SSLC STUDENTS FOR CENTUM
SSLC ENGLISH I & II - PAPER- IMPORTANT FIVE MARKS PARAGRAPH
(PROSE, POEM & DRAMA)
UNIT-2-MUSIC-THE HOPE RAISER AUTHOR INTRODUCTION:
Dr. Karl Paulnack, Pianist and Director of the music division at the Boston conservatory is hailed as the “Fire cracker of a Pianist” and Master of his Instrument
by the Boston globe, the famous American daily.
SYNOPSIS:
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Introduction Music as a career
Music Different from Astronomy Messian spend his time in prison The fall of Twin Tower Conclusion
INTRODUCTION:
This lesson is the fantastic welcome address given by him to the parents of the incoming students at the Boston on September 1,2004.
MUSIC AS A CAREER:
Dr. Karl Paulnack feels his parents feared that if he choose music as his career, society would not appreciate him. Though
the author is very good in maths and science, he was interested in music. His parents are willing that he would become a better doctor. Society has classified music as a part of”Art and Entertainment”. According to the poet
“Music is the opposite of entertainment” MUSIC DIFFERENT FROM ASTRONOMY:
Greeks saw astronomy as the study of relationship between Permanent
External object Observable
Music was seen as the study of relationship between © Invisible
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© Hidden objects. MESSIAN SPEND HIS TIME IN PRISON:
Dr.paulnack touches the story of “Oliver Messian”. Oliver Messian spent his time in prison by composing music. He was a prisoner of war.There was a cellist Violinist and a Clarinetis t in the camp along with him. He wrote his
“Quartet for the end of time” in1940.
THE FALL OF TWIN TOWER:
Dr. Paulnack thought that it was irreverent to play the piano on September 12,2001 as the Twin Tower were destroyed by the terrorist only the previous day. He thought that after the terrible incident, Music had no meaning. But on the very evening of September 11th ,
he saw people singing around fire houses.
“We shall Overcome” and “America the beautiful”
CONCLUSION:
Dr.Paulnack realized that music is not just entertainment or past time. Music is the basic need for human survival.
CONCEPT:
Music, a way to express feelings. Music is an expression of joy.
PROVERB:
“Frienship is like a music which binds two heart in a melody of togetherness.
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