Sexual reproduction in Eukaryotes. In most eukaryotes, especially higher animals, individuals normally exhibit one or two sex phenotypes; female or male. In such species, females produce the female gametes-eggs, ovules or macrospores and males produce the male gamets-sperm, pollen or microsproes.
Nationalist Composers. The nineteenth century was a time in which passionate nationalism was prevalent and which saw many political upheavals. Influenced by such nationalistic works as the Hungarian Rhapsodies of Franz Liszt, composers from many European countries became determined to develop a national style of music for their homeland.
British composer Robin Holloway has also taken on Peer Gynt, in the form of a vast multimedia affair that acts as a counterpart to his 1981 oratorio based on Ibsenâs verse play Brand.e composed his music for Peer Gynt between 1984 and 1997. One part of the score (Panorama) was premiered in London on March 28, 1989, by Andrew Davis conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra, and Ocean Voyage, heard at these concerts, is receiving is first performances.