Devon Greer Dr. Armstrong Music Appreciation George Frideric Handel‚ certainly one of the greatest composers of the 16th century‚ took Europe by storm with his compositions‚ arias‚ and operas. A master of his trade by the time of his death‚ Handel was not handed his fortune and fame. With rivalry‚ odds‚ and sickness stacked against him‚ Handel overcame hardships to reach his dreams. Hard work and preservation through even the darkest of days led to hundreds of works of musical art by Handel. Through
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SIMILAR AND DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE CITY IN “LONDON” BY WILLIAM BLAKE‚ COMPOSED UPON WESTMINSTER BRIDGE‚ SEPTEMBER 3‚ 1802” BY WILLIAM WORDSWORTH‚ AND IN “IMPRESSION DU MATIN” BY OSCAR WILDE \ The image of the city appears in the literature of all cultural periods‚ but it often varies depending on historical context‚ prevailing ideas and the personal style of the author. City images dominate in the periods of Romantic and Decadent‚ however‚ the authors`
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violinist‚ and player of both the harpsichord and clavichord. He composed music‚ taught it and directed choirs in Leipzig; wrote over 300 cantatas and numerous accomplishments for the organ‚ harpsichord‚ clavichord and for small orchestras! George Handel (1685-l759) was a composer‚ as Bach‚ but was most well known for composing Italian operas and English oratorios. Joseph Haydn (l732-1809) has often been called the father of the symphony and string quartet. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) who
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Johanna Sebastian Bach was a composer of the Baroque era‚ the most celebrated member of a large family of northern German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist‚ organist‚ and expert on organ building. Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos‚ The Well-Tempered Clavier‚ the Mass in B Minor‚ and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental
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social‚ political‚ and cultural life in the Medieval period? 13. What are the secular genres of the Medieval Period? 14. What are the sacred genres of the Medieval period? 15. Who are the main Medieval composers? 16. The difference between a cantata and a sonata; 17. Know what a lute (a kind of stringed instrument) looks like; 18. Dates of the Baroque Period; 19. Characteristic qualities of harmony during the Classical period; 20. The names of the sections of a Classical Sonata-Allegro form;
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recognition. Other than numerous trips to other cities on the peninsula‚ and in Europe‚ Vivaldi spent most his career at the Pieta. Before his death on the 26th of July‚ 1741 in Vienna‚ Antonio Lucio Vivaldi collaborated on and/or solely composed 48 operas;
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Between the two‚ Joseph Hayden and Amadeus Mozart devoted much of their music for composing symphonies‚ minuets‚ librettos‚ sonatas‚ concertos‚ masses‚ oratorios and operas. While both men achieved popularity and status during their time‚ they also discovered that success must be earned rather than freely given. While both men enjoyed similar success during their lives‚ their character and personal lives contrast one another as one developed a haughty spirit and died penniless after enjoying a
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emotion Sudden dynamic shifts Rhythmic patterns introduced at the beginning of a piece are repeated throughout Melodies repeated throughout Famous for its doctrine of mood. What is happy will be happy throughout and what is sad continues to the end Opera‚ instrumental music Classical Fluctuates to provide sudden‚ dramatic contrasts of character Sonatas‚ Rondos‚ Variations are used a lot Flexible rhythm Light‚ elegant and restrained Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Hadyn Dynamics used to create contrast
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In the dramedy "Twelfth Night"‚ William Shakespeare presents to us the many different aspects of love and its effects. All the characters in the play are‚ in one way or another‚ intertwined in a relationship or committed to a bond of trust. In a story teeming with humor and melancholy‚ both Orsino and Olivia stand out as perfect examples of how romance can be so influential and overpowering in one’s life. It is therefore interesting to note the similarities in their attitudes towards love and other
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Most people would define a great female protagonist as intelligent‚ strong minded and willing to fight for what she believes in. Both Bernarda Alba from Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba and Medea by Euripides fit this description. One is a tyrannical mother who imposes her choices on her five daughters‚ the other is arguably the strongest non-Olympian woman in all of Greek mythology. If we take a closer look‚ we notice that these two characters have many things in common. From their
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