Processing tomatoes, which accounted for 89 percent of all tomatoes produced in 2008, are machine-harvested while fresh-market tomatoes are hand-picked. Fresh-market tomato prices are typically higher and more variable than processing because of larger production costs and greater market uncertainty. Fresh Tomato Industry. Commercial Acreage. Fresh-market tomatoes are produced in every State in the Nation, with commercial-scale production in about 20 States.
Famous For: Writing over 100 works including âThe Flood,â âThe Firebirdâ and âIstrumental Soloist.â. Awards: Leonie Sonning Music Prize, 4 Grammy Awards. Igor Stravinsky was born on June 17th, 1882, in Oranienbaum, Russia. He spent most of his childhood in Saint Petersburg with his mother and father. During his time in school, Stravinsky did not have many friends and he turned to music, which he had an interest in.
[ÉktÉÊ bÉÊljoËz] ; 11 December 1803 â 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts (Requiem). Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation.He specified huge orchestral forces for some of his works, and conducted several concerts with more than 1,000 musicians.He also composed around 50 songs.erlioz had a keen affection for literature, and many of his best compositions are inspired by literary works. For Symphonie fantastique, Berlioz was inspired in part by Thomas De Quincey 's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.