Word: bagdad
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Pianoforte, No. 4, in G major, op. 58.- Rimsky-Korsakoff, Symphonic Suite, "Scheherazade," op. 35. (First time at these concerts). 1. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship. 2. The Story of the Calender-Prince. 3. The Story of the Young Prince and the Young Princess. 4. Festival at Bagdad; the Sinking of Sinbad's Ship...
...flat major; Dvorak, Symphony in D minor; Brahms, Symphony No.2, in D major; Haydn; Symphony; Goetz, Symphony in F. op. 9; Tschaikowsky (first time), Symphony No. 6, Mozart, Symphony No. 9; Beethoven, overture, "Coriolanus"; Humperdinck, (first time) overture, "Hansel and Gretel"; Weber, overture, "Freischuetz"; Cornelius, overture, "Barber of Bagdad"; Rossini, overture, "William Tell," Berlioz (first time), overture, "Corsair"; Dvorak, (first time), overture, "Nature"; Dvorak, Capriccio; Goidmark, overture; "Sakuntala"; Volkmann, Fest Overture, Rezniceck (first time), overture, "Donna Diana"; Godard, (first time), Suite; Haendel, Largo; Mozart, Turkish March; Mozart (first time), Variations, Richard Strausas (first time), Prelude and Entr'acte, "Guntram"; Tschaikowsky...
During the Mohammedan government at Bagdad, science made great headway. The Arabians were essentially a scientific people. They invented a new branch of mathematics, algebra, and were skilful in chemistry and astronomy. Constantinople became the greatest seat of learning in the world. With the fall of the Turkish Empire came the Renaissance, and Greek learning was spread throughout Europe. It was accompanied by a decay in morals which pervaded the whole social organization. This explains the hostile attitude which the church took toward the New Learning...
...changes have been made in the Semitic department; Professor Toy will give his course upon the Bagdad Califate instead of the Spanish Califate; the course in Ethiopic will be omitted and in place will be given a course in Phoenician by Professor Toy and Mr. Reisner. The course in Semitic grammar will not be given, but two courses of research in Assyrian have been added...
...direction of Professors Toy and Lyon. As will be seen by examining the same it is the most comprehensive schedule of Semitid studies offered in any American university. The attention of undergraduates is particularly called to the courses in history, which include the English Bible and the Spanish and Bagdad Califates. These courses, involving no knowledge of Semitic languages, are of greatest interest to the general student of history, although he may not be a specialist in Semitic studies. For the specialists, it will be seen that several new courses have been provided, including a course in the Phoenician language...