previous aria‚ as it is a role generally performed by a mezzo-soprano or a dramatic soprano; compared to Una donna a quindici anni‚ I utilize a darker tone. As well as this‚ the second verse employs ornamentation‚ an embellishment characteristic of baroque music. Overall‚ I chose this piece to juxtapose my previous selections‚ as it shows a heavier side of my voice‚ and an older style (“Giulio Cesare” dates to 1724). This collection of repertoire purposes to showcase my versatility and my strengths
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Handel – And the Glory of the Lord And the Glory of the Lord was composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel. It is the fourth movement from his ‘Messiah’ works and is an Oratorio in the late Baroque period. It has a Metre of 3/4‚ meaning there are four crotchet beats per bar; its tempo is Allegro (Fast) until the end four bars‚ where is changes to Adagio (Slow/Calm). The piece is in the key of A Major (F#‚ C# & G#) but frequently modulates. At bar 21‚ the key modulates to E Major (F#‚ C#‚ G#
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Henry Purcell was born on September 10‚1659 in Westminster‚ United Kingdom. Purcell was an English Composer who incorporated Italian and French style elements into his compositions (Baroque composers). After his father’s death in 1694‚he became under the guardianship of Thomas‚ his uncle (Henry Purcell Geni_). His uncle happened to be a musician and placed him as a chorister at a young age (Henry Purcell Bio). After he was a little older his voice broke‚so he became an assistant to the organ builder
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about religion. Renaissance music was lighter‚ more cheerful and had much more tones to it. Mainly brass and percussion seeing as the harpsichord and piano had yet to be made and strings were rare. They had‚ like the Medieval era‚ more voices. Baroque music was grand and ordinate like the art and architecture. This one had strings‚ more of a balance between sounds and voices‚ and the subject unlike the last two derived from more than religion. I think the piano was made either just a little before
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The Oboe The oboe is a double reed instrument in the soprano register of the woodwind family. I personally have always had an affinity for woodwinds; and although I do not have a history with this specific instrument‚ I did study and play the clarinet for three years in high school. My love for woodwinds‚ particularly the clarinet‚ was nurtured through old LPS of Benny Goodman‚ Henry Mancini‚ The Glenn Miller Orchestra and the big band sounds of the 1940’s. The warm round tones of the clarinet intro
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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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The full and rich sound of the recorder allows them to be useful for both solo monophonic compositions and mixed ensemble pieces with polyphony that were common in the Renaissance era. Renaissance recorders had a lower register than that of the Baroque era that was better for the music of the
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Baroque Period – Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor The Toccata and Fugue in D minor‚ BWV 538‚ is an organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach. Like the better-known BWV 565‚ BWV 538 also bears the titleToccata and Fugue in D Minor‚ although it is often referred to by the nickname Dorian — a reference to the fact that the piece is written without a key signature — a notation that is uncommon today and leads one to assume the Dorian mode. However‚ the two pieces are quite different musically‚ it is nearly
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little record of Medieval homophony‚ most notated music being monophonic.[5] There was similarly little record of homophony during the Renaissance period.[6] Homophony first appeared as one of the predominant textures in Western music during the Baroque period in the early 17th century‚ when composers began to commonly compose with vertical harmony in mind‚ the homophonic basso continuo becoming a definitive feature of the style.[3] The choral arrangement of four voices (soprano‚ alto‚ tenor‚ and bass)
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When thinking of great composers‚ many think of the later composers such as Bach of the Baroque period or Mozart from the Classical period. The music phenomenon actually began during the Medieval period over a century beforehand. During the Renaissance‚ men like Adrian Willaert paved the way for composers of the future to make their great works (Classical Composers‚ 2016). Adrian Willaert’s compositions commanded a change in both concert and sacred music. Adrian Willaert was a Flemish composer‚
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