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  2. Stendhal - Wikipedia

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    Stendhal was an avid fan of music, particularly the works of the composers Domenico Cimarosa, Joseph Haydn, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Gioacchino Rossini. He wrote a biography of Rossini, Vie de Rossini (1824), now more valued for its wide-ranging musical criticism than for its historical content.

  3. The Red and the Black - Wikipedia

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    Le Rouge et le Noir (French pronunciation: [lə ʁuʒ e l(ə) nwaʁ]; meaning The Red and the Black) is a psychological novel in two volumes by Stendhal, published in 1830. [1] It chronicles the attempts of a provincial young man to rise socially beyond his modest upbringing through a combination of talent, hard work, deception, and hypocrisy.

  4. International Phonetic Alphabet chart - Wikipedia

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    The following is the chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association.

  5. Prisencolinensinainciusol - Wikipedia

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    The song is intended to sound to its Italian audience as if it is sung in English spoken with an American accent; however, the lyrics are deliberately unintelligible gibberish. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] Andrew Khan, writing in The Guardian , later described the sound as reminiscent of Bob Dylan 's output from the 1980s.

  6. Stendhal syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Stendhal syndrome was named after Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), better known by his pen name, Stendhal. The affliction is named after the 19th-century French author Stendhal ( pseudonym of Marie-Henri Beyle), who described his experience with the phenomenon during his 1817 visit to Florence , Italy , in his book Naples and Florence: A ...

  7. Mattinata (Leoncavallo) - Wikipedia

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    "Mattinata" (Italian pronunciation: [mattiˈnaːta]; English: "Morning") was the first song ever written expressly for the Gramophone Company (the present day EMI).Composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo in 1904, it was dedicated to Enrico Caruso, who was the first to record it in April, 1904 with the composer at the piano.

  8. Vinteuil Sonata - Wikipedia

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    In 2017 an album of music related to Proust's work was released on the French label Mirare. Here it was suggested that the Violin Sonata Op. 36 by Gabriel Pierné could have been the model for Vinteuil's sonata.

  9. Un jour, un enfant - Wikipedia

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    " Un jour, un enfant" (French pronunciation: [œ̃ ʒuʁ œ̃n‿ɑ̃fɑ̃]; "A Day, a Child") is a song recorded by French singer Frida Boccara, with music composed by Emil Stern and lyrics by Eddy Marnay. It represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1969 held in Madrid, and became one of the four winning songs.