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Following many of the titles in our Wind Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example:
| Description | Price |
|---|---|
| Rimsky-Korsakov Quintet in Bb [1011-1 w/piano] Item: 26746 |
$28.75 |
The bracketed numbers tell you the precise instrumentation of the ensemble. The first number stands for Flute, the second for Oboe, the third for Clarinet, the fourth for Bassoon, and the fifth (separated from the woodwinds by a dash) is for Horn. Any additional instruments (Piano in this example) are indicated by "w/" (meaning "with") or by using a plus sign.
This woodwind quartet is for 1 Flute, no Oboe, 1 Clarinet, 1 Bassoon, 1 Horn and Piano.
Sometimes there are instruments in the ensemble other than those shown above. These are linked to their respective principal instruments with either a "d" if the same player doubles the instrument, or a "+" if an extra player is required. Whenever this occurs, we will separate the first four digits with commas for clarity. Thus a double reed quartet of 2 oboes, english horn and bassoon will look like this:
Note the "2+1" portion means "2 oboes plus english horn"
Titles with no bracketed numbers are assumed to use "Standard Instrumentation." The following is considered to be Standard Instrumentation:
Following many of the titles in our Brass Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of five numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example:
| Description | Price |
|---|---|
| Copland Fanfare for the Common Man [343.01 w/tympani] Item: 02158 |
$14.95 |
The bracketed numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. The first number stands for Trumpet, the second for Horn, the third for Trombone, the fourth (separated from the first three by a dot) for Euphonium and the fifth for Tuba. Any additional instruments (Tympani in this example) are indicated by a "w/" (meaning "with") or by using a plus sign.
Thus, the Copland Fanfare shown above is for 3 Trumpets, 4 Horns, 3 Trombones, no Euphonium, 1 Tuba and Tympani. There is no separate number for Bass Trombone, but it can generally be assumed that if there are multiple Trombone parts, the lowest part can/should be performed on Bass Trombone.
Titles listed in our catalog without bracketed numbers are assumed to use "Standard Instrumentation." The following is considered to be Standard Instrumentation:
Following many of the titles in our String Ensemble catalog, you will see a set of four numbers enclosed in square brackets, as in this example:
| Description | Price |
|---|---|
| Atwell Vance's Dance [0220] Item: 32599 |
$8.95 |
These numbers tell you how many of each instrument are in the ensemble. The first number stands for Violin, the second for Viola, the third for Cello, and the fourth for Double Bass. Thus, this string quartet is for 2 Violas and 2 Cellos, rather than the usual 2110. Titles with no bracketed numbers are assumed to use "Standard Instrumentation." The following is considered to be Standard Instrumentation:
La asignatura de Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo de 1º de Bachillerato es fundamental para comprender las raíces de nuestra sociedad actual, abarcando desde las crisis del Antiguo Régimen en el siglo XVIII hasta la globalización del presente. Temario Principal
Los contenidos suelen dividirse cronológicamente en grandes bloques que analizan transformaciones políticas, económicas y sociales:
Bases del Mundo Moderno: Comienza con la crisis del Antiguo Régimen, el nacimiento de los Estados Unidos y la Revolución Francesa.
Transformaciones Económicas: Se estudia en profundidad la Revolución Industrial (primera y segunda fases) y sus consecuencias sociales.
Ideologías y Nacionalismos: Incluye las revoluciones liberales burguesas de 1830 y 1848, así como las unificaciones de Italia y Alemania.
Conflictos Mundiales: Cubre la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Revolución Rusa de 1917, el ascenso de los fascismos y la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Mundo Reciente: Analiza la Guerra Fría, los procesos de descolonización en África y Asia, y la evolución de los bloques capitalista y comunista hasta llegar a la globalización actual. Libros de Texto y Recursos
Para este curso, existen varias opciones de manuales adaptados a la normativa vigente (LOMLOE): Historia del mundo contemporáneo
La asignatura de Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo de 1º de Bachillerato es fundamental para comprender las raíces de nuestra sociedad actual, abarcando desde la crisis del Antiguo Régimen hasta los desafíos de la globalización. IES Miguel Servet
A continuación, se presenta un esquema detallado de los contenidos que suelen incluir estos libros de texto, adaptado a los currículos vigentes como la Instituto Histórico Bachiller Sabuco | Temario General y Unidades Clave
El curso se divide habitualmente en tres bloques cronológicos: 1. El fin del Antiguo Régimen y la Revolución Industrial La crisis del Antiguo Régimen: libro historia del mundo contemporaneo q1 bachillerato
El sistema de monarquías absolutas, la sociedad estamental y la economía agraria. La Revolución Industrial:
Los cambios demográficos, las innovaciones técnicas y el nacimiento del capitalismo. Revoluciones Liberales y Nacionalismos:
El impacto de la Revolución Francesa, el Imperio Napoleónico y las unificaciones de Italia y Alemania. Historia Local y social 2. Conflictos y Transformaciones del Siglo XIX al XX El Movimiento Obrero:
El surgimiento de ideologías como el socialismo, el anarquismo y las luchas por los derechos de los trabajadores. Imperialismo y Colonialismo: La expansión de las potencias europeas en África y Asia. La Primera Guerra Mundial:
Causas, desarrollo del conflicto y el nuevo mapa europeo tras el Tratado de Versalles. La Revolución Rusa:
El fin de los zares y el nacimiento del primer estado socialista (la URSS). Instituto Histórico Bachiller Sabuco | 3. El Siglo de las Grandes Crisis y el Mundo Actual El Período de Entreguerras:
La Gran Depresión de 1929 y el ascenso de los fascismos (Italia y Alemania). La Segunda Guerra Mundial:
El desarrollo bélico, el Holocausto y la creación de la ONU. La Guerra Fría:
El mundo bipolar dividido entre el bloque capitalista (EE. UU.) y el comunista (URSS). Descolonización y Mundo Global:
El fin de los imperios coloniales y los retos del siglo XXI. Instituto Histórico Bachiller Sabuco | Editoriales y Recursos Recomendados La asignatura de Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo de
Si buscas un manual específico, estas son las opciones más comunes en los centros educativos:
Here’s a short, narrative-style story based on the contents of a Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo textbook for 1º de Bachillerato (first year of Spanish high school, typically covering 19th and 20th centuries).
