Stark (The Longest Journey)

Stark is the name of one of the twin worlds in the best-selling PC-game The Longest Journey. Stark, our world, is the world of science and logic, while its twin, Arcadia is the world of magic and chaos. The worlds used to be one, but were split after humans combined magic and science and became too powerful. The worlds are maintained by the Balance, watched over by the Guardian, from the tower where the Divide first happened. The worlds will be reunited when they are ready.

The Longest Journey

The Longest Journey is a 1999 point-and-click adventure game by Norwegian studio Funcom. It features a minimalist interface, rich mythos, and simple puzzles in response to the escalating difficulty in adventure titles at the time, focusing instead on involving storytelling. Its premise of a world being separated into science and magic generated interest in the mainstream, in an age where adventure games had long been driven into a niche. The game’s graphics drew praise from critics for their persuasive portrayal of fantasy and futuristic settings. While its translation into ten different languages was lauded, the game was criticized for its extensive dialogue of almost 8300 individual voice samples. A sequel, Dreamfall, is currently in development and is expected to be released in spring 2006.

Characters

- April Ryan is the young heroine of the game who has artistic aspirations. As a resident of the technology-driven Stark, she discovers that she is a Shifter, a person with the power to move between worlds. Her journey begins when she unwittingly transports herself to the magical Arcadia. She is hinted to be the daughter of the White Dragon, as she herself felt a connection between the two of them. Moreover, her Stark parents adopted her.
- Crow is a fast-talking, black-feathered bird who endured years of ill-treatment from his alcoholic master (who shut him up in a trunk) before escaping. He becomes April’s wisecracking sidekick and is integral to several of the game’s challenges. Despite his name (which April gives him), he is not actually a crow and becomes offended when he discovers what crows are in Stark. It is revealed that April named him after Crowboy, a cartoon hero of her childhood.
- Burns Flipper was an eccentric, foul-mouthed hacker who provided April with invaluable aid. He lost his legs in an accident and hovered around in a floating wheelchair, a la Charles Xavier. Flipper was killed by Vanguard agents, when they discovered he was helping April.
- Gordon Holloway is Jacob McAllen’s right-hand man, warped by magic and science to become the next Guardian so that the Vanguard may disrupt the Balance. He speaks in a cold and collected tone and has no qualms about committing violence. It is revealed that he was stripped of the emotional part of his soul, which became the Arcadian Chaos Vortex.
- Charlie, Emma, Fiona and Mickey are April’s friends and neighbors at the Border House. The game presents a possible attraction between Charlie and April, but it is not explored, and neither is Charlie’s character, very much. Emma was April's best friend and tried to save her from the Vanguard, but was gunned down for her efforts. She survived, however. Fiona and Mickey are a lesbian couple; they own and manage the Border House.
- Zack is a tenant in the Border House who lives across the hall from April. Obnoxious and chauvinistic, he sold April out as revenge (she rejected his advances) and was gunned down by Holloway’s men. His death is disputable, but very few would mourn him.
- Vestrum Tobias was the highest-ranking Sentinel who taught April Alltongue, a universal language. He was assassinated shortly before Marcuria, the Arcadian North’s capital, was invaded.
- Roper Klacks is an evil alchemist who lives in a floating castle some miles away from Marcuria. He has a tendency to petrify his victims. April defeated him in a math duel with the help of a calculator, and when he tried to study it he was consumed by a bluish energy. It is unknown what exactly happened to him. It is later revealed that he was an agent of the Vanguard.
- Brian Westhouse is a former Stark native who resides in Marcuria. Nicknamed “The Rolling Man” by Marcurians because he rides a bicycle, a vehicle foreign to them. It is unclear how he found his way to Arcadia. It is suggested that there is another way of crossing the Divide rather than Shifting and that the Dragons (particularly Cortez) are aware of it.
- Adrian is the present Guardian, originally from Stark. He returned there, at a loss of what to do as no one had come to assume his position, and was captured by Holloway. One of April's main objectives is to locate him.
- Lady Alvane is a mysterious old woman who recounts the story of April's quest. She also appeared in the story giving asylum to April when she was chased by Vanguard agents. Possibly, Lady Alvane actually is April from the future who has found means to travel in time. Apparently, her house is located between the worlds like the Guardian's Tower, since a Shift can be opened in it.
- The White Dragon, also known as the White Mother, was a great protector on the side of the Sentinels and the only female Draic Kin. She died due to injuries sustained while battling the Chaos Vortex. She lives through her daughter, whom April calls sister.
- Cortez is a peculiar old man who served as April’s mentor. She is wary of him at first, but later grows to trust him. He is much more than he lets on - in one of the game’s most memorable scenes, he reveals himself to be the Red Dragon, but apparently perishes at the hands of his brother, the Green Dragon. His pocket watch, which he gave to April and called his “heart”, ceased to function soon after his battle with the Green.
- Jacob McAllen is a wealthy magnate and leader of the Church of Voltec, a powerful Stark cult that is actually a front for the Vanguard. Towards the end of the game, it is revealed that he is the Green Dragon. It is unknown whether he lived or died following his battle with Cortez.
- The Blue Dragon is the eldest of the Draic Kin. His gigantic form has slumbered at the bottom of the Arcadian ocean for millennia as he awaits for the right time to return to the stars he once came from together with his Alatien (winged folk) and Maerum (mer folk) children.

