In chapter 48, poetic terms for " battle " include " weather of weapons or shields, or of Odin or valkyrie or war-kings, or their clash or noise ", followed by examples of compositions by various skalds that have used the name of valkyries in said manner ( Þorbjörn Hornklofi uses " Skögul's din " for " battlefield ", Bersi Skáldtorfuson uses " Gunnr's fire " for " sword " and " Hlökk's snow " for " battle ", Einarr Skúlason uses " Hildr's sail " for " shield " and " Göndul's crushing wind " for " battle ", and Einarr skálaglamm uses " Göndul's din ").

The jinshi tested a student's literary abilities in writing essay-style responses to questions on matters of governance and politics, as well as their skills in composing poetry.

The gentry elite engaged in the arts as accepted pastimes of the cultured scholar-official, including painting, composing poetry, and writing calligraphy.

They were, he says, his nidus senectutis, the ' nest of his old age ', and there he spent the rest of his days, composing poetry and writing to many eminent contemporaries, several of whom had been his pupils.

Droste disagreed: she had no problem composing poetry in her head but had difficulty writing it down and the failure of her first book had not encouraged her to make the effort.

Leland honed his skills at composing Latin poetry and sought the acquaintance of humanist scholars whom he much admired, such as Guillaume Budé and Jacques Lefèvre d ' Étaples.

The faculty at the University of Leipzig refused Gesner teaching privileges, however, and on the foundation of the University of Göttingen he became Professor of Poetry and Eloquence ( 1734 ) and subsequently librarian, continuing to publish works on classical languages and literature as well composing Latin poetry and publicizing the university.

In 1915, his younger brother died, and in sorrow he turned to composing poetry.

He had strongly-developed literary and artistic tastes, was an enthusiastic musician ( even composing a little ), and wrote both poetry and novels ( La Grande Falaise, 1785 – 1793, Le Docteur Egra in 1873 ); but he was not a socialite.

Mahmud I entrusted government to his viziers and spent much of his time composing poetry.

The rime dictionaries ( the spelling " rime " is normally preferred in this context ) were a primary aid to authors in composing this poetry, or to readers judging it.

Also during the Han Dynasty, a folk-song style of poetry became popular, known as yuefu ( 樂府 / 乐府 ) " Music Bureau " poems, so named because of the government's role in collecting such poems, although in time some poets began composing original works in yuefu style.

As well as composing song-settings for Thomas's Under Milk Wood ( 1954 ) and dedicating his fourth symphony ( 1954 ) to Thomas's memory, he edited collections of Thomas's poetry and prose, and in 1977 published the memoir, My Friend Dylan Thomas.

Studying Romantic Literature with Clyde Kilby stimulated his poetic side, and today he regularly composes poetry to celebrate special family occasions as well as annually composing story-poems ( based on the life of biblical characters ) for his congregation during the four weeks of Advent.

In his story The Poet at Home, William Saroyan refers to a character who practices a form of pure poetry, composing verse of her own made up words.

A third Catalan treatise on the language of the troubadours and composing lyric poetry, the Mirall de trobar (" Mirror of Composition "), was written by a Majorcan, Berenguer d ' Anoia.

He wrote poetry and argued with prison officials over his right to have it published, and he studied law books and spent decades composing legal challenges to his conviction and requests for a pardon.

The poem describes the state of indolence, otherwise known as laziness, and was written during a time when he felt that he should devote his efforts to earning an income instead of composing poetry.

Singh is credited for the revival and popularity of ghazal, an Indian classical art form, by choosing poetry that was relevant to the masses and composing them in a way that laid more emphasis on the meaning of words and melody evoked by them.

Nguyễn's mother was his father's third wife, noted for her ability at singing and composing poetry.

Phu was especially renowned for composing verse, and his conventions in epic poetry are popular in Thailand to the present day.

These include writing poetry and lyrics, composing and playing music, being a rock star, managing his adoring team, dancing, and even dating and marriage.

