learned how to handle this‚ Beethoven began to write his greatest works. Beethoven was such a perfectionist that he would rework his musical compositions for years until they were perfect. It is incredible that during his life‚ Beethoven wrote nine symphonies and thirty-two piano sonatas. Because of these problems‚ Beethoven never had many close friends or happy relationships. The music he created showed this and
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accepted the position of Vice-Capellmeister (Assistant Musical Director) at the Esterhazy Palace in Vienna. His three “Time of Day symphonies” were composed the same year‚ beginning with No. 6 that spring . The three symphonies were among some of his earliest commissions from the new patron‚ who seemed to have had a strong liking for program music . The idea for the symphonies is said to have been suggested by Prince Anton Esterhazy himself . The Prince loved Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” piece‚ and wanted
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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 brings the piece into a dramatic point as all of the instruments join. This includes many different types of instruments: orchestra‚ woodwind‚ and percussion. This composer also has a great use
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producing orchestras that would violate the image of an “accomplished woman”. Within George Upton’s book Woman in Music‚ he underlines the faults of women being unable to perform in the professional music industry and attributes unstable emotions as the reason for their failure. Although misogynistic norms deemed women as emotionally unstable‚ scientifically impaired‚ and virtually unfit to compete with the musical canon‚ Amy Beach transcended the role of a docile woman. Her most renowned symphony‚ the
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set a mood or suggested a scene. This symphonic poem was quite different from the typical symphony seen in the Classical Era‚ mainly it had only one movement and was the devoid of many of the structural characteristics of symphonies‚ making them much more free-verse than the symphonies; another particularly obvious difference was the fact that the symphonic poem was programmatic in nature‚ while the symphony was absolute in nature. However‚ there were some similarities‚ mainly the fact that they were
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The marimba is pitch percussion instrument. It consists of wooden bars that create tonal sounds when hitting them with mallets The origin of the Marimba is very controversial. Everyone seems to be in agreement that the marimba was first created with a hole in the ground‚ wooden bars laid across and someone hit the bars with a stick. The hole acted as the resonator. In the research of the time periods before Christ and ancient civilizations‚ art work can be found showing keyboard type
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Guide to Music History Part 1 – Introduction Whether you need to brush up on your knowledge of musical styles for your grade six music theory exam (or higher)‚ or are just keen to learn more about our rich heritage of “classical” music‚ I hope this new series of articles about the history of classical music will offer you something of interest. Here’s a quick introduction to the new series! Each article will take a brief look at one of the main eras that “classical” music is divided into. I’m using
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philosophy‚ and art have changed the way people live forever. In a world where technology has gone from telegrams to handheld computers‚ the fact that the musical world has also seen dramatic changes often goes completely unnoted. More specifically‚ the orchestra sector of the musical realm has undertaken a quite noticeable evolution within itself. By listening to a composition from each of what are labeled as the four major eras of music‚ the Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic and Contemporary‚ one can hear
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The German Symphony Gannon describes the German culture like a symphony. The Germans have a very rich history of symphonies and orchestras. They have produced some of the greatest conductors and composers of all time. Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Bach‚ and Handel are some of the few composers Germany has provided the world. Germans frequent the symphony regularly and many Germans play musical instruments as a hobby to carry on tradition. “German music is not only integral‚ it is serious; it is not generally
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Benjamin Britten‚ an outstanding British composer‚ pianist‚ and conductor‚ is one of the most famous composers of the 20th century. His talents include composing Operas‚ Chorals‚ and Orchestra pieces. Included in his accomplishments are compositions composed for symphonies‚ operas‚ and films. He became quite well known for his work during the mid-twentieth century. Benjamin Britten was born in 1913 in Lowestoft England. Britten’s father was a dentist‚ and not very involved in young Benjamin’s
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