Dave Brubeck The late Dave Brubeck left behind a legacy as a jazz pianist‚ composer‚ bandleader‚ husband‚ and father. He wrote everything that ranged from opera and ballet‚ to a contemporary mass. Brubeck was well known for experimenting with time signatures unusual to the traditional jazz sound. The uneven meters‚ along with the incorporation of all kinds of different rhythms in his music‚ is how he captivated the attention of younger listeners. The significance of Brubeck in the history of jazz
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his first minuet at the age of five. At the age of six‚ he began composing complicated and serious musical works and in the same year gave his first harpsichord concert. His first symphony was written when he was only eight years old and his first opera when he was twelve. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria in January of 1756 to Leopold and Anna Maria Pertl. Leopold Mozart was a respected and successful violinist and composer for the Archbishop of Salzburg. He was also an experienced
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Genres of the Baroque Period: Opera – “drama presented in music‚ with the characters singing instead of speaking” (Joseph Kerman‚ p. 87): One cannot speak of Baroque opera without mentioning the name of Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). Monteverdi has the distinction of being known as the first great composer in the genre of opera‚ as well as the last true madrigalist of his time. He began writing his madrigals at a very early age and composed operas well into his seventies. Although much
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Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel. The music of the period is thick and complex polyphonic texture prevails in many composers works. The music gives a sense of drama and urgency is incorporated into in vocal forms such as the cantata‚ mass‚ opera‚ oratorio and passion‚ and in instrumental forms such as the concerto‚ concerto grosso‚ prelude‚ fugue‚ toccata sonata and suite. Vibrant rhythms and expressive dissonances heighten tension in many Baroque works. Much of the Baroque keyboard
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February. 23‚ 1685. He died in London on April. 14‚ 1759‚ and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Handel is best known for his English Oratorios‚ particularly the Messiah. Handel was distinguished for his musical ability from his earliest years‚ was sent to Berlin to study when he was 14‚ began his musical career as a performer at Hamburg in 1703 and produced his first opera in 1704. He spent six years in Italy and cam‚ on invitation‚ to England in 1710‚ where he lived for almost 50 years. In England Handel
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Discuss the effect that political and economic factors had on the composition of Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus. ‘Judas Maccabaeus’ is an oratorio composed by George Friderick Handel and was written to be first performed in 1747. The piece was written in honor of the duke of Cumberland to acknowledge his success in the battle of Culloden during the Jacobite rebellion. The political links with the work had a clear influence on the final outcome of the piece‚ and this is shown through its story and
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Frideric Handel was born February 23rd‚ 1685 to a family indifferent to music in Halle‚ Germany. He spent the majority of his career in London and is best known for his operas‚ oratorios‚ anthems and organ concertos. He opened three commercial opera companies to supply the English with Italian operas and wrote more than forty operas in just over thirty years of his career. His works are said to be so passionate because they are hollowed‚ not by liturgical dignity but by moral ideals of humanity. To
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people in the industry that it was influential to every aspiring music composers. He introduced many methods in composing classical music. Some of Stravinsky’s contributions were The Rite of Spring and Pulcinella. They were featured in whole series of operas‚ ballet and major choral that high number of audiences have seen. In his autobiography‚ he said
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Efthimios Mariakakis Spring 99 Music Appreciation Throughout the history of music‚ many great composers‚ theorists‚ and instrumentalists have left indelible marks and influences that people today look back on to admire and aspire to. No exception to this idiom is Johann Sebastian Bach‚ whose impact on music was unforgettable to say the least. People today look back to his writings and works to both learn and admire. Bach‚ who came from a family of over 53 musicians‚ was nothing short of a
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