rise to the top of the list for me. Why does Mozart reflect so much sadness in Symphony No. 40 after such a life of prosperity? Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ born in Austria in 1756 learned to play the piano by the age of 4. From 6 to his teens Mozart traveled and performed around Europe playing the piano‚ organ‚ viola‚ harpsichord and violin. Mozart was strongly
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Recently‚ she also became the editor of the school newspaper due to her recognition as a talented writer. Despite this schedule‚ she is always able to find enough time to practice piano in order to participate and thrive in several piano recitals and competitions each year. Each week she takes an hour-long piano lesson with me late in the evening that often lasts for well over that hour and her attention is still very much focused on the considerable details that we cover. To be able to work
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MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET Music 15 – Fall 2013 Date: Thursday‚ October 31 Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm (Please be early‚ if possible‚ Value: 40 points (20% of total grade) Format: The exam will consist of listening identification and general knowledge questions‚ definitions‚ and one short answer question. Please bring a black or blue pen. Section One – Listening Identification (15 points) Identification of listening examples from the syllabus (title‚ composer‚ time period‚ genre‚ other elements
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the same verbosity of the Baroque era‚ the Classical period combined the elements of order and grace to achieve a more widespread method of entertainment and culture. Among these elements is the classical symphony‚ which was established by Joseph Haydn. Though many other genres existed at the time‚ it was the symphony that stood out and clearly represented the substance of the Classical period. The classical period can be best described as an evolutionary offshoot of the Baroque era. Whereas the
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He roused my admiration when I was young; he causes my to despair when I reached maturity; he is now the comfort of old age"‚ said Gioachino Rossini. In this quote‚ Gioachino Rossini was talking about one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was born on January 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg‚ Australia. His father‚ Leopold Mozart‚was a famous instructor and an esteemed composer violinist at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. Leopold and Anna Maria
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was born in Bonn‚ Germany on December 16‚ 1770. His mother died while he was a teenager and his father was very abusive and a crazy alcoholic. Beethoven came from a very musical family; his grandfather a conductor‚ and his father played and taught piano and violin. From a very young age‚ Beethoven was a perfectionist. He saw his world as “all or nothing‚” If something he was working on wasn’t absolutely perfect‚ he would feel he was a total failure. There wasn’t room for any compromise. He began
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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his gruff attitude. He felt embarrassed‚ and became an introvert because he didn’t want people knowing his disability. Despite his hearing loss‚ he was an exquisite composer and musician. He composed nine symphonies‚ six concertos‚ thirty-two piano sonatas‚ and many more
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Serail. In 1873‚ Mozart was influenced by the Baroque Style work of Johann Bach and George Handel. This influence resulted in the composition of Die Zauberflote. Mozart also met Joseph Haydn‚ whom he quickly became acquaintances with. They became such great friends that Wolfgang Mozart later dedicated quartets to Joseph Haydn. As Mozart settled down with his family‚ and two children‚ his opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail became popular throughout Europe‚ as well as his personal legacy and fame. In 1783
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section of works‚ extending a trend in the works of Haydn and Mozart‚ who had dramatically expanded both the length and substance of instrumental music. As Beethoven’s major immediate predecessors and influences‚ he looked to their harmonic and formal models for his own works. However‚ both Mozart and Haydn placed the great weight of a musical movement in the statement of ideas called the exposition‚ for Beethoven the development section of a sonata form
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