time from of 1750 to 1800; thus‚ the term Classical is a misnomer and could more correctly be changed to Western Art Music or European Art Music. European because most of the major composers up till the 20th century were European. Vivaldi was Italian‚ Bach was German‚ Mozart and Beethoven were Austrian; they are some of the more prominent composers. Not until the twentieth century with Gershwin and a few others do we find American composers writing this kind of art music. For the sake of convention‚
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The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque
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Vietnam is one of great struggle and conflict. For centuries the vietnamese people have had no choice but to change their society by force in order to gain their own freedom and independence. Pivitol events in Vietnamese history such as the Battle of Bach Dang in 939 and the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 are examples of how the conflict theory brought change to Vietnamese society and culture. For centuries Vietnam had been under Chinese rule. The Vietnamese people were an oppressed society and
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Period there were several well-known composers that made an impact on music as a whole along with adding their own personal flare. Johann Sebastian Bach was one of these composers and he is known for compositions such Toccata & Fugue D Minor (Baroque‚ 2012). During the Baroque era Fugue became a very popular and celebrated style of music and Bach loved to create fugues. During the Baroque Era fugues became central to compositions and demonstrated the technical prowess of the composer (Baroque
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Jane Addams: An Emotionally Intelligent Leader Throughout history‚ there have been many great feminists and social activists. There are many women who have changed history and made their mark on the world. Few however‚ can be titled as “the greatest woman in the world” and still regarded today as a pioneer social woman in United States history (Times‚ n.d). Jane Addams‚ Born in 1860‚ knew at a young age that life was not all ice cream and trips to the toy store. As the daughter of a well-to-do
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20th century‚ there were several American and European composers who were highly interested in the jazz industry. Composers have been using parts of native music for centuries. Some of the most popular names such as Mozart‚ Haydn‚ Beethoven and Bach‚ developed some of the most popular tunes of their time. In the earlier stages of the 20th century composers began to compose music that attempted to fuze together both Jazz and classical music. Igor Stravinsky ‚ Maurice Ravel‚ and Darius Milhaud were
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STUDY QUIZ -- UNIT I 1. Why does a live performance provide a special excitement? 2. What will enhance our ability to evaluate and enjoy music? 3. Why is John Cage’s composition 4’ 33" particularly interesting? 4-7. What are the four main properties of musical sound? 8. What determines the pitch of a sound? 9. The distance between two pitches is called an ______________. 10. If a pitch has a frequency of 100 cycles per second‚ what is the frequency of the pitch one
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Garry Morales Urbina Book Report 13 April 2012 Casals and the Art of the Interpretation – David Blum David Blum (Los Angeles CA‚ 1935) wrote this book to show how a great master as Casals thought about the materialization of emotions to express what music needs to. Moreover‚ he provides fundamental concepts which Casals sometimes called “law of music” or “laws of nature” – concepts which he considered to be essential elements of meaningful interpretation and applicable to all forms of musical
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He believed that the mind’s attitude plays a major role in our health and ability to recover from illness and we much keep the balance between everything otherwise more problems will be created instead of fixed. The Bach Flower Remedies is made up of 38 different flowers to fix certain problems in the balance of our mind. These flower can be mixed to a number of things such as possessive love‚ hopelessness and despair‚ hatred‚ envy or jealousy and pains in the joints
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piece is similar in some respects to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major‚ first movement (1756-1791) from the classical era. The baroque period was highlighted by famous composers such as Bach‚ Monteverdi‚ Purcell‚ Vivaldi‚ and Handel. Each of these composers were famous in their own right but Bach and Handel are often some of the most recognized names in Musical history. Most of the time
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