MUS 121 Jeffrey Phelps‚ cello and Lee Jordan-Anders‚ piano 14 October‚ 2012 Dr. Ford Tidewater Community College CA#1 The Program Sonata in A Major‚ Opus 69 (1808) Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro‚ ma non tanto Scherzo‚ Allegro molto Adagio cantabile/Allegro vivace Sonata (1915) I.Prologue: Lent‚ sostenuto e molto risoluto II.Serenade: Moderement anime III.Final: Anime‚ leger
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violin. Mozart had the various opportunities to work in several different musical genres like composing symphonies‚ string quartets‚ sonatas and serenades and a few operas also‚ as being the assistant concertmaster. He developed a strong emotion for violin concertos‚ making only five he wrote. In 1776‚ he turned his efforts toward piano concertos‚ adding in the Piano Concerto No.9 in E flat major in early 1777. Wolfgang had turned 21 at the time. Mozart had wanted to be more than an assistant concertmaster
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world are familiar with the Classical period‚ as it is extremely well-known for its extraordinary talented and famous composers and performers. Some of these famous Viennese performers and composers include but are not limited to: Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Haydn‚ Schubert and Gluck. This style’s form differs greatly from the form of its predecessor‚ Baroque. Unlike Baroque‚ Classical music established many musical advances that still stand strong today‚ including norms of
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2015 NANM SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION REPERTOIRE LIST The 2015 NANM Scholarship Competition is in Piano. Contestants must compete on the local and regional levels. Based on these contests‚ each region will send a contestant to compete at the national competition‚ to be held in 2015 at the annual national conference in Washington‚ D.C. The repertoire embraces the genres of European and American composers and highlights the contributions of African American composers. Three works are required‚ one
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paper will discuss the life and work of the Russian composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in terms of his relationship to the Romantic movement in music. Tchaikovsky was born in 1840 in the town of Votinsk in Russia. Although he learned to play the piano as a child‚ his family wanted him to pursue a career as a lawyer. For this reason‚ Tchaikovsky began attending the St. Petersburg School of Jurisprudence at the age of 10‚ and by the age of 19 he obtained a position as clerk in the Ministry of Justice
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The symphony is an orchestral work‚ primarily homophonic in style‚ without a division between the orchestra and the soloist‚ which is the main factor that distinguishes it from the concerto. It originated from Italy around the 1730s‚ and it is developed from the Italian Sinfonia‚ or also known as the opera overture‚ and it took off and spread across Europe later on. In the 1700s‚ opera overtures had a three-movement structure. The first movement is a fast movement (Allegro)‚ followed by a slow
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What features of the Haydn Symphony Lamentatione show that it was written in the classical period (10 marks) Firstly‚ Haydn has written this piece using Sturm Und Drang (in English‚ Storm and Stress). Features of this which are evident in the piece include: Beginning in a minor key‚ the tense harmony in some of the minor-key writing (arising principally from diminished seventh chords and the suspensions)‚ and the rhythmic tension of the opening‚ in which violins‚ doubled by oboes‚ are syncopated
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Edvard Grieg (15 June 1843 – 4 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor‚ for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen’s play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King)‚ and for his collection of pianominiatures Lyric Pieces. [1] ------------------------------------------------- Biography Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen‚ Norway on June 15‚ 1843. His parents were Hiemlik Grieg (1806–1875)‚ a merchant
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reasons (Grove.) However‚ Beethoven did have a famous instructor when he studied under Haydn in his early twenties (Grove). Beethoven began to go deaf sometime after 1796‚ but didn’t admit it to anyone until 1801 (Grove). His deafness had increased a great deal by 1814‚ and by 1818 he was having conversations by writing in a notebook (Grove). Beethoven wrote a multitude of pieces‚ including chamber music‚ piano sonatas‚ and an opera (Grove). However‚ it is arguable that Beethoven’s most famous works
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sponsorship by the Prince-Elector. Beethoven’s mother died when he was 17‚ and for several years he was responsible for raising his two younger brothers. Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792‚ where he studied with Joseph Haydn and other teachers. He quickly established a reputation as a piano virtuoso‚ and more slowly as a composer. He settled into the career pattern he would follow for the remainder of his life: rather than working for the church or a noble court‚ he was a freelancer‚ supporting himself
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