Score Analysis: Humoresque is composed by Antonín Dvořák(September 8‚ 1941 - May 1‚ 1904‚ born in Bohemia)‚ a czech composer of the romantic period. He was engaged in major music works comprising of chamber music‚ orchestral music‚ piano music‚ operas and songs(or vocal). A. Dvořák wrote a total of 8 Humoresque short classical pieces and this particular piece(Poco lento e grazioso) is the most popular one which has been produced for various musical arrangements. This piece is split into 3 sections;
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Trey Smagur Smagur 1 28 November 2009 Dr. Frederick Tarrant Music History: Baroque to Romantic Practical Similarities and Differences of Stile Antico and Stile Moderno When the general public thinks of Baroque music‚ they might think of the High Court sounding French concerto‚ or one of Bach’s many and well-known fugues. These highly structured pieces with their vigorous counterpoint and technical brilliance might be considered “tight” and “incredibly mechanical.” However‚ these pieces
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By the time I was six years old‚ I had my parents sold on piano lessons. From that day on‚ my music books weighed more than my school books‚ and practice became a way of life. I was infatuated with music‚ and my older brothers smirked at the “old white haired guys” (also known as the best of classical composers) that I listened to through elementary school. In fifth grade‚ I picked up the trombone and fell in love with it too. In high school‚ the years of musical practice started to pay off. By
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The title alludes to a style of musical declamation that hovers between song and ordinary speech; it is used for dialogic and narrative interludes during operas and oratories. The term "recitatif" also once included the now-obsolete meaning‚ "the tone or rhythm peculiar to any language." Both of these definitions suggest the story’s episodic nature‚ how each of the story’s five sections happens in a register that is different from the respective ordinary lives of its two central characters‚ Roberta
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Heather Weaver Professor Pittman Music 171 6 November 2014 The Life and Accomplishments of Joseph Haydn Joseph Haydn was considered to be one of the most influential and significant composers during the 18th Century. Haydn was born on March 31‚ 1732 in the Austrian village of Rohrau to very prominent parents. His parents made music a big part of their children’s lives as the region where he was born was hugely influenced by “a heritage of love and instinct for music” (Knapp). During his musical
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Listening Journal 2 Title: Piano Concerto in G major‚ K. 453‚ I — 1784 C.E. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Information: Lived from 1756-1791 C.E. German nationality Genre: Symphony Performing Forces: Solo piano with orchestra (pairs of woodwinds‚ horns‚ and strings) Timbre: Form: First-movement concerto form‚ with orchestral and solo expositions‚ then development‚ recapitulation‚ and coda Comments: I was impressed by the various piano sections‚ which display incredible moments of
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Moliere in his book L’Avare.2 The Turkish fashion came in through political-military battle between Western European and Ottoman Empire. The trend was towards Turkish food‚ Turkish robe and Turkish music. The Turkish theme was used by composer in opera and instrumental music where the Alla Turca style began. New discoveries show that the influence of Turkish music was on the musical revival of Europe and it has been detected in 8th century which was exactly in the period of the Carolingian Empire
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MUH Essay 2 Sarah Ostrowski Wayne State University Question 4: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture was a very interesting song; there were many changes through out the piece. It started out sounding like a battle symphony where Tchaikovsky used the instruments to make a choppy sound‚ which reminded me of a march‚ as well as gun sounds. He has a great use of crescendo at the beginning. Along with increasing the sound level he also increases the tempo and
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& Juliet‚ (Tchaikovsky was heavily inspired by Shakespeare’s work)‚ The Festival Overture of 1812 (my favorite)‚ and three ballets; The Nutcracker‚ Swan Lake‚ and Marche Slave. In total‚ Tchaikovsky wrote four concertos‚ six symphonies‚ and eight operas. He has written somewhere around 106 “songs”‚ and over a hundred piano works‚
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Anish Narayana Music 104-04 Professor Keller November 9‚ 2016 Latin Music: Short Written Assignment Osvaldo Golijov Osvaldo Golijov was bon in a Eastern European Jewish family that lived in La Plata‚ Argentina. His family was already involved in music‚ Jewish music and the new tango of Astor Piazzollafter He studied piano with the guidance of Gerardo Gandini. Later he studied with Mark Kopytman at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy. (Osvaldo Golijov: Biography.) Over the years Goilijov has earn many awards
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