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  • 21Fallen Fairies — ; or, The Wicked World , is a two act comic opera, with a libretto by W. S. Gilbert and music by Edward German. Premiering at London s Savoy Theatre on December 15 1909, it failed miserably, closing after just 50 performances. Neither Gilbert nor …

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  • 22The White Man’s Burden — Satirische Darstellung: Die Bürde des weißen (?) Mannes. The White Man s Burden (dt.: „Die Bürde des Weißen Mannes“) ist ein Gedicht von Rudyard Kipling. Das Gedicht wurde unter dem Eindruck der US amerikanischen Eroberung der Philippinen und… …

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  • 23tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …

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  • 24Brahms, Johannes — born May 7, 1833, Hamburg died April 3, 1897, Vienna, Austria Hungary German composer. The son of a musician, he became a piano prodigy. In 1853 he met the composer Robert Schumann and his pianist wife, Clara (see Clara Schumann); Robert… …

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  • 25German literature — Introduction       German literature comprises the written works of the German speaking peoples of central Europe. It has shared the fate of German politics and history: fragmentation and discontinuity. Germany did not become a modern nation… …

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  • 26Jusepe de Ribera —     Jusepe de Ribera     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jusepe de Ribera     Called also SPAGNOLETTO, L ESPAGNOLET (the little Spaniard)     Painter born at Jativa, 12 Jan., 1588; died at Naples, 1656. Fantastic accounts have been given of his early… …

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  • 27Cāng zhú — (苍术 or 蒼术 or 蒼朮), also known as black atractylodes rhizome or Rhizoma Atractylodes, is a Chinese herbal medicine. It is the dried rhizome of Atractylodes lancea (Thunb.) DC., Atractylodes chinensis (DC.) Koidz, or certain other local species… …

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  • 28Minimal music — This article is about a musical style. For other uses, see Minimalism (disambiguation). Minimal music Stylistic origins Experimental music, twelve tone music, serialism, process music, Indian classical music Cultural origins United States Typical …

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  • 29feel — verb ADVERB ▪ deeply, strongly ▪ She felt her mother s death very deeply. ▪ really ▪ I really felt bad about what I had done. ▪ keenly …

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  • 30great — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 large in amount, degree, size, etc. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ very ▪ The play was a very great success …

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