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Spartacus
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
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Spartacus (Spartak). Ballet in 4 acts, mus. by
Khachaturian, lib. by Volkov, choreog. Jacobson. Comp. 1954, rev. 1968. Four suites, Nos.1–3 (1955–7), No.4 (1967). Prod. Leningrad 1956, Moscow 1958. Extract from mus. used as theme mus. for Brit.
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'Spartacus' Cast and Creators to Conquer San Diego Comic-Con on July 24.
PR Newswire; 7/23/2009; 700+ words
; New Starz Original Action Series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand,' Coming to Premier...More First Look at Upcoming Official "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" iPhone/iPod Touch...eagerly anticipated Starz original series "Spartacus: Blood and Sand," at the 2009 San...
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Spartacus rebel with a cause.
Magazine article from: Calliope; 7/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; A bold gladiator named Spartacus led thousands of slaves in a rebellion...into a legend. Today, the story of Spartacus still confirms our belief that the...of all. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spartacus was born in Thrace, near the present...
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'Spartacus' conquers ballet; An epic Russian classic is taking America by storm
Newspaper article from: Sunday News Lancaster, PA; 3/31/2002; ; 700+ words
; Spartacus, the gladiator-slave who led a tragic...snicker. There is nothing fey about "Spartacus," the ballet. The heroic figure...art of ballet is for the young." "Spartacus," in particular, taps into that youthful...
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The evolution of a gladiator: History, representation, and revision in Spartacus
Magazine article from: Journal of American & Comparative Cultures; 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; The revolt led by the gladiator Spartacus (73-71 B.C.) mushroomed into the...politics. Howard Fast's 1951 novel Spartacus imagined the rebellion as a Marxist war...contrast between these two versions of Spartacus, emphasizing as they do different aspects...
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Once daring, now dated `Spartacus' is epic with ideas
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/3/1991; ; 700+ words
; Spartacus (STAR) (STAR) (STAR) Spartacus Kirk Douglas Crassus Laurence Olivier Varinia Jean Simmons...642-0723). At the time of its first release in 1960, "Spartacus" was hailed as the first intellectual epic since the silent...
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`Spartacus': Epic and Then Some
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/10/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...released to movie theaters last year, "Spartacus," the 1960 film that gloriously ended...label, comes forth with a three-disc "Spartacus" set (price: $124.95) that has...slave trader, he encounters Douglas, as Spartacus, chained to a rock. Ustinov claims...
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Bolshoi Ballet in Spectacular Performance of "Spartacus" Featuring Music of Aram Khachaturian
Newspaper article from: Armenian Reporter, The; 8/27/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...reason to see the spectacular ballet "Spartacus," it certainly should be for the lushly...specifically created for the Bolshoi - "Spartacus," "Don Quixote," "The Bright Stream," and "The Pharoah's Daughter;" "Spartacus" was staged for the first time in Leningrad...
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`SPARTACUS' IS FREED FROM CENSORS' SHACKLES
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/21/1991; ; 689 words
; ...Bergen County, NJ) 04-21-1991 `SPARTACUS' IS FREED FROM CENSORS' SHACKLES By...ON FILM Before Stanley Kubrick's "Spartacus" was released in 1960, the Legion of...operation caused further damage. Although "Spartacus" remained a spectacle of the highest...
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`Spartacus,' premiering Sunday and Monday on USA Network.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 4/15/2004; ; 648 words
; ...playing the courageous rebel gladiator in Spartacus," where the scalpels are a whole lot...gets his miniseries mojo workin' in "Spartacus," a lavish two-parter with glossy...on USA Network. The new version of "Spartacus" _ like the acclaimed 1960 feature film...
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Fresh vision of `Spartacus'
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 3/19/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...expect expect the famous cry of "I am Spartacus!" from this remake of Stanley Kubrick's 1960 epic, `Spartacus'. The updated version is a four...1950 and which related the struggles of Spartacus - served as a guide for the miniseries...
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Spartacus
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Spartacus Spartacus (died 71 B.C.) was a Thracian gladiator who led a slave war in...being defeated and killed in a pitched battle. It is not known how Spartacus became a gladiator. He is said to have fought either with or against...
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Spartacus party
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Spartacus party or Spartacists, radical group of German Socialists, formed c...Liebknecht and Rosa Luxemburg . The name was derived from the pseudonym Spartacus used by Liebknecht in his pamphlets denouncing World War I, the government...
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Spartacus to the Gladiators
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Spartacus to the Gladiators, see Kellogg, Elijah .
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Khachaturian, Aram (Ilyich)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music
...and elsewhere. In 1956 his ballet Spartacus was acclaimed by Moscow critics as a...2nd version with new plot 1957); Spartacus (1954, rev. 1968).ORCH. AND CHORUS...memory of Lenin (1948); 4 Suites from Spartacus (Nos. 1–3, 1955–...
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Marcus Licinius Crassus Dives
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...take over command in the war against Spartacus although he held no public office at the time. He drove Spartacus into Bruttium and there cut him off...wall across the toe of Italy. Although Spartacus broke through the wall during the winter...
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