On Christmas Day 1989‚ the city of Berlin got to enjoy a concert for the ages: the "Ode to Freedom‚". A composite event‚ covering centuries worth of work by the composers Schiller‚ Beethoven - and Leonard Bernstein. The purpose of the concert was to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall in a way that would be remembered forever. Bernstein had the soloists and chorus sing in the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that truly symbolized freedom‚ as a gift from the gods to the Germans. Not
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Beethoven and Tchaikovsky While Ludwig van Beethoven and Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky have much in common‚ they also have many differences. Both men are famous for their orchestral compositions and their future influence on other composers. They experienced a blend of horrible failures and great successes. Although they were from different musical time periods‚ they both made huge contributions to the world of music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany 1770; the second half of the classical
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Examining The Pathetique Sonata At the start of the nineteenth century‚ the world of music made a transition from the Classic Period of composition to what is now known as the Romantic Era. Composers experimented with more expressive and songlike melodies while pianists developed higher skill levels to match the increased technical demands of the pieces. One man who embodied this particular transitional period was Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven was one of the first composers to stray from
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of Classical music Programme Notes Sonata in C minor (‘Pathétique’)‚ Op. 13 Beethoven (1770–1827) Grave; Allegro di molto e con brio Adagio cantabile Rondo: Allegro Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ sonata was published in 1799 during what is referred to as his early period. At this time Beethoven was living in Vienna‚ supported by many generous patrons including Prince Karl Linchnowsky‚ to whom this sonata is dedicated. Beethoven’s early sonatas were written not only for artistic but also
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the philharmonic orchestra & oratorio chorus for Beethoven. The performance was at the musical art center‚ Wednesday‚ April 20 at 8 pm.in additional‚ the performance was by the conductor Carl St. Clair‚ Betsy Burleigh the Chorus Master and more. It was a very huge performance that a person must get a ticket whether he is a student or not. Going into details about the music‚ the performance has only one Symphony‚ which is Symphony No. 9 in D Minor‚ Op. 125. The symphony divided into 4 parts or pieces
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Ludwig van Beethoven 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827 [pic] [pic] Ludwig van Beethoven is perhaps the most famous and influential of all the pianist composers of his time. He was considered instrumental in the transition of between the classical and romantic eras in Western Art Music. Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn (now called Cologne‚ Germany) to parents of Belgian descent. His father‚ Johann‚ was a musician at the court of Bonn‚ and his mother‚
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The text of the second song of op. 48 is taken from an earlier volume of poetry than that of the previous song. The poetry collection “Abschied” (Farewell) from 1930 is one of two books by Haringer that were published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag. Zsolnay’s co-manager‚ Felix Kostia-Costa‚ did originally not want to publish the volume‚ but was probably swayed by Alma Mahler-Werfel . The poem’s title is the adjective “tot” (dead) which must not be confused with the noun “Tod” (death) that is pronounced
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relaxing for me and I wasn’t wrong about my thoughts. When I bought my ticket‚ I thought I was going to listen just Beethoven but I was wrong. I listened different pieces from different composers. I was perceptive listener. I did my best to observe as much as I can and through this observation I took some notes during the concert in order to write my report. First piece was Pohjola’s Daughter Op.49 which was composed by Jean Sibelius. It has very colorful scores and it was played by a large orchestra which
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him to go back to the traditional way of playing music. 1814 came‚ Beethoven was 44‚ and he created a masterpiece Opera that everybody raged over. The name of the Opera was Fidelio; it was his only Opera. It was so popular it was known for the newly free Europe who had just been saved by the tyranny of Troika. Towards the end of Beethoven’s life‚ he leads his reputation into the ground. After his brother died‚ Casper‚ Beethoven fought to have sole custody of his son‚ even though‚ it said in the
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英语OP Titanic 1 简介 I believe all of you are familiar with this scenario: every once when the conversation turned to "favorite movies‚” there must be someone who mentioned Titanic. To make a long story short‚ it is a 1997 American epic romantic disaster film directed by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of a ship named Titanic‚ it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of different social classes who fall in love aboard the ship during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
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