instruments and harpsichord continuo. Henry Purcell (10 September 1659 – 21 November 1695)‚ was an English composer. Although incorporating Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions‚ Purcell’s legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest English composers; no other native-born English composer approached his fame until Edward Elgar. Although he only lived until he was 36 he wrote a very large amount of music. His compositions
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Raven Bransom Dr.Ring Music Theory 04/02/2015 Chamber Music Series: Matt Haimovitz Matt Haimovitz is cellist who started his solo career at the early age of 13 with Zubin Mehta and Israel Philharmonic. In the 2000’s Hamiovitz began to take his love of Bach cello compositions in his “Listening-Room”‚ to clubs in the United States‚ Canada‚ and the United Kingdom. These efforts to make himself well-known graced him with some great awards including a Juno
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George Frederick Handel George Frederick Handel was born on February 24‚ 1685 in Halle‚ Germany. One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and‚ during his lifetime‚ perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24‚ 1685‚ in Halle‚ Germany‚ to a family of no musical distinction. His own musical talent‚ however‚ expressed itself so clearly that before his tenth birthday he began to receive‚ from a local organist‚ the only formal musical
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La Giuditta: Mixture of traditional and Innovative Ideas Following Carissimi‚ Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725) was another outstanding composer of Italian baroque oratorios. His influential supporters in Rome included two patrons‚ the Cardinals Benedetto Pamphili and Pietro Ottoboni. The La Giuditta oratorio was composed in 1693 and premiered in Palazzo Cancelleria in March of 1964 for Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni ’s libretto. This oratorio‚ in many respects‚ seemed to be a groundbreaking one. It is
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with Mozart. It played an integral role in the shape of church music and helped move music into madrigals and into the public’s secular eye. More specifically its fruition can be categorized into the three eras of music: Medieval‚ Renaissance‚ and Baroque. The motet developed from simple organum (a form of early polyphony based on an existing plainsong) into Mozart’s very famous “Ave Verum Corpus.” To truly understand what something has become‚ we must first see where its conception was and how it
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Josquin Desprez: Ave Maria . . . virgo serena Josquin Despres (c. 1440-1521) was acknowledged by his contemporaries as the most accomplished composer of his time. Martin Luther proclaimed that‚ “Josquin is a master of notes‚ which must express what he desires; on the other hand‚ other choral composers must do what the notes dictate.” Although very little is known about Josquin’s early life in the lowland region of northern France‚ he most likely received his musical training through his
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Johann Sebastian Bach composed this piece. This piece is part of the St Matthew Passion‚ BWV244. It is a musical composition from the Passions written by Bach in 1727. The St Matthew Passion is written for solo voices‚ double choir and double orchestra. Picander (Christian Friedrich Henrici) is the libretto of this composition. This is a scared music. Only 2 out of 4 or 5 setting of the Passions survived. Bach was a devouted Christian‚ so he composed it for Good Friday. Gerne will ich mich bequemen
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is being told. Being that it is of the Classical Style period‚ Mother and Child utilizes a standardized orchestra‚ containing instruments from the strings‚ woodwinds‚ brass‚ and percussion families. Unlike Baroque style music‚ the texture of this composition is mainly homophonic‚ whereas Baroque style demonstrated mainly polyphonic textures. Within each movement of this arrangement‚ Mother and Child exemplifies the balanced and symmetrical qualities that is often found in classical works. The first
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Mozart‚ and Vivaldi. You will be able to understand the music that I describe here‚ and possibly gain more enjoyment after reading this paper. Bach Suite No.1 Prelude in G minor; performed by Georg Mertens‚ this piece of music was created in the Baroque time. The music played‚ without any sheet music‚ the rhythm starts out slow and then speeds up then repeats. The melody is very precise. The harmony is very stern‚ to calm back to stern. The texture in this piece of music is goes from a very low
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The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time‚ ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While‚ Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed
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