The Romantic Era was an artistic and scholarly evolution‚ which originated in Europe at the end of the 18th century. This era is best known for its emphasis on emotion and individualism. Throughout this time‚ fantasy and mystery took over the arts. Other trends throughout this time were the interest in nature and an interest in the bizarre cultures of the past. The popularity of music was soon growing and evolving. This expansion of music included a greater selection of timbre‚ and a greater use
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College of Music‚ Holst became the first trombone at the Carl Rosa Opera Company. This would help him learn about the orchestra from the inside out. During this time‚ Holst began to compose more and more works. He composed his first Opera‚ The Revoke‚ but never publicly performed it. After becoming interested in and learning about Hindu philosophy and Sanskrit literature‚ Holst would go on to write works based on them. His opera Sita and poem Indra are a couple examples of this. Besides this‚ he
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In 1833‚ in Germany‚ Johannes Brahms was born. A late Romantic composer‚ he took the forms from the past‚ such as from Beethoven’s time‚ and added to them complex harmonies and his own individual Romantic style. Another composer born around the same time was Antonin Dvorak‚ a Bohemian composer who lived from 1841 to 1904. Dvorak‚ born a peasant‚ infused his compositions with his country’s music. During the lifetimes of both of these composers Nationalism‚ a movement which stresses the importance
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Name of site: Verdi’s ’Il Trovatore’: Profound Or Preposterous? What it contained: This site discussed Verdi’s Il Trovatore‚ a widely popular comedic opera known for its spectacular music. What I learned: Il Trovatore is a comedic opera that overwhelms us with trying to keep track of the characters and how they are all interwoven together. The story is told from a soldier (Ferrando) perspective as he tells his troops about the family history
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Giuseppe Verdi and Rigoletto Rigoletto was an opera that consisted of four acts. Giuseppe Verdi was the producer of Rigoletto and Francesco Maria Piave was the librettist. This opera made it’s premiere at a theater called Le Fenice located in Venice in March of 1851. Giuseppe Verdi showed interest in musical arts at an early age. When Verdi discovered the 3rd and 5th of the key of C‚ he was overjoyed (Great Composers). In Rigoletto‚ there are four main characters. One of them being the Hunchback
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composer Giuseppe Verdi‚ who is primarily known for his operas. Whenever I come attend an indoor performance‚ I like to be seated in the middle section‚ from my experience that’s the perfect spot to enjoy an indoor concert‚ it gives me the opportunity to look at all the performers and I feel I hear all the distinct sounds properly. The program was divided into two parts‚ “Four Sacred Pieces” with Utah voices conducted by Dr. Michael Huff and “Opera Choruses” conducted by Dr. Robert Baldwin. The concert
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composers who made a distinctive contribution into a development of French opera genre. Born in 1632‚ Jean – Baptiste Lully was probably the most powerful force in French music in the seventeenth century. With a generous support of Louis XIV who granted him an exclusive right to produce sung drama in France‚ he and his librettist Jean – Philippe Quinalt reconciled the demands of drama‚ music and ballet in a new French form of opera called tragédie lyrique. Being successful in their attempts‚ Lully
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Include textual evidence to support 6 answers. 1. Summarize the plot of the opera‚ “Madame Butterfly‚” in your own words. Why would Moore include an epigraph that quotes this opera? In Madame Butterfly the plot of the opera is that a birth mother loses her a child an adoptive mother who later on loses the baby. The whole time Suzuki‚ the servant‚ witnesses everything‚ but can do nothing to help. Moore quoted this opera in the epigraph because much in Madame Butterfly where Suzuki is very relied
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most important classical composers in history. By the age of four Wolfgang Mozart was playing the piano like a professional. He was writing his own music when he was five. He wrote over six hundred compositions. This essay will briefly outline the background of composer Wolfgang Mozart and then discuss an influence on him and a contribution he made to music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in January 27‚ 1756 in Salzburg‚ Austria. His father Leopold Mozart
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Romantic Period 1820-1900 General Notes: • Cultural Movement that stressed ⁃ Emotion ⁃ Imagination ⁃ Individualism Diverse and Complex • Fascination with Fantasy • Revered ⁃ Middle Ages ⁃ Chivalry ⁃ Romance • Inspired by ⁃ Medieval Folk Ballads ⁃ Tales of Fantasy ⁃ Adventure • Coincided with the Industrial ⁃ Revolution Visual Arts of the Period: • Most important influence on painters and sculptures was Nature Music in Society: ⁃ Making
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