Etude Op. 10, No.
Etude Op. 10, No.
Jose Marti’s writing was based on what he went through. Such as, planning revolutionary activities(“Jose Marti facts”). Writing always meant something to Jose because would write about non fiction events that he lived through. Or he has witnessed people live through. He got in trouble with the Spanish government, for expressing his opinion of Spain and they jail him(M).…
Create~ Wolfgang Mozart was a composer of piano music during the Classical period. “Some of his most famous pieces are Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (a Little Night Music, 1787), Don Giovanni (1787), and Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute, 1791)” (Wolfgang Mozart Biography, 2015). His work was thoroughly known by many people. He was alive during the Classical time period and made piano music. His music was thoroughly known and enjoyed by many and multiple people and musicians. Along with this name, as Wolfgang Mozart, he had multiple other names such as, Johnnes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, when he was Baptised. He was inspired/influenced by Johann Sebastion Bach, Joseph Haydn, George Frideric Handel, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, and Michael…
After some researching. the one composer that caught my ear and attention was Cecile Louise Stephanie Chaminade, most commonly known as Cecile Chaminade. She was a French composer and pianist. From the years of her birth in 1857 to her death in Monte Carlo in 1944, she composed over a hundred pieces that gave her a wide range of admirers. What really caught my attention about Chaminade was the fact that her father disapproved of her musical education. With the strong passion she had, she continued forward in her musical career. At eight years old, she played her music to Georges Bizet who was extremely impressed. Chaminade continued the success and gave her first concert at eighteen. From then on, constant music from Chaminade was being published and gaining popularity.…
He was influenced in his early work by the music of Richard Strauss whom he met in 1902. Then in 1904, at a holiday resort, he overheard Lidi Doza sing folk songs and this marked the beginning of his life-long dedication to folk music. He was also influenced by Claude Debussy, the French Composer. Bela’s style of orchestral work resembled those of Johannes Brahmas and Richard Strauss. He wrote a lot of small piano pieces showing great interest in folk music. The first of such piece was the ‘String Quartet No.1’ in…
many accomplishments and overcame many obstacles to become one of the greatest musical composers in history. He wrote many amazing works that are still performed often today and his music slingshotted society into the next period of music, the romantic…
Liszt then created the tone poem which was a one-movement orchestral composition based on pictorial ideas. Many of Liszt compositions are based on evil like funeral music and then it can change to fury and then change to meditation. Liszt music did influence many different composers to include Wagner. He was said to be a stupendous performer with a great…
Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach) is considered to be the father of music for many reasons. He was the greatest Baroque composer, arguably the greatest composer of all times. He developed the modern piano lessons we use today, and developed helping book to strengthen both hands equally to play the piano. He wrote thousands of compositions, and simplified the way we compose music. He is the reason the piano became popular over the harpsichord. He was brilliant and innovated the way we read and see music today.…
Tchaikovsky during his early life began his love for music. In September of 1844, he along with his three-year-old sister wrote his first piece called “Our Momma of Petersburg.” At five began taking piano lessons learning Chopin, twenty-one he began to take music lessons at the Russian Musical Society, then after also being the first composition student…
Frédéric Chopin was at the center of music at this time. His friend group consisted of a pianist name Franz Liszt, and writer George Sand. As his relationship with Sand was ripped apart by jealousy and conflict, his music became much more melancholic. It is assumed that there was a love interest involved because of his ballads and sonatas. His technique on the piano coincides with the native dance of Poland called a Mazurka. Chopin’s concertos involve an aspects called rubato, or “robbed time,” meaning that the rhythm can change without upsetting the beat. These subtle shifts in harmony are typical in everyday folk music. His major works include two piano concertos, four ballades, three sonatas, and many more. He accomplished all of this by the time he was 39 and had an untimely death due to…
Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer whose works featured the Romantic period and Polish nationalistic music. His work ranges from Mazurkas to Nocturnes, from Polonaises to Waltzes, includes concertos, sonatas and much more. He was born in March 10, 1810 in ¯elazowa Wola to Nicolas Chopin. He grew up as a sickly but talented child, often hailed the child prodigy in Poland. When he was seven years old, he authored two polonaises. He had various instructors, including his own sister and his mother. He had two professional piano courses before he attended the Warsaw Lyceum. Chopin experienced great successes in the performing and composing field throughout his musical career. During his ten year relationship with George Sand (in which he experienced…
One musical performer that caught my attention was Donald Victor Leopold who performed Kinderszenen, op. 15, composed by Robert Schumann on the piano. The composer, Robert Schumann performed in the style of classical music from the geographical region of Germany during the time period of the early to mid 1800’s. Robert Schumann was influenced to further his career in music by his teacher Friedrich Wieck. A factor that contributed to Schumann’s compositions was the fact that he suffered from a mental disorder, and through the piano he was able to express himself. In his famous piece Kinderszenen some of the stylistic elements include that he composed this for a performance include the fast and slow paces of each movement which helped him emphasize that this performance is about childhood.…
One of the most famous composers was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756, Mozart was a born prodigy. He mastered the keyboard at 5 and was a self taught violin play wrote hundreds of symphonies and many…
Frédéric Chopin is a well-known Polish pianist and composer during the Romantic Era (1780-1910), Chopin’s work inspired many young composers and musicians even till this day. Chopin is one of the greatest influential pianist and composers, his music and composed pieces are extremely astonished, especially his style of romantic taste, which are very unique and different compare to other composers. However, his work did not just influences the musical world, but it also influenced many artist and literature writers during the later Romantic Era. Later on, Chopin’s work became well-known around the world—especially in Europe, between the nineteenth century and twentieth century. Growing up in his early years, Chopin was gifted with great music…
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) was born in a tiny village of Zelazowa about thirty miles away from Warsaw where he was raised as the son of a Polish mother and French father. While growing up in Warsaw much of his childhood compositions are known today as some of the most significant achievements for a composer in the Romantic era. At a very young age his original style of playing and composing astonished the polish aristocracy. After a fire broke out in his village many years later the home of Chopin was one of the few left standing. The house was set up for restoration as a museum and small concert hall. Chopin is the only composer labeled as "great" to write almost exclusively for the piano. Coming from a poor family he found his love for music at an early age. As a gifted child he began writing and composing his own pieces and has his first published by the age of seven. After realizing his fragile stature couldn’t last with composers like Liszt he was left to teach for most of his wages while playing in smaller concerts. Before he even set foot in high school Chopin had already written four polonaises, a variation set, and a rondo though most of his work was concentrated on virtuoso piano music.…
Frederic Chopin lived between 1810-1849 and was born in Warsaw to French parents. Chopin was considered to be a child prodigy at the piano and composing music. When referring to Romantic Music, he is said to…