Romantic (1810 – 1900) 2. Instruments: Full Orchestra‚ Concert Grand Piano‚ Violin‚ Cor Anglais 3. Typical forms/structures: Opera‚ Music Drama‚ Programme Music‚ Song Cycles‚ Short Piano Pieces 4. Composers and their works/pieces: Weber – Der FreischÜtz Rossini – William Tell Wagner – The flying Dutchman Verdi – Aida Schubert – Die schÖne MÜllerin Chopin – Four Ballads and other piano music Tchaikovsky – Swan Lake and Symphony no.6 5. Other details: Romanticism in art
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A Merger Proposal A.1. Bill Bailey‚ Chairman of the Board of the Utah Opera Organization (UOC) is cautiously in support of the merger of the UOC and the Utah Symphony Orchestra (USO). Mr. Bailey favors the proposed merger for the following reasons‚ due to the economic climate the UOC’s financial stability‚ although stable at present‚ could be at risk for decline in the years to come due to the declining public and private support of the arts. Also‚ Mr. Bailey along with the UOC trustees would like
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Lincoln Theater of the New World Symphony orchestral academy. Conducted by Nicholas McGegan featuring pianist Robert Levin. There were two pieces of music during this concert‚ one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo‚ Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra‚ K. 491‚ Allegro‚ Larghetto‚ and Allegretto. The second piece was Symphony No. 36 in C major‚ K.425‚ "Linz"
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In the Radio 3 programme Music Matters (2015)‚ she shares a dream that had inspired her Concerto for Orchestra (1967)‚ compose for the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In her dream Musgrave conducts an orchestra when one of the players stands up and refuses to follow the beat. In the third quarter of her Concerto for Orchestra (1967)‚ the clarinet player stands‚ disturbs everything and encourages some of the other players to join in the rebellion. After this
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four instrumental families during this period string‚ woodwinds‚ brass‚ and timpani. The heart of the orchestra was the string family. Woodwinds were used to add color and to assist the strings. Brass focused on the harmony part of the music while timpani gave a rhythmic feel and energy. Symphony has four movements for orchestra; each movement has its own form. Hydn was the father of the symphony. He was a famous cord composer. He made his living by writing music so he wasn’t always writing what he
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father took him to orchestra concerts and eventually began to support his music education. Bernstein was very young we he started listening to piano performances; he was immediately captivated; he subsequently began learning piano seriously when the family acquired his cousin’s piano. When he was a child‚ he attended the Garrison Grammar School and Boston Latin School. He was very close to his sister when he was a child‚ and would often play entire operas or Beethoven symphonies with her at the piano
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HLM 213 Program Notes April 26‚ 2012 The Eroica Symphony Beethoven’s third symphony was first preformed privately in early August of 1804. One would think that the people of this time period would marvel over anything Beethoven composed. However‚ Eroica was not as well received or understood‚ as Beethoven would have liked. Many educated listeners were thrown off by the “false” horn entry halfway through the first movement. It is said that Beethoven’s pupil was surprised by this‚ and was reprimanded
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Shostakovich was born in 1906 in St. Petersburg‚ Russia. Within the space of sixty-nine years‚ Shostakovich made an unforgettable impact on music and became one of the most important composers of the 20th century. During his career he wrote fifteen symphonies‚ fifteen string quartets‚ six concerti and two operas along with many chamber works‚ piano works and pieces for theatre and film. This is an incredible output for a composer but what makes them all the more remarkable is the situation under which
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period‚ clearly left a mark on Beethoven‚ as can be seen in his compositions. Make no mistake‚ however‚ Haydn and Beethoven were not carbon copies of one another. When comparing compositions of the two composers‚ namely Haydn’s symphony No. 95 in C minor and Beethoven’s symphony No. 5‚ the two composers differ in various areas‚ including form‚ theme‚ tonality‚ orchestral structure‚ and the overall effect their work had on the audience. The only way to truly understand the similarities of these two legendary
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meaning “high wood” and is what it was actually referred to when it first emerged. The oboe gained immediate popularity and was found ubiquitous in many countries like Europe and England. By the 1800’s the oboe became an acknowledge member of the orchestra. Surely there were many modifications that evolved the oboe such as adding more keys (also the “slur key”) to the instrument in order to give it a wide range of notes. The reformations of the oboe eventually stopped and have remained basically
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