Factions

- The Sentinels – An age-old order that oversees the Balance (Stark and Arcadia existing separately).
- The Vanguard – An order that opposes the Sentinels. They wish to see the worlds reunited, disregarding the risk that the both them of could be destroyed in the process. They are the main antagonists of the game.
- The Draic Kin, also known as the Dragons, are a race of ancient, extraterrestrial beings that have inhabited the worlds before they were separated. It is not impossible that they assisted humans who Divided the Earth. They have internal disagreements about the reunification of the worlds, which has led to civil strife.

External links

- [http://www.longestjourney.com/ The Official Site]
- [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,1439/ MobyGames: The Longest Journey] Longest Journey, The Longest Journey, The Longest Journey, The Longest Journey, The

Anton Rösler

Antonio Rosetti (Rösler) (
- 1750 in Leitmeritz, Böhmen; † 30. Juni 1792 in Ludwigslust) war ein deutscher Komponist.

Rosetti's Herkunft

Wahrscheinlich wurde Antonio Rosetti 1750 im nordböhmischen Leitmeritz/Litomeríce geboren. Sein Geburtsname kann nicht genau ermittelt werden, so könnte er "Anton Rös(s)ler" oder auch "Rusizscka" oder ähnlich geheissen haben. Der häufig genannte Vorname "Franz" beruht auf einem Irrtum eines Musikwissenschaftlers, der einen Franz Anton Rösler, geboren 1746, für Antonio Rosetti hielt. Franz Anton Rösler war jedoch Schuhmacher. Seine musikalische Ausbildung erhielt er wahrscheinlich bei einem Jesuitenorden in Prag. Es folgte ein Wanderleben und es gibt Belege, das Rosetti um 1770 im russischen Dienst eines Grafen Orlow gestanden haben könnte.

Sein künstlerisches Wirken

Ab 1773 war er als Diener und Musiker in der fürstliche Hofkapelle Oettingen-Wallerstein angestellt. 1781 reiste Rosetti nach Paris. Von dort vermeldete er große Erfolge mit seinen Kompositionen und konnte einige seiner Werke auch an Pariser Verlage zum Druck geben. Mit dem Weggang von Joseph Reicha im Jahr 1785 war Rosetti Kapellmeister der fürstlichen Kapelle, wobei er diese Funktion auch schon wesentlich früher ausübte. Geplagt durch ständige Geldsorgen, welche nicht durch Fürst Krafft-Ernst beseitigt wurden, wechselte er 1789 als Kapellmeister an den Hof des Herzog von Mecklenburg-Schwerin in Ludwigslust. Rosettis Einkommen verdreifachte sich mit diesem Schritt, hinzu kamen noch verschiedene übliche Naturalien. Als Rosetti am 30. Juni 1792 starb, hinterließ er seine Frau und 3 Töchter. Das Fürstenhaus setze eine Rente aus, Rosettis Töchter waren als Sängerinnen später am Hofe angestellt. Am bekanntesten dürfte die Aufführung seines Requiem anlässlich der Prager Trauerfeier von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1791 sein. Dieses Werk entstand allerdings als Requiem auf den Tod der Frau von Fürst Krafft-Ernst zu Öttingen-Wallerstein im Jahr 1776.

Werke

- 47 Sinfonien
- mindestens 16 Konzerte für Horn
- mindestens 6 Konzerte für 2 Hörner
- 8 Konzerte für Fagott und Orchester Konzerte für Violine, Viola, Flöte, Oboe und Klarinette
- zahlreiche Kammermusik, darunter mehrere Bläserparthia
- Lieder
- geistliche Werke Neues Rosetti-Werkverzeichnis von Sterling E. Murray , älteres Werkverzeichnis von Oskar Kaul

Weblinks

- http://www.rosetti.de
- http://www.corno.de Rosetti, Antonio Rosetti, Antonio Rosetti, Antonio Rosetti, Antonio Rosetti, Antonio

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