Edvard Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor‚ for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King)‚ and for his collection of pianominiatures Lyric Pieces. [1] ------------------------------------------------- Biography Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen‚ Norway on June 15‚ 1843. His parents were Hiemlik Grieg (1806–1875)‚ a merchant
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Programme Note: DipABRSM | Date: 1st June 2009 | | Word Count: 1‚085 words | | | | | Partita for solo violin no.3 in E‚ BWV 1006 J.S Bach (b. 21 March 1685 in Eisenach;d. 28 July 1750 in Leipzig) Bach was the son of Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and director of musicians of the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. It is probably from his father that he learned the fundamentals of music. The Bach family throughout Thuringia had held positions
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Solo Repertoire Performed – - Hummel - Trumpet Concerto in Eb - Oscar Bohme - Trumpet Concerto in F minor - Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Trumpets in Bb (with Robert Souza) - Corelli - Sonata No. 8 for Violin‚ transcribed by Bernard Fitzgerald - Auguste DeBoecke - Allegro de Concours - Flor Peeters - Sonata for Trumpet Garrett Thomas - 1 – MASTER CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS - Thomas Drake‚ Michael Walk‚ Karin Bliznik – Throughout STL Symphony Youth Orchestra seasons. - David
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that music was a lot simpler‚ the most recognising characteristic was the change of texture. According to Levy (1982)‚ homophonic texture was the most common texture at that time. A lot of works were composed homophony‚ a lot of Haydn and Mozart’s sonatas can be listed as examples. Baroque music was in polyphonic texture and counterpoint (Owen‚ 1992). Compare to the polyphonic texture in Baroque‚ music was having less restrictions. For example‚ Scarlatti’s Fugue in G minor “The Cat Fugue”‚ Kp.30 (L
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Piano Sonata in C Minor‚ Op. 13 ("Pathétique")‚ I. Grave; Allegro Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor‚ Op. 13‚ commonly known as Sonata “Pathétique” is written by a world famous German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven. This piece of music is comprised of three movements‚ Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio‚ Adagio cantabil‚ and Rondo: Allegro. The sonata form is used in the first movement‚ and contains three parts which are called the Exposition‚ Development and Recapitulation respectively. The
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with many brief chapters. I know this because I noticed a very brief pause whenever a phrase ended and then right after there would be a section that sounds totally different or similar to the previous phrase. I have played many of Beethoven’s piano pieces and I have noticed that in all of his pieces‚ he chooses very simple notes (for this movement the notes he chose was F-G- F-E-F-C) of its Major or minor key and utilize those several specific notes to create music. He constantly changes keys
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Elizabeth Weimor‚ a soprano‚ performed Somebody‚ Somewhere from The Most Happy Fella by Frank Loesser of the 20th century. This piece had a melody and a meter of 4/4. There was sonata and the piece was pianissimo due to its softness. The third performance was by Fawn Guasta on the piccolo‚ and Atsuko Egawa on the piano. They performed Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra‚ Op‚ 50: I. Andante Comodo composed by Lowell Liebermann in the 20th century. There was a harmony and a theme. There was also a
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1. Intro: Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was an innovator‚ widening the scope of sonata‚ symphony‚ concerto‚ and quartet‚ and combining vocals and instruments in a new way. His personal life was marked by a struggle against deafness‚ and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life‚ when he was quite unable to hear. He is an crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ a pianist‚ a composer who remains one of
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Music Instrument Research I will present an in-depth research on piano. There are 5 sections‚ which came from 10 different websites. History and/or Manufacturers: http://www.piano.com/welcome/index.cfm http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Piano The piano is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances‚ ensemble use‚ chamber music and accompaniment. The piano was founded on earlier technological innovations. The first string
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Janice Weber (piano). They debuted this year’s concert series on January 31s at the Slosberg Music Center‚ a show that compelled virtually everyone to attend‚ even intern president‚ Lisa Lynch‚ attended. The show’s program began with a composition by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)‚ two sonatas for violin and piano from 1876‚ which was a breakthrough work‚ back then‚ for the 30-year-old composer. Before the composition was printed‚ Fauré was known chiefly as a composer of songs and short piano works‚ and
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