1. Intro: Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was an innovator‚ widening the scope of sonata‚ symphony‚ concerto‚ and quartet‚ and combining vocals and instruments in a new way. His personal life was marked by a struggle against deafness‚ and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life‚ when he was quite unable to hear. He is an crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ a pianist‚ a composer who remains one of
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Seasons” Antonio Vivaldi is widely known as one of the greatest composers of the Baroque Era. Vivaldi was considered a musical genius in Venice and all over Italy. He and his music quickly spread around the world. His achievements are remarkable and inspiring to any musician or composer. His unique techniques and musical elements he used made his music stand out. Vivaldi’s famous concerto‚ The Four Seasons‚ is perhaps his most famous work. This concerto has four movements‚ and each movement portrays
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History Of Western Music Chapter #1 Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes : Syllabic-one note per syllable Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable Melismatic-many notes per
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December 17‚ 1770 and passed away on March 26‚ 1827. Beethoven is one of the most influential and poplar composers of the classical period. He is remembered for being one of the best composers and pianists of his time. He made his first performance when he was seven years old. When he was twenty-one he moved to Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn. In the late
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Imagine for a little bit that you yourself were a composer so famous that people came to watch you‚ like a tourist attraction. You might be someone a person from another country might approach to write music for as a souvenir. This would probably be as equivalent to Antonio Vivaldi‚ who was one of the greatest musical figures of the Baroque period. Vivaldi knew many people from kings and princes and was invited to play for the pope twice. However‚ after his death his music was ignored for almost
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During this era‚ Orchestras were increased in size and composers were giving more varied and colorful means of expression. New and improved instruments such as the piccolo‚ English horn and contrabassoon were introduced and extended the extreme high and low range of the orchestra. Romantic composers used nationalism (love for their country‚ pride in country)‚ folkloric and exotic subjects. Berlioz‚ Brahms and Tchaikovsky‚ the three famous musicians‚ were part of the orchestra. Their orchestra consists
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Course: Date: Felix Mendelssohn Music has been one of the most important type of art today. Since time immemorial‚ composers‚ singers‚ artists‚ and so on have been held in very high regard in the society. There are some of the most famous entertainers we know‚ Michael Jackson is said to be the top. Nonetheless‚ there was music before electronics came‚ and thus were famous composers of the 18th century. This paper will be discussing most of the important information about Felix Mendelssohn‚ his life
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The Baroque period extended from 1600-1750. It was during this time that many well known composers developed some of the most famous masterpieces in the musical world. Composer Johann Sebastian Bach wrote Brandenburg Concerto No.3‚ George Frideric Handel composed The Messiah‚ and Johann Pachelbel created Pachelbel Canon. What all of these composers have in common is that all of their music contains a similar sound. Baroque music tends to have one melody with harmonic support from a keyboard player
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1.) Purcell‚ Dido and Aeneas‚ Act III‚ Dido’s Lament (10 September 1659 - 21 November 1695) Purcell was an English Baroque composer. He has often been called England’s finest native composer. Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements but devised a peculiarly English style of Baroque music. His brief career began at the court of Charles II and on through the turbulent times of James II and finally into the period of William and Mary. Purcell’s music ranks among the finest
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Michael Maybrick‚ also known as Stephen Adams was an English composer who wrote many heart filled compositions. Maybrick was born January 31‚ 1841‚ in Liverpool‚ United Kingdom. He lived and worked in the United Kingdom until he died on August 26‚ 1913‚ in Buxton‚ United Kingdom‚ of heart failure and was buried in Ryde‚ Isle of Wight. Although‚ he lived in Liverpool‚ he went to get his education in other places. He got his education in Liverpool‚ Milan‚ and Leipsic‚ where he was trained in music
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