Title: The Echoes of Change
In a dusty classroom, where the afternoon light slanted through shuttered windows, a worn textbook lay open. Its cover read: Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo, 1º Bachillerato. To sixteen-year-old Marcos, it was just a brick of dates, treaties, and dead leaders. But that afternoon, the pages began to whisper.
Part I: The Old Order Crumbles (1776–1848)
The first whisper came from the chapter on the Antiguo Régimen. It smelled of candle wax and damp castle stones. Marcos saw kings in powdered wigs, peasants bent under the weight of grain sacks, and maps where borders were personal property. Then, a tremor: the American Revolution, a penned declaration; then, the thunderclap of 1789. Paris. The storming of the Bastille. “Liberté, égalité, fraternité” scrawled on a wall. Napoleon’s shadow marched across the page, toppling thrones. The textbook called it the “Era of Revolutions.” Marcos touched the engraving of a guillotine. Change was sharp, he realized. And it bled.
Part II: The Age of Machines and Empires (1848–1914)
The pages turned, and the air grew greasy and hot. Marcos saw Manchester: chimneys vomiting smoke, children smaller than their looms, trains cutting through green fields like black serpents. This was the Revolución Industrial. Workers, the new proletariat, sang angry songs. Marx’s beard bristled from a sidebar. Meanwhile, Africa was being carved up in Berlin with rulers and compasses—no Africans invited. The British Empire was pink, the French blue. “The sun never sets,” the caption read. Marcos felt a chill. Beneath the progress, he heard the rattle of chains and the silent screams of the Congo.
Part III: The Great War and Its Bitter Children (1914–1939)
Then, a gunshot in Sarajevo. The pages tore into trenches. Verdun, Somme. Mud, mustard gas, millions of names reduced to statistics. Marcos flinched at the photo: a soldier’s gaunt face, eyes hollow as shell craters. The Treaty of Versailles was a poisoned gift—too harsh to forgive, too weak to stop the next war. From the wreckage, two specters rose: Lenin’s red star over Moscow, and Mussolini’s blackshirts marching on Rome. The textbook’s timeline stuttered: Crash of ’29, the Great Depression, dust bowls, breadlines. And then, a terrible new chapter: Hitler, the swastika, the Nuremberg Laws. Marcos saw Kristallnacht’s shattered glass and heard the drumbeat of a world sliding back into the abyss. Title: The Echoes of Change In a dusty
Part IV: A World Divided (1945–1991)
The next section began with two suns rising over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The war was over, but peace was a concrete wall through Berlin. The Guerra Fría: NATO vs. Warsaw Pact, capitalism vs. communism, Sputnik vs. Apollo. Marcos read about Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan—proxy wars where young men died for other people’s ideologies. In Cuba, a missile crisis brought the world to a thirteen-day heartbeat. But in the margins, he also saw resistance: the Velvet Revolution, the Solidarność movement, a boy standing before a tank in Tiananmen
En el primer curso de Bachillerato (1º Bachillerato), la asignatura de Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo
narra la evolución de las sociedades desde el fin del Antiguo Régimen hasta la actualidad. Conselleria de Educación, Cultura y Universidades
A continuación, se detallan los contenidos principales que suelen incluir los libros de texto de editoriales como Santillana Vicens Vives Editorial Casals Temario General
El curso suele dividirse en unidades cronológicas que cubren los hitos fundamentales de los siglos XVIII, XIX y XX: Historia del mundo contemporáneo 1 BA - Editorial Casals
Aquí tienes un texto detallado y estructurado que simula ser el núcleo de un tema o capítulo de un libro de texto de Historia del Mundo Contemporáneo para 1º de Bachillerato.
Este texto se centra en el Tema 1: La Crisis del Antiguo Régimen y la Revolución Liberal, que es el punto de partida habitual de la asignatura.
La sociedad no se basaba en la igualdad ante la ley, sino en el nacimiento. Se dividía en estamentos (grupos cerrados a los que se pertenecía por herencia):