marian Fan MUSIC 202 Music Instrument Research I will present an in-depth research on piano. There are 5 sections‚ which came from 10 different websites. History and/or Manufacturers: http://www.piano.com/welcome/index.cfm http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Piano The piano is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances‚ ensemble use‚ chamber music and accompaniment. The piano was founded on earlier technological innovations
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contact with different cultures. Pope Gregory eventually made these chants official church “music”‚ thus dubbing them Gregorian Chants. Secular music flourished until the period culminated with the sacred and secular compositions of the first true composer of Western music‚ Guillaume de Machaut. Most of Guillaume de Machaut’s compositions were focused around courtship love. He wrote loosely in five genres: the ballade (a short‚ lyrical piece of music)‚ the rondeau (lyrical poem)‚ the lai (very tempo
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During the Baroque Age‚ Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and organist in this time period. From the age of nine‚ J.S Bach was orphaned both of his parents had died and was adopted by his brother’s name Christoph who was an organ player. Christoph taught Bach’s how to construct organs from the frequent repairs that had to be made to the church organ. For the most part‚ Bach was self-taught by copying music in order to learn the musical style and to get music. Later in 1707‚ Bach was hired
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ also known as Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ was a Russian Composer who lived during the late Romantic Period. He was mostly famous for composing pieces of music for operas and ballets. He was born on May 7‚ 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk‚ Vyatka‚ Russia. He took piano lessons at the age of five‚ and showed his passion for music when he was young. However‚ his parents wanted him to work in the civil service. Since he wanted to obey his parents and their wishes for him‚ he went to boarding
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that still remind me of my childhood. I have learned that the Great Fairy’s Fountain Theme has been well recognized in people whose passion is playing games and that the song is mostly constructed by the Harp. I also learned a little more about the composer‚ Koji Kondo. I learned that he is been working with Nintendo since the beginning. Who knew that video games also had well music to be heard
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Prokofiev was a Russian composer born on April 23‚ 1891 in Sontsovka‚Ukraine.He also was a famous pianist and conductor. His masterpiece included numerous works in many genres: he works were places in in opera‚ films‚ ballets‚ concerts‚ concertos‚ symphonies‚ and sonatas. Sergei was a musical child prodigy‚ composing his first musical composition at age five. His first Sergei Prokofiev was a Russian composer born on April 23‚ 1891 in Sontsovka‚Ukraine. He also was a famous pianist and conductor
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Music History: Double Bass 1. When was the inception of your instrument? In 1493‚ there was mention about "viols as big as myself" by Prospero‚ and in 1516 there was an illustration closely resembling that of a double bass. 2. Describe your instrument and how it is played. The double bass also referred to as an upright bass or contrabass‚ is the one of the largest and lowest pitch sounds of all string instruments. It is unique in that it is capable of playing an octave lower than the
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links that demonstrate various features of the instrument? What did you learn from your research? I’m not particularly interested in seeing how cleverly you can rewrite historical information or how well you can paraphrase an entry from a Wikipedia composer biography. Hopefully‚ your research will go well beyond typing in keywords in the Wikipedia search engine! B. Process Decide which instrument you are going to research. The choice of an instrument should be made AS SOON AS POSSIBLE in order to
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Western Classical Music When I listen to my favorite songs I always wondered how music from the past is so different than music of today‚ however‚ it turns out that the music we listen to today originated a lot from western classical music. In our textbook “World of Music” by David Willoughby he categorizes five different eras that comes together to be known as western classical music. It includes: Chapter 9‚ “Music to 1600‚” Chapter 10‚ “Music of the Baroque Period‚” Chapter 11‚ “Music of the
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Abad‚ Max Lee‚ George Ingram Presented to: Ma’am Chesyl Momin Date: February 9‚ 2012 The Classical Era spanned roughly 80 years in music history and gave us 3 of the most famous composers of all time: Mozart‚ Beethoven and Haydn. The classical era spans roughly 80 years in music history during the 18th and 19th centuries and is often associated with the movement called the Age of Reason. It is defined by a return to symmetry
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