Harvard Templates

Culture

Music, Poetry and Performances

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Composer(s) (Year) Title [Medium]. Place of publication: Publisher.

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... one of the most appreciated musical pieces from Carmen (Halevy and Meilhac, 1875).

... an approach taken by Halevy and Meilhac (1875) in Carmen.

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Halevy, L. and Meilhac, H. (1875) Carmen [Libretto]. Music composed by G. Bizet. New York, NY: G. Schirmer.

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Editor(s)/Compiler(s) (Year) Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher.

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... (Taylor, 1989)

In his collection of poems Taylor (1989) ...

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"..." (Taylor, 1989, p. 32)

As written by Taylor (1989, p. 32), "..."

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Taylor, M. (ed.) (1989) Lads: Love Poetry of the trenches. London: Duckworth.

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Dance

Choreographer(s)/composer(s) (chor.)/(comp.) (Year) Title. Performed by Dance Company [Location: Date Seen].

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... (Hampson, 2024)

... the success of Hampson's choreography (2024) ...

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Hampson, C. (chor.) (2024) Cinders. Performed by Scottish Ballet [His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen: 26 January 2024].

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Title of Film (Year) Directed by Directors Name [Medium]. Place of Distribution: Distribution Company.

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... (The Constant Gardner, 2006).

The Constant Gardner (2006) ...

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The Constant Gardener (2006) Directed by F. Meirelles. [DVD]. Los Angeles, CA: Universal Pictures.

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Title by Authors Name (Year) Directed by Directors Name [Location. Date Seen].

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...(Macbeth, 2024).

As seen in Macbeth (2024), ...

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"..."(Macbeth, 2024).

As seen in Macbeth (2024), "..."

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Macbeth by William Shakespeare (2024) Directed by S. Godwin [The Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh. 12 January].