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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart is truly the most remarkable composer who ever lived. He composed in the classical style and there is no other composer to fairly compare him to. Although he died at the age of 35‚ he left the world with more than 600 of the most amazing compositions ever written. Throughout his life‚ he composed with an ease of melody and a blend of grace and precision that arguable no one has ever excelled (Duiker 478). He was an amazing musician and composer whose legend continues

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    Ravi Campbell Mrs. Davidson English 6‚ Period 5 26 February 2013 Mozart and Math: The Effects of Music on Learning Could listening to the Bach motets become the next form of studying? Educators and renowned researchers in universities like Johns Hopkins University have begun to realize that listening and playing music can shape creativity and understanding in the classroom. Studies have revealed that music may actually help relax a student‚ and improve productivity (“How” 4). Music can also

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    HISTORIA DI JEPHTE: AN ORATORIO LATINO BY CARISSIMI Oratorios are similar to operas but based off of a religious topic.1 One example of an oratorio is Historia di Jephte. Historia di Jephte is an oratorio latino by Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi during the 17th century.2 Carissimi was successful creating the greatest possible sense of drama with out action.3 ORATORIO IN THE 17TH CENTURY An oratorio is basically an opera with a sacred topic. Oratorios can also be thought of as spiritual

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    In the article‚ ‘Language Development and Education’ by Paula Menyuk‚ it focuses on the role and effects of language development‚ the article claims that language development changes due to maturation and language education. It is a theoretical study which explores the work of other scientists and philosophers. It also clarifies the implications some children with special needs have to experience both‚ orally and written. Menyuk has written about the debate between Chomsky and Piaget in regards to

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    Life and Music of Antonio Vivaldi Written by: Steven C. Noah Antonio Lucio Vivaldi‚ nicknamed il Prete Rosso because of his red hair‚ was an Italian Baroque composer‚ Catholic priest‚ and virtuoso violinist‚ born in Venice‚ Italy on March 4th‚ 1678. He was ordained as a priest in 1703‚ celebrating mass for a year before claiming that he wished to do so no more on account of chest pains‚ presumed now to be angina pectoris‚ asthmatic bronchitis‚ or some sort of a nervous disorder resulting in

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    1 With what justification is the year 1600 singled out as a turning point in the history of music ? Sile Somers (1118 Words) In music and other arts‚ periodisation groups the continuous flow of works by their time and certain characteristics . Period groupings are defined by the perception that the works within them share a single quality or a set of qualities that are significant. One must remember that periodisation is a device used in hindsight for critical analysis and debate‚ and consider

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    is just one of the 155 works that he composed during his life.” The NME (2010‚ online) tells us that the “Italian composer and organist‚ was an organist at S. Lorenzo in Florence between 1369 and 1396‚ and in 1379 was paid 9 solidi for writing five motets - an extremely rare record of payment to a composer.” This piece composed by Francesco Landini was composed in the genre of medieval music. Medieval music was very sacred and secular in these times. Medieval music is European music written during

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    composition (or section or movement of a larger work) in which a theme‚ called a subject‚ is introduced in one voice and then imitated repeatedly at different pitch levels or in different keys by all of the parts’. The fugue originates from the Renaissance motet‚ an instrumental piece from the 16th and 17th centuries usually with a title such as ‘fantasy’. Contrapuntal style during this time was used within the constraints of the modal system‚ but the majority of contrapuntal features and devices of fugue

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    The Baroque Period

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    The Baroque Period The Baroque Period The Baroque term comes from the Portuguese word barroco‚ which means misshapen pearl Jean-Jacques Rousseau defined baroque music as that in which the harmony is confused‚ charged with modulations and dissonances‚ the melody is harsh and little natural‚ the intonation difficult‚ and the movement constrained. The Baroque period was highly decorated and it reflects on the elaborate nature and complexity of the music compositions. Others have likened Baroque

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    Renaissance Research Paper

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    Introduction Renaissance‚ literally‚ means rebirth; it is an era that began in 1400’s and ended in 1600 and its school of thought dramatically shifted from religious and mystical ideals to a focus to human interactions. It is worthy and important to understand the changes from the transition of musical period‚ because they mark and shape the music industry that stands now. For instance‚ opera was in its infancy when Giulio Caccini (1551-1681) started writing the first opera and now operas can be

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