
spinach.
Beet greens buzz Grown
in the Mediterranean region as far back as 2,000 B.C., beet cultivation spread to
Babylonia in the eighth century, then to China around 850 A.D. Within the botanical family, Chenopodiaceae ,
beet greens are factored alongside spinach, Swiss chard, quinoa, lamb's
quarter, and a number of other wild plants, which means that beet greens can be
placed in the “dark, leafy” category.
It’s best to use beet greens within two or three days after
refrigeration. Enjoy beet greens by
themselves as a salad or with other leafy vegetables, or sauté them in a bit of
olive oil or balsamic vinegar and salt for a delicious side dish. If you find yourself with too many beet
greens, don’t throw them away. Freeze
them and use for soup stock.
Ryan Hardy of Charlie Bird
called scapece “perhaps the most genius of all Italian marinades.” Like its Spanish cousin escabeche, scapece
was originally designed for preserving fried fish. “This combination of sweet and sour, garlic
and mint makes zucchini or butternut squash shine even more brilliantly,” said
Mr. Hardy. “Use it with some whipped
ricotta and toast.” Recipe at http://www.wsj.com/articles/scapece-recipe-1429799922
Recipe of Giada De Laurentiis instructs to
marinate vegetables overnight and serve at room temperature with bread, fish or
chicken. http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/zucchini-and-carrot-a-scapece-recipe2.html
Principal (noun, adjective) referring to
someone or something which is highest in rank or importance, non-interest
portion of a loan Principle ( noun) law. tenet, or doctrine
Stationery(noun) paper that you use for writing
letters or notes. Stationary (adjective) not moving, fixed in one place, still
Compliment
(noun, verb) kind or flattering remark. Complement (noun, verb) full crew or a
set-- they go well together
Nearsightedness (myopia) is a very common condition in
which the light coming into the eye is not focused properly onto the retina,
making it difficult to see objects far away.
The condition is usually caused by an elongation of the eyeball that occurs
over time. Farsightedness (hyperopia) is the opposite of myopia, and is
usually caused by shortening of the eyeball.
Astigmatism is an
imperfection of the cornea preventing part of it from focusing light onto the
retina. The result is a blurred area
within an otherwise clear image. This
problem may occur along with either myopia or hyperopia. These frequent conditions are termed
"refractive errors."
The National Audubon Society is designating Lake Erie’s western
and central basins as two of Earth’s most significant ecosystems. Gary
Langham, the society's chief scientist, announced the decision at the May 8,
2015 kickoff for the Biggest Week in American Birding. He told hundreds
of birders at the Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center in Oregon, Ohio that
the society’s board has voted to designate the islands and shoreline in those
basins as “globally important bird areas” and plans to make a formal
announcement soon. The Biggest Week in
American Birding, a 10-day birding festival from Lucas to Lorain counties, is
expected to draw 80,000 binocular-toting visitors through May 17. http://www.toledoblade.com/news/2015/05/09/Event-kicks-off-with-honor-for-habitat.html See also http://www.mageemarsh.org/
and http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2015/05/10/A-birding-paradise%28copy%29.html
http://librariansmuse.blogspot.com Issue 1295
May 11, 2015 On this date in 868,
a copy of the Diamond Sutra was printed in China, making it the
oldest known dated printed book. On this
date in 1820, HMS Beagle, the ship that would
take Charles Darwin on his scientific voyage, was
launched.
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