Music History Review: Romantic The Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg penned in a letter that he wrote to his friend Gottfred Mattison-Hansen on July 30‚ 1867‚ his second violin sonata “in the euphoria of my honeymoon”.1 This sonata in G major was a labour of affection that the composer wrote in honour of the love of his life Nina Hagerup‚ who was his cousin‚ whom he married despite familial disapproval on both sides. The evident happiness is reflected in the demeanour and beauty of the work
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Composer Biography Paper Purpose: Acquire knowledge of an accomplished composer whose music is not represented in our listening assignments. Note: You cannot do a paper on a composer who is represented on the CDs accompanying the textbook. Appendix B lists many very good composers for you to select from for your paper. If you choose a composer who is not in this list‚ please check with me before you begin your research. If you have trouble deciding‚ try finding a composer from the country of your
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Johanna Sebastian Bach was a composer of the Baroque era‚ the most celebrated member of a large family of northern German musicians. Although he was admired by his contemporaries primarily as an outstanding harpsichordist‚ organist‚ and expert on organ building. Bach is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time and is celebrated as the creator of the Brandenburg Concertos‚ The Well-Tempered Clavier‚ the Mass in B Minor‚ and numerous other masterpieces of church and instrumental
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The Composer: Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner was born on May 22‚ 1813 in Leipzig. Richard Wagner was so influential that his writings on drama had a huge impact on people throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. Richard Wagner’s father passed away when he was only six months old‚ with typhus. His mother remarried‚ who was a writer and an artist. Richard’s stepfather educated him. Richard attended Leipzig University to study music‚ but he dropped out of college to take a job in
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As they had previously planned‚ Roy met up with Captain Stanley at a diner not usually frequented by firefighters. Both were more concerned than before as when the other crew members were asked how they thought Johnny did on his first day back‚ they all felt something was off. No one could really pinpoint what was different – just that Johnny seemed to distance himself from everyone and wasn’t quite the same person he was before going on disability leave. All wondered if it was due to being a victim
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the years 1770 -1820” The way in which he achieved his status as a transitional composer is the main focus of this essay‚ and shall be what I aim to determine by the end through research of Beethoven and his life. Being born towards the end of the 18th Century in 1770‚ Ludwig van Beethoven was inevitably going
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Through his compositions‚ teachings‚ philanthropy‚ and desire to create original and inspirational music that was uniquely American‚ Aaron Copland became one of the most decorated and respected composers of the twentieth century. Born November 14th 1900 to Jewish immigrants from Lithuania‚ Copland played piano at a very young age. He took lessons in harmony and counterpoint with Goldmark‚ an old-fashioned teacher who was dedicated to Beethoven and Fux‚ and against whom Copland rebelled‚ becoming
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University of Phoenix Material Romantic Composer Comparison For each of the following categories‚ write six to eight bullet points. Romantic composer Modern-day musician Life story Clara Wieck Shumann Pianist Vocalist Passion for art/performing Robert Shuman Composer Amy Lee Classical piano Unique image Mezzo-soprano Beautiful voice Create shows/videos Favorite composition Romance in E Flat Minor‚ Op. 11 No.1 Hello by Lee‚ Moody‚ and Hodges Common themes or stories used in the musical work
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Irving Berlin is one of the most famous American composers and lyricist‚ having effect on the American Broadway‚ cinema‚ and music. He produced seventeen film scores and twenty-one Broadway scores‚ in addition to writing over three thousand songs. His songs are classics that most people know‚ some of his most famous songs are God Bless America and White Christmas. He is one of my favorite composers of all time‚ because he has written both songs‚ Broadway scores‚ and film scores that I have listened
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Stephen Sondheim is an american composer and his age as of now is 87. He was born on 3/22/1930 And is known for writing lyrics for Gypsy and also many more such as Into the Woods and Follies. He is still a active writer he has been writing for more that 50 years he started writing in 1954 and he is currently writing. He was born in a jewish family in new york city. His father manufactured dresses for his mother. His most interest was theatre he always wanted to be in musical theatre. So he kept
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