Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most famous composers of this generation. He is arguably best known for his stage/film adaptations of Cats and Phantom of the Opera. He has won many awards for his work and a variety of honors. Lloyd Webber made a huge impact in theatre. Early Life First things first‚ Lloyd Webber was born on March 22nd‚ 1948 in London‚ England. Everyone in his immediate family were involved with music in some way. His dad was the direction at a music college
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Stravinsky’s developmental context Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (June 17‚ 1882 – April 6‚ 1971) is known not just for the breadth of diversity acknowledged in his oeuvre‚ but for the impact and contribution it has made on Western culture‚ particularly music. Indeed‚ Time magazine named him as one of the most influential people of the 20th century. At the time of Stravinsky’s birth‚ Imperial Russia was undergoing immense change in all areas of society. Upon his accession to the Russian throne
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same year as Johann Sebastian Bach in a town fifty miles away‚ George Frideric Handel‚ who later became a British citizen‚ lead a much different life than Bach. Handel‚ too‚ composed for every musical genre of his time‚ even creating the English oratorio. Popular Works: The Messiah‚ Music for the Royal Fireworks‚ and Water Music 3. Antonio Vivaldi Vivaldi wrote over 500 concertos and is believed to have invented ritornello form (a theme returning throughout the piece). However‚ much of Vivaldi’s
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The Age of Enlightenment occurred from about 1600-1800. It was a time where free thought and personal freedoms began. It was an attempt to break free and finally move forward. People were beginning to doubt God’s existence and believed that individuals could find truth for themselves. Europe would be forever changed from these ideas. This gave Europe a chance to flourish and open up to new ideas. This had a very big impact on the humanities. I am going to be discussing how music‚ art‚ literature
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Kyla Whitman MUS 10 070 Dr. Immel Concert Report On November 11‚ 2014‚ the Kutztown University Department of Music had their third Student Recital of the semester in Schaeffer Auditorium at 7:30 pm. The Department of Music performed thirteen pieces of music including Etude Op. 25‚ No. 1‚ Somebody‚ Somewhere from The Most Happy Fella‚ Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra‚ Op. 50‚ and many more. To start out the night‚ Steven M. Paszkowski performed Frédéric Chopin’s Étude Op. 25‚ No. 1. Chopin was
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Man of the Modern Musical With over forty-five awards and honors‚ the musicals of Andrew Lloyd Webber have had a magical effect on people around the world. Still‚ the question remains: how exactly did Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musicals affect the modern theater we see today? Well‚ the modern musical wouldn’t exist if not for Andrew Lloyd Webber. Even as a child‚ Lloyd Webber was bound to be involved with the world of music. His parents‚ William Lloyd and Jean Hermione‚ were
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visiting Vienna in 1781‚ he was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He chose to stay in the capital‚ where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna‚ he composed many of his best-known symphonies‚ concertos‚ and operas‚ and portions of the Requiem‚ which was largely unfinished at the time of Mozart’s death. The circumstances of his early death have been much mythologized. He was survived by his wife Constanze and two sons. Mozart learned voraciously from others
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years to direct the National Conservatory of New York‚ he wrote this piece for Columbus Day festivities‚ as an introduction to the American public—however‚ the piece was not performed until 1895‚ a week after he left Bohemia (Keller). The 21-minute cantata consists of four movements: “Colors of Flag”‚ “Two Apostrophes to the Eagle”‚ “Three Apostrophes to the Flag”‚ and “Finale: Prophetic”. Directed by Ragnar Bohlin and featuring solo performances from tenor Amitai Pai and bass-baritone Philip Skinner
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THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1775-1825) The Baroque period culminated in the masterpieces of J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. In the middle of the eighteenth century‚ contemporaneous with the mature years of Bach and Handel‚ a new musical style developed that is known as Rococo or preclassical style. This style is most evident in keyboard and orchestral music‚ but it is mentioned here because it represented a transition from the Baroque to the Classical era‚ occurring between 1725 and 1770. In the world of painting
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