In the 19th century‚ the "lied" or art song was a very important development. The lyrics to these songs frequently dealt with disappointment in love‚ with the beauty of nature‚ with magic. In today’s songs‚ what are some of the themes being sung about? 3. The piano became the single most important instrument of the 19th century. Which instrument would have this distinction today and why? 6. Listen to Schubert’s "Erlking." Why is this sometimes called a "mini-opera?" Excluding the narrator‚ list the other three characters in the "Erlking
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traditionally in sonata form. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a composition for an instrumental soloist‚ with piano accompaniment‚ in several movements with one or more in sonata form. Sonata form is a piece of music in three sections‚ in ABA form‚ which are exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation. 3. What is a coda? A coda is pieces at the end of a musical piece that are extended past the recapitulation. 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe
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concertos‚ along with various symphonies and masses‚ and six piano sonatas amongst other pieces. The next few years saw Mozart searching for further success as a classical composer‚ his travels taking him from Paris to Munich and back to Vienna. Mozart supplemented his music-composing income by teaching and playing either privately or in public. The composer married Constanze Weber in 1782 and decided to devote his time to writing piano concertos; he had created fifteen by the end of 1786. B
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Piano Sonata in C Minor‚ Op. 13 ("Pathétique")‚ I. Grave; Allegro Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor‚ Op. 13‚ commonly known as Sonata “Pathétique” is written by a world famous German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven. This piece of music is comprised of three movements‚ Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio‚ Adagio cantabil‚ and Rondo: Allegro. The sonata form is used in the first movement‚ and contains three parts which are called the Exposition‚ Development and Recapitulation respectively. The
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Development of Western Music Western music may be referred to as classical music and its traditions and styles originate from the beginning of the Middle ages (10th century) onward. Due to the Catholic Church being the dominant religion of the time‚ a large portion of the music was religious/sacred. Beginning with Gregorian Chant‚ sacred music slowly developed into a polyphonic. Early Christians based their music off of already existing Jewish chants [1]. These chants (like most of the religious
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such as Mozart‚ Haydn‚ Beethoven‚ and composers that performed music before the 20th century. Classical music is differentiated from other music styles because of its proportion‚ clarity‚ and balance. The era of the classical music was dominated by orchestral musical instruments such as trumpets‚ flutes‚ and violins. The clarinet was also a musical instrument that was used by classical composers. Although the clarinet was developed at the start of the 18th century‚ Haydn and Mozart popularized
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school of music had a piano concert of which I attended. Continuing to uphold the McGill world-class excellence in music‚ the students played songs that featured many classic and romantic western pieces made by some of the most famous composers in the world such as Bach‚ Hadyn and Chopin Nonetheless‚ the piece that intrigued me the most was composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven and titled “Sonata no.27 in E minor‚ Op. 90”. Beethoven wrote this song in the summer of 1814‚ his first piano solo in what appeared
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Mikala Jeffery Mr. Thomas Language 11th‚ 3rd period 10 May 2014 Ludwig Van Beethoven Beethoven! He lived from 1770-1827‚ and wrote 75 pieces of music. He wrote 9 symphonies‚ seven concertos‚ 17 string quartets‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and ten sonatas for the violin and piano (How many…). “Beethoven is a renowned composer of classical music and is branded as one of the greatest composers of all time.” (How many…) Beethoven was the most talented composer of all time. From an early age‚ Beethoven
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Programme Note: DipABRSM | Date: 1st June 2009 | | Word Count: 1‚085 words | | | | | Partita for solo violin no.3 in E‚ BWV 1006 J.S Bach (b. 21 March 1685 in Eisenach;d. 28 July 1750 in Leipzig) Bach was the son of Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and director of musicians of the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. It is probably from his father that he learned the fundamentals of music. The Bach family throughout Thuringia had held positions
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Artisha Thompson Music 1: Classical Music Live Professor Jill Felber May 27‚ 2015 Music 1: Classical Music Live The classical music period extends from 1700s to 1800s‚ which includes the music of Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and Mendelssohn. The classical period of music combined various musical instruments to create symphonies to be performed by orchestras. With the natural development and progression of music slowly changing with the 18th century society and culture‚ the classical music period was heavily influenced
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