second violins‚ viola and cello. When writing for the string quartet‚ the composer had to overcome the lack of contrasting tone colours through the use of beautiful melodic and harmonic lines. Most string quartets included two allegro movements in sonata-allegro form‚ an andante and a dance movement. The Symphony: The symphony had its roots in opera overtures. It was the first monumental form written exclusively for instrumentalists. In their symphonies‚ usually longer‚
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will take his middle-period piano sonata Op.81a as an example to talk about performance practice in this piece‚ such as form‚ harmony‚ articulation‚ ornamentation‚ and tempo. I will explore what inventions he created‚ how he changed and transited to a new period. Ⅱ. The Background of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 81a in E-flat Major Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 81a in E-flat Major‚ known as the Les Adieux sonata‚ was written during the years 1809 and 1810. This sonata has three movements—“Das Lebewohl
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academic schooling‚ he studied piano‚ violin‚ and French horn‚ and before he was 12 years old he became a court organist. Ludwig’s first important teacher of composition was Christian Gottlob Neefe. In 1787 he studied briefly with Mozart‚ and five years later he left Bonn permanently and went to Vienna to study with Joseph Haydn and later with Antonio Salieri. Beethoven’s first public appearance in Vienna was on March 29‚ 1795‚ as a soloist in one of his piano concerti. Even before he left
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This essay will include an introduction‚ and then use examples of works from Mozart‚ Haydn and Beethoven to discuss the historical significance and evolution of the six genres of the Viennese Classical Style. I. The String Quartet; II. the Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra; III. Sonata; IV. The Concerto; V. Serenade This essay will also describe the four forms found in the four-movement symphony. Sonata allegro; Ternary; Theme and Variations; Rondo Introduction The social and political
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who made important innovations and contributions to music. Out of all of the composers though‚ four names stand out due to their contributions not only to their own era but also to modern music‚ which are from least to most influential: Schubert‚ Haydn‚ Chopin‚ and Wagner. Schubert was most known for his melodies and absurd amount of composed music. He was very influential in shaping the Lieder‚ which was essentially a poem put to music and a very important genre during the Romantic Era. He was
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influential pieces of music ever written. During the Classical period‚ Beethoven’s compositions were the expression as one of the most powerful musical personalities. Although Beethoven was influenced by most of the famous composers such as Franz Joseph Haydn‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ etc. but he was also innovated new techniques that will be seen in the next music period. Beethoven built a musical bridge from the Classical style and the new beginning of Romanticism. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn
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still used to this day to make compositions. Baroque music originated in Italy and that is where the Italian terms for forms come from. Some of the musical forms used are cantata‚ sonata‚ opera‚ and concerto. Cantata is to be sung. Bach used cantata to influence the range in his counterparts. Sonata is to be played. Sonatas often alternate between
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Janice Weber (piano). They debuted this year’s concert series on January 31s at the Slosberg Music Center‚ a show that compelled virtually everyone to attend‚ even intern president‚ Lisa Lynch‚ attended. The show’s program began with a composition by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)‚ two sonatas for violin and piano from 1876‚ which was a breakthrough work‚ back then‚ for the 30-year-old composer. Before the composition was printed‚ Fauré was known chiefly as a composer of songs and short piano works‚ and
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departed from his hometown‚ a close friend wrote him to inform him that it was Beethoven´s time to travel to Vienna to ¨receive Mozart´s spirit from Hayden´s hands.¨ So‚ he carried his admiration for both Franz Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ two important figures during the Classical era. Haydn became a key influence and figure in Beethoven’s early career‚ while He rapidly proceeded to gain success as a star pianist and gifted composer with a number of works and powerful ambitions. He made his way
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Metropolitan University Module: Musical Instruments Student: Silvija Armonaite 07062934 Lec: Lewis Jones‚ Christina Paine. Introduction The early history of piano is familiar or at least easily accessible. It has been summarised in many reference books and explored in recently growing literature. The piano music has occupied a central place in professional and domestic music making since the third quarter of the 18th century. In addition the great capacities inherent in the keyboard
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