Культурология. Горелова А.В - 18 стр.

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GLOSSARY
choir - 1. a company of singers, esp. an organized group employed in
church service. 2. any group of musicians or musical instruments; a musical
company, or band, or a division of one: string choir.
surrender - 1. to give up, abandon, or relinquish (comfort, hope, etc.) 2.
to yield or resign (an office, privilege, etc.) in favor of another.
mediocre - 1. of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad;
barely adequate. 2. rather poor or inferior.
brevity - 1. shortness of time or duration; briefness: 2. the quality of
expressing much in few words; terseness.
render - 1. to represent; depict 2. to do; perform. 3. to bring out the
meaning of by performance or execution; interpret, as a part in a drama or a
piece of music.
conventional - conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of
conduct or taste. 2. ordinary rather than different or original.
pathos - 1. the quality or power in an actual life experience or in
literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of
pity or compassion. 2. pity.
lament - 1. an expression of grief or sorrow. 2. a formal expression of
sorrow or mourning, esp. in verse or song, an elegy.
complete - (of persons) accomplished; skilled; expert.
premature - occurring, coming, or done too soon.
ungrateful - 1. unappreciative; not displaying gratitude. 2. unpleasant;
distasteful.
1. Read the text. Make sure you understand it. Mark the following statements
true or false.
1. Henry Purcell was born in 1859.
2. Due to the most recent and intensive research, much is known of his life.
3. Purcell was probably the most complete musician of the second half of the
17th century, excelling in every sphere.
4. He was engaged as a composer at the court of Elizabeth II.
5. Throughout his life Purcell devoted his immense talents to commissions.
2. Give the Russian equivalents of the following phrases:
choir
to surrender the position
to be rendered with
conventional pathos
to excel in
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