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51science fiction — a form of fiction that draws imaginatively on scientific knowledge and speculation in its plot, setting, theme, etc. [1925 30] * * * Fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals, or more… …
52theatre music — ▪ musical genre Introduction any music designed to form part of a dramatic performance, as, for example, a ballet, stage play, motion picture, or television program. Included are the European operetta and its American form, the musical… …
53Sensationalism — is a manner of being extremely controversial, loud, or attention grabbing. It is especially applied to the emphasis of the unusual or atypical. It is also a form of theatre. The term is commonly used in reference to the media. Critics of media… …
54Appropriation (music) — In music, appropriation is the use of borrowed elements (aspects or techniques) in the creation of a new piece, and is an example of cultural appropriation. Appropriation may be thought of as one of the placement of elements in new context, as… …
55Symphony No. 7 (Shostakovich) — After the war, the symphony s reputation declined substantially, both due to its public perception as war propaganda as well as the increasingly prevalent view that it was one of Shostakovich’s less accomplished works. In more recent years,… …
56Cultural appropriation in western music — as a cultural/economic phenomenon is inextricably linked with the invention of sound recording and the development of the international recording industry, but the background to its emergence covers the whole span of modern Western musical… …
57graphic design — the art or profession of visual communication that combines images, words, and ideas to convey information to an audience, esp. to produce a specific effect. * * * The art and profession of selecting and arranging visual elements such as… …
58Plato: aesthetics and psychology — Christopher Rowe Plato’s ideas about literature and art and about beauty (his ‘aesthetics’) are heavily influenced and in part actually determined by his ideas about the mind or soul (his ‘psychology’).1 It is therefore appropriate to deal with… …
59RoadShow — (Chinese: 路訊通 Pinyin: Lù Xùn Tōng), formerly known as 資訊娛樂共同睇 [paraphrased as Integrated View of Information and Entertainment] ） is the first Multi Media On Board (MMOB) service on transit vehicles in the world. It was launched by Kowloon Motor… …
60New Hollywood — The New Hollywood Years active 1966–82 Country United States Major figures Woody Allen, Robert Altman, Hal Ashby, Carroll Ballard, Robert Benton, Peter Bogdanovich, John Boorman, Michael Cimino, Francis Ford Coppola …
