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The Renaissance is an important time period of history; the word means in French .rebirth. and is very appropriate to define the most spectacular historical age in Italy. Western Europe was also influenced by its main features, the revival of learning based on classical sources (Greek and Latin), and the raise of papal patronage, the development of perspective and great advancements of science. Albrecht Durer was the first to describe Italian art as .renaissance.. Giorgio Vasari, Giotto, Masaccio, Bruneleschi and Donatello are developing the painting art to the perfection. Leonardo da Vinci, great scientist, painter and sculptor, Michelangelo developed their awesome art on the desire to study the nature.
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When people converse about Musical Instruments Percussion they often bring up the african drums, as they are so striking (pardon the pun) and make a fabulous sound. The entire african culture goes along with them too, and it’s more than just a musical instrument, but is vital to their society. The djembe drum is one such percussion drum, with it’s roots in west africa, and distinctive sounds familiar to many of us. I won�t go into the history of the djembe drum, but you can find other articles which would give you more information about the history of the djembe drum.
The djembe drum is shaped in a kettle or hour glass shaped base, with goat skin (typically) stretched out over the top of the hollowed out shell to form the area for playing. Instead of using a stick or a mallet the djembe drum is played with both hands. (more…)
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