A Functional region is a place that relies on the core city for the most part. They still do need support from the outer smaller cities but get most of their help from the bigger most thriving cities. A type of region characterized by its function. Ex.
The 1812 Overture. Written by the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880, the 1812 Overture shows the huge cultural impact of the Napoleonic Wars and their place in European memory. It commemorates Napoleonâs failed invasion of Russia in 1812 â a disaster for the French that led to Napoleonâs defeat and exile on the island of Elba.
Completed in 1824, the Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 âChoralâ was the last complete symphony composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. It incorporated part of An die Freude (âOde to Joyâ), a poem by Friedrich Schiller written in 1785. In the first performance of Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Beethoven pounded out the beats he couldnât hear (his hearing now completely gone).