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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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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Changes within the flute from classical to romantic to neo romantic era’s Flute instrument When a jet of air is directed across one of the open ends at the appropriate speed‚ pulses of air set up a standing wave within the pipe. Some of the energy from the standing wave escapes and propagates to the ear‚ where it is perceived as sound. Holes in the side of the flute can be opened or closed by the player’s fingers‚ which changes the effective length of the pipe and the frequency of the notes that
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was going to grow up to be a fine musician‚ writing his first composition when he was barely 6 years old. His work was very influential to other composers‚ but coming up he was influenced by other composers we have learned about in Music 101 such as Haydn and Bach. Mozart wrote many masterpieces‚ but the one we will be focusing on today is his Le Nozze di Figaro or The Marriage of Figaro. The play was composed and written by Mozart. The Marriage of Figaro was an opera buffa meaning that the main point
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Johannes Brahms was a composer in the third phase of the Romanticism era. He is considered one of the most important composers of the German school in the 19th century although he presents in his works Romantic and Classic characteristics. His music reflects an assimilation of both genders as he incorporates classic forms in a language typically romantic. According to …. ++++(algo de Brahms). However‚ the recuperation of musical elements‚ particularly the classic formalism and the Baroque counterpoint
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Elizabeth Weimor‚ a soprano‚ performed Somebody‚ Somewhere from The Most Happy Fella by Frank Loesser of the 20th century. This piece had a melody and a meter of 4/4. There was sonata and the piece was pianissimo due to its softness. The third performance was by Fawn Guasta on the piccolo‚ and Atsuko Egawa on the piano. They performed Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra‚ Op‚ 50: I. Andante Comodo composed by Lowell Liebermann in the 20th century. There was a harmony and a theme. There was also a
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