A comparative study of the use of the baroque and modern flutes in composition‚ with specific reference to - Sonata IV for flute and continuo by J.S Bach‚ and Sonata for flute by Hindemith The baroque‚ or transverse flute is of great interest to me‚ mainly because of my own flute playing experience. I have always considered the baroque flute a much softer and more beautiful instrument‚ and it is because of this interest that I have decided to carry out my investigation upon the differences between
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Baroque and the Counter-Reformation On October 31‚ 1517‚ Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the doors of Wittenberg Cathedral. Exposing the corruption of the Church and its abuse of power‚ Martin Luther sent a shock wave through all of Europe. Threatened with the growing rise of Protestantism‚ and the crises it revealed‚ the Catholic Church launched the Counter-Reformation. The Council of Trent (1545 - 1563)‚ was a central feature of the Counter-Reformation. Aimed at addressing the abuses of
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On Tuesday‚ November 15‚ 2016‚ Auburn University’s music department presented an orchestral concert in the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. The art museum‚ with classical stone architecture‚ created a great aesthetic and acoustic venue for the orchestra. Howard Goldstein‚ the music director for the orchestra and conductor for the night‚ currently works as a Professor of Music at Auburn University. Dr.Goldstein decided to perform three pieces composed by Wirén‚ Mozart‚ and Schubert. To open
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How does Haydn represent the holy context within Quoniam Tu Solus? ‘Quoniam Tu Solus’ from The Nelson Mass by Haydn is a form of sacred musical composition and is a choral composition. The text throughout is in Latin which is the language of the Catholic Church. In bars 22-23 the voices sing “In Gloria Dei Patris’ which translates to “in glory of God the Father”‚ However‚ even though this work is a choral composition‚ the voices are not necessary as the orchestra can stand alone. This is typical
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Dana Butler 12/08/14 Music of the 18th Century Derived from the Portuguese barroco‚ or “oddly shaped pearl‚” the term “baroque” has been widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750. Comparing some of music history’s greatest masterpieces to a misshapen pearl might seem strange to us today‚ but to the nineteenth century critics who applied the term‚ the music of Bach and Handel’s era sounded overly ornamented and exaggerated
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The Chamber Choir performed the next five songs. The first of these was “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” arranged by Mark Brymer and composed by Eddie Pola and George Wyle. This homophonic song belongs to the genre of Christmas music and is arranged for soprano‚ alto‚ tenor and bass. For many years‚ Mark Brymer was a very successful choral writer and arranger for educational and choral music. He had hundreds of choral works‚ musical reviews‚ melodies and copyrighted arrangements in print
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Early Polyphony in the Medieval Era Young J. Kim Music 386: History of the Medieval through the Baroque Eras November 17‚ 2015 Music in the Medieval Ages was considered to be one of the longest periods in musical history‚ which consisted of almost of a thousand years of European musical development. From 500 to 1450 A.D.‚ social and religious developments played an important role in the way music was composed and played. Music in the early medieval period was divided into
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for the next four decades. It is the most recorded work of all time; and according to The Rough Guide to Classical Music‚ there are over 150 versions to date. This concerto‚ written in the 18th century‚ represents the crowning achievement in Baroque programme music during a period of extended musical expressionism in Venice and throughout Italy. Although this work ranks high in popularity‚ little known facts about the “Four Seasons” is that for each of the four violin concertos –“Spring‚”
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the time of cultural awakening and development of arts and sciences‚ music became free of church and new styles appeared as instrumental and dance music and such kind of music as English madrigal. In Classical period musicians moved away from Baroque and Rococo styles to new tuneful and elegant music. Vienna – the centre. New styles of dancing: minuet‚ gavotte. + serenades‚ divertimenti. Names – Mozart‚ Beethoven< Schubert. Composers of the Romantic Era broke new musical ground by adding
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) was a German‚ later British conductor‚ organist‚ violinist and composer of the late Baroque era. Handel had been in many countries‚ which allowed him to absorbed aspects of German‚ Italian‚ French‚ and English styles. Italian opera had greatly influenced him and served as the central focus of his creative work. He spent most of his career in London and was known for his operas‚ oratorios‚ anthems‚ and instrumental compositions. He composed the most famous of all
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