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How to Write an Opera  Using Internet Collaboration: TED Talk This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How do you stage an opera without an opera company, or singers, or a stage, or anything, really, except your own ideas? Sabrina Peña Young and many enthusiastic opera fans put together their own full opera production using crowdsourced performances and machinima: computer-generated 3-D graphics. It's how most operas might be done in the near future. Produced by Justin Bondi Productions ( http://justinbondiproductions.com ) Sabrina Peña Young composes award-winning experimental works, which have been presented at the Beijing Conservatory , the International Computer Music Conference , Miramax’s Project Greenlight , the Athena Festival , the New York International Independent Film Festival , Art Basil Miami, Turkey’s Cinema for Peace, El Instituto Cubana de la Musica, Pulsefield International Exhibition of...

10 Things Every Musician MUST Know about Renaissance # Music :  Introduction to the Renaissance (c. 1450-1600) 1. "Renaissance" is the French word for "Rebirth" And rebirth it was. A new age of discovery and the exploration of what it meant to be human (humanism). A period of innovation and invention with greats like Leonardo da Vinci ,Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. The spirit of humanism led to intellectual pursuits and study of the classics of Greek andRoman times. There was an explosion of talent in literature, the sciences, music, and fine arts. 2. The Renaissance Man The idea of the "Renaissance Man" or the " Universal Man " led to an education that was well-rounded in the sciences, philosophy, literature, art, and music. Music was an integral part of the Renaissance. William Shakespeare referred to music in his works well over three hundred times. Quote from the Merchant of Venice : "The Man that hath no music in him...