Britten score his first international triumph. The opera tells the story of a social outcast‚ a fisherman Grimes ‚the ultimate outsider‚ who was suffering at the hands of a cold blooded society and shows his attempts to find acceptance by that society‚ which Unfortunately brings his own catastrophic downfall. This theme of the individual against society is popular in many of Britten’s works in opera.It is a very is a very big and impressive opera with a very tight focus.Peter Grimes is a full tragedy
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THE MAESTRO SUMMARIE!!!!....couldn’t find the other one but I found this * 14-year-old Burl Crow has a father who is violent. His mother struggles with mental illness. When he follows his father to his secret fishing spot he learns that his father is having an affair. Burl’s cover is blown and his father beats him. As his father strikes blow after blow‚ a helicopter flies overhead‚ carrying a piano‚ distracting them both. * Burl runs into the woods‚ relying on the skills of survival
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Outline Title: Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven and His Achievements Thesis Statement: Beethoven is one of the greatest composer in the history of music. He played a big role in the world of music. He was the one who initiated among his co-composers the freedom to express themselves. Some of his masterpieces were Eroica Pastorale‚ Fideleo and the religious composition entitled Missa Solemnis. I. Introduction II. The Man and His Music A.
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including symphonies‚ concertos‚ and sonatas. He performed with an organ or a piano‚ and as a conductor. His talent in composing was limitless as he continued to write music in all the forms of his timeframe except Operas. Many of his famous works include the Violin Concerto‚ Oratorio Elijah‚ and the Midsummer Night’s Dream overture. Mendelssohn is considered one of the most popular composers of the Romantic
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Baroque Music Characteristics * Baroque Music - 1600-1750 * The invention of several forms of music came about in the 17th century i.e. opera‚ sonata‚ concerto‚ suite‚ fugue‚ oratorio * Use of improvisation increased during this era‚ although it was an important change to instrumental musical it also caused problems when musicians attempted to full understand and perform Baroque music precisely * Unity of mood – baroque music is unique for its principle of mood throughout
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Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian baroque composer. He is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos‚ sacred choral work‚ and over forty operas. One of his best pieces is a series or violin concertos known as The Four Seasons. Antonio Vivaldi was born March 4th‚ 1678 in Venice. His parents were Giovanni Battista Vivaldi and Camilla Calicchia. Immediately after his birth he was baptised in his home by the mid-wife. It is believed that his baptism is a result of his poor health or an earthquake
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significance. Passions are sermon sandwiches. It phrases the sermon. First part encourages sort of drama directed towards a subject (the holy priest) – 2nd part is somewhat like a meditation. The passion and the opera: similarities and differences PINNACLE The passion and the cantata: similarities and differences The passion story: the story of the Crucifixion as recorded in the Gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The passion works on several levels of meaning – Specific musical examples
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in the first two decades of 19th Century‚ followed by Romantic composers around 1820. Famous English poets such as Shelly‚ Keats and Byron emerged during this time as well as lesser-known German Romantic literature. 19th Century golden age for opera Music recognized as major art form and treated with new respect in cultivated circles as messages’ and meaning were taken seriously‚ not just for entertainment. Subjects often philosophical and taken from respected literature e.g. Shakespeare
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concludes with an Alleluia being far in advance of any similar work during the first quarter of the fifteenth century. It exemplified a genuinely artistic style. Equally beautiful are the motets of Lionel Power‚ the manuscripts of which are at Vienna‚ Bologna‚ and Modena. One of his happiest efforts is a four-part motet in which the treatment is peculiarly melodious and of an Irish flavor. During the late 13th century‚ motets with tenors sharing similar rhythms with the upper voices became possible
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (December 16‚ 1770 – March 26‚ 1827) He was a German composer of Classical music‚ the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest of composers‚ and his reputation inspired – and in some cases intimidated – composers‚ musicians‚ and audiences who were to come after him. Beethoven’s first music teacher was his father‚ who worked as a musician in the Electoral court at Bonn. Beethoven’s
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