Music in Britain - раздел Культура, Культуры и искусства In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries English Musicians Had A Great Repu...
In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries English musicians had a great reputation in Europe, both for their talent and for their originality. It was their experiments in keyboard music which helped to form the base from which grew most of the great harpsichord and piano music. William Byrd was the most distinguished English composer of this time, and his name is still widely known.
In the centuries which followed, England produced no composers of the world rank except for Henry Purcell in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and Elgar in the twentieth century. Today, however, many people believe that there has been too much of English music, and that the compositions of some contemporary composers will live on after their deaths. The music of Michael Tippett, Benjamin Britten and William Walton is performed all over the world.
In 1950s, American popular music spread all over the world.
Besides classical music there is pop, folk, rock and all that jazz. Jazz came from America, but today it is international music and British has a small but powerful jazz scene. Jazz can be heard in pubs and clubs all over the country, and the brilliance of the musicianship is more exciting since you can get up close to it. Some great English jazz names are John McCloughlin (guitar), Django Bates (keyboards) and Geoff Simkins (saxophone). The future for jazz looks good as there is a generation of new talents such as some excellent young black players like Courtney Pine and Steve Williamson.
In the 1950s American popular music spread all over the world. Because of the common language, it was more popular in Britain than in other countries. People listened with pleasure to Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Doris Day; then with shock, horror and delight to Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. Whatever Americans produced, Britain enjoyed.
Rock’n’roll got very big popularity in Britain and in fact some American rockers had more fans here then at home. There were a great many of groups and vocal singers who imitated American groups and singers, sometimes quite successfully. The Beatles appeared in such a way, but their luck was great, they became very popular all over the world. They were the first British artists to break into the US market. Soon there was international success for the Rolling Stones, the Animals, the Queen, the Herman’s Hermits and others.
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Английская культура
Учебно-методическое пособие
по английскому языку
Тула – 2006
ББК 81.2
Методические рекомендации
Данное учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для студентов заочного отделения I и II курсов гуманитарных специальностейвысших учебных заведений.
Цель данного пособия –
English-Speaking Countries
Great Britain. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) occupies the territory of the British Isles.It consists of four main parts which are: England, Sc
Answer the following questions.
1. What is the population of the UK?
2. What is the area of the UK?
3. How many islands does the UK consist of?
4. What are the main parts of the UK and their capitals?
B) Guess the name of the country described in the paragraphs.
(1) It is the world's largest island and the smallest continent. Its area is about the same as that of the USA (without Alaska). It is washed by the Pacific and Indian oceans.
(2) It is th
Find English equivalents in the text.
Занимать территорию, островное государство, население, крупнейшие города, квадратные километры, состоять из островов, граничить с, правительство, омываться океаном, быть разделенным на штаты, к
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2. Answer the following questions:
1. How did E. Tylor define “culture”?
2. When was the first inventory of cultural categories undertaken?
3. What are t
Holidays in Great Britain and in the USA
There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Easter Monday, May Day and others. Public hol
Tasks for the discussion
1. Translate the text into Russian.
2. Answer the following questions:
1. Are there many public holidays in Britain?
2. What is a “ba
Translate the sentences from Russian into English.
1. Каждый год норвежцы дарят Лондону подарок.
2. Веселье начинается накануне, 24 декабря.
3. Санта Клаус приезжает с северного полюса на санях. Он одет в красный колпак и красную
Insert the necessary words.
1. …is not a national holiday in the USA, but it is widely celebrated among people of all ages by the exchange of ‘valentines’.
2. …is celebrated on the first Monday in September.
TEXT II
1. Pay attention to the following proper names:
Europe, William Byrd, Elgar, Machael Tippett, Benjamin Britten, William Walton, John McCloughlin, Django Ba
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2. Answer the following questions:
1. Was Britain rich in talented composers?
2. Who was the most distinguished composer of Britain?
3. What kind of musi
TEST ON UNIT II
1. When do the British decorate their trees?
a) on the 25th of December, in the morning;
b) on the 24th of December;
c) whenever they like;
Theatre
Theatre is a magic word for many people. Theatre has long been important in British and American cultural life. Some people go to the theatre to laugh, to relax, to escape from their everyday worri
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2. Answer the following questions:
1. What forms of theatre performance are there?
2. Where did theatre appear?
3. Where was the drama of the Middle Ages
TEXI II A
1. Pay attention to the following proper names:
Steven Spielberg, New Jersey, Arizona, World War II, Escape to Nowhere, Firelight, Jaws, Hollywood, Close Encounters, R
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2. Answer the following questions:
1. Where was Steven Spielberg born?
2. Who was his father?
3. When did Spielberg shoot his first film?
4. Wha
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2. Answer the following questions:
1. When was Charles Chaplin born?
2. Charlie's early life was spent touring England, wasn’t it? Why did he have such childhood?
TEST ON UNIT III
1. Where is Spielberg’s motherland?
a) in the USA;
b) in the USSR;
c) in the Ukraine;
d) in the UK.
2. What was his hobby in his childho
TEXT I A
1. Pay attention to the following proper names:
Caedmon, St. Bede the Venerable, Beowulf, Julius Caesar, Sir Gawain, William Concerning Piers, William Langland, Canterbury
The History of English Literature
The literature of England is one of the highest achievements of a great nation. The language in which it is written has evolved over hundreds of years and is still changing. Several nations, includ
TEXT IB
1. Pay attention to the following proper names:
Romanticism, Gothic, Horace Walpole, Ontario, Ann Radcliffe, Udolpho, Mary Shelly, Frankenstein, Bram Stoker, Dracula, Edga
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2. Answer the following questions:
1. Who was the author of the oldest English poem?
2. What is the oldest heroic epic written in English?
3. What is the
Painting and Architecture in Britain
Painting developed later in England than in other European countries. One of the first important periods of English painting was initiated by a German visitor. Hans Holbein the Younger lived in Lon
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2. Answer the following questions:
1. During what king’s reign did Hans Holbein live and work in London?
2. What English painter was also a poet?
3. What
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