St. Ephrem occupied a cell there, practicing the ascetic life, interpreting Holy Scripture, composing poetry and hymns and teaching in the school, as well as instructing young girls in church music.

It must have been right after his childhood education in Kenduli Sasan that he left for Kurmapataka and gained experience in composing poetry, music and dancing.

His dual interests in composing epic poetry and discussing philosophical questions have been compared to the intellectual efforts of his heroes, Virgil and Cicero respectively.

For a left action h acts first and is followed by g, while for a right action g acts first and is followed by h. From a right action a left action can be constructed by composing with the inverse operation on the group.

The species now composing the family Nitrariaceae in APG II also belonged to this order in the Cronquist system as part of the family Zygophyllaceae, while those now in the family Kirkiaceae were present as part of the family Simaroubaceae.

By age five, she had begun composing instrumental pieces on piano and, while living in Rockville, Maryland, she won a full scholarship to the Preparatory Division of the Peabody Conservatory of Music.

* A composition mode, in which the user sees something somewhat similar to the end result, but with additional information useful while composing, such as section breaks and non-printing characters, and uses a layout that is more conducive to composing than to layout.

Early in following year, while composing Elena da Feltre ( which premiered in January 1839 ), Mercadante wrote to Francesco Florimo laying out his ideas about how opera should be structured, following the " revolution " begun in his previous opera:

: In composing the sacred books, God chose men and while employed by Him

Debussy was considered more spontaneous and casual in his composing while Ravel was more attentive to form and craftsmanship.

; her given name inspired Paul McCartney while composing " Eleanor Rigby ".

The situation saw a return to the physical violence and psychological manipulation that had taken place during the band's previous communal residence while composing and rehearsing Trout Mask Replica.

For much of his life composing was necessarily a part-time activity while he earned his living as a conductor, but he devoted as much time as he could to his compositions, faithfully reserving his summer months for intense periods of creative concentration, supplemented as time permitted during his active concert seasons with the tasks of editing and orchestrating his expansive works.

In his twenties, Schoenberg earned a living by orchestrating operettas, while composing his own works, such as the string sextet Verklärte Nacht (" Transfigured Night ") ( 1899 ).

They are performed publicly with the singer composing from their daily lives or while Dreaming of a nyuidj ( dead spirit ).

::(" I am the Empire at the end of the decadence, who watches the large, white barbarians passing, while composing lazy acrostic poems in a gilded style in which the languor of the sun dances.

In addition to composing the score, he also produced alien sound effects while Alan Howarth was hired to create the sounds of the 8th Dimension.

So while Styron was researching and composing his next novel, narrated from the perspective of a militant slave, he was living in a time that coincided with the Black Power movement, political struggle, civil unrest, and racial tension.

Colomby and Katz wanted to move Kooper exclusively to keyboard and composing duties, while hiring a stronger vocalist for the group.

Meanwhile, Yes began composing and recording material for their follow-up, while Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe did the same, beginning production at Miraval Studios in the South of France in April 1990.

At first he continued his studies with Dehn, then with Adolf Bernhard Marx, while composing in earnest.

Although he had begun composing while still a schoolboy, Bliss later suppressed all his juvenilia, and, with the single exception of his 1916 Pastoral for clarinet and piano, reckoned the 1918 work Madam Noy as his first official composition.

At the same time, while working for Le Corbusier, Xenakis was studying harmony and counterpoint, and composing.

I have been composing a good deal lately, and have called my piano pieces after the names of my favourite haunts, partly because they really came into my mind at these spots, partly because our pleasant excursions were in my mind while I was writing them.

Brotherhood of Man toured extensively in Europe, honing their stage act and harmonies, while Hiller, Sheriden and Lee worked on composing songs for their second album.

D ' Agoult had three children with Liszt ; however, she and Liszt did not marry, maintaining their independent views and other differences while Liszt was busy composing and touring throughout Europe.

Mussorgsky's letter to Stasov, June 1874, written while composing Pictures.