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    impressive characteristics using images that come up repeatedly in his novel such as the nature and flowers in the garden as well as Alice ’s Posies. Hawthorne also makes reference to the Maule "mastery" and its power over Alice and the playing of the harpsichord during a Pyncheon death. All the symbols culminated above‚ lead to an in depth analysis of Alice Pyncheon ’s character‚ her innocence‚ pride‚ beauty and mournful sorrow. According to Hawthorne‚ Alice had an uncanny resemblance to the flowers

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    George Frederic Handel was born on February 23rd 1685‚ and died April 14th 1759. He started as a German composer then moved to a British Baroque composer. He spend the bulk of his career in London. He became well known for operas‚ anthems‚ and organ concertos. He received critical training in Halle‚ Hamburg and Italy before settling in London. Handel’s biggest influences included the composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. Handel’s father wanted Handel

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    from the harpsichord? When was the piano invented? When did the piano become more popular than the harpsichord? 9. Was the basso continuo still used in classical music? It was gradually abandoned. 10. What was the size of a classical orchestra? What instruments were usually present? Classical orchestras were typically large‚ but came in all sizes. Within them were violins‚ violas‚ cellos‚ double basses‚ flutes‚ oboes‚ clarinets‚ bassoons‚ horns‚ trumpets‚ kettledrums‚ and a harpsichord or piano

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    collection of six instrumental works and is widely regarded as one of the finest musical compositions of the Baroque era. We listen to the No.5 in D major. It has three movements: allegro‚ affettuoso‚ and allegro. And three musical instruments are used: harpsichord‚ violin and flute.

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    1. Two noteworthy impacts of German Baroque music were the German Violin Bow alongside the German Baroque Organ. These two central point impacted the sound as it made another kind of sound. 2. Before Bach‚ music was much more blunt and not that intriguing‚ there were likewise no genuine establishment in the music. After Bach‚ more musical methods and assortments like tonal changes were set up‚ the German extravagant bow and different instruments played harmonies were additionally developed and

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    Organist Matthew Dirst is the first American musician to win major international prizes in both organ and harpsichord‚ including the national Young Artists Competition of the American Guild of Organist (1990) and the inaugural Warsaw International Harpsichord Competition (1993). He is the founder and artistic director of the period- instrument group Ars Lyrica Houston and Professor of Music at the Moores School of music at the University of Houston‚ and also serves as organist at St Phillip Presbyterian

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    musical genius. Then‚ at the age of five Mozart started composing. Beginning in 1762 Mozart’s father took young Mozart and his older sister‚ Maria Anna‚ on tours in Europe where they played the piano‚ harpsichord‚ violin‚ and organ‚ together and separately. Mozart learned to play the piano‚ harpsichord‚ and violin from his father. He gave public concerts and played at numerous courts and received several commissions. As an adult Mozart his career was not as successful as when he was younger. But

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    with bass chords or an accompaniment. A feature that is widely known is the basso continuo; the bass lines are performed by voices or instruments such as cellos or bassoons. The continuo sometimes consists of and can be performed by an organ or a harpsichord. Composers during this time period wrote music in clear and defined major and minor modes‚ as well as

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    the recently built St Basils Cathedral‚ Moscow. Organs and some harpsichords had at least two keyboards. The player could change from to one to another make two different sounds that contrasted each other. Baroque music is often a melody with a bass line at the bottom e.g.‚ a singer and a cello. The cello would be the bass line because it is low-pitched and wouldn’t over-ride the melody. The cello would be accompanied by a harpsichord or organ that also played the bass

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    the Baroque period to today? When compared to "classical" performances‚ modern performances of Baroque music typically use a slower tempi‚ a similar balance (although recording studios can disrupt the natural balance sometimes‚ by pushing the harpsichord into the background) and a flatter timbre due to the instruments used in modern times 4. What is a Baroque spirit when playing music? Baroque spirit expresses enthusiasm.  5. At the bottom of the page that discusses Baroque music performance

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