and acceptance. Composers‚ with new ideas and visions‚ took the reigns in the world of music. Instruments became the main tools of musicians and composers. There arose six broad categories of instruments that western musicians today classify as the string‚ woodwind‚ brass‚ percussion‚ keyboard and electronic. Each category incorporates a range of instruments that have created living history through music. Each instrument brings its own tone color to the music and has a variety of other characteristics
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Although the Classical Era lasted for only 70 years‚ there was a substantial change in the music that was being produced. Classical music placed a greater stress on clarity with regard to melodic expression and instrumental color. Although opera and vocal music (both sacred and secular) were still being written‚ orchestral literature was performed on a much broader basis. The orchestra gained more color and flexibility as clarinets‚ flutes‚ oboes‚ and bassoons became permanent members of the orchestra
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the well-known music composer and pianist. He was born on December 17‚ 1770 in Bonn. Beethoven received his early training from his father and other musicians‚ as he carried out his earliest concert accompanying a young singer at the age of eight. Later on‚ he began to attend music lessons with a court organist teacher‚ Van Den Eden‚ unfortunately it did not last long. In 1779‚ Tobias Pfeiffer taught him and he began to attend in classes with a musician called
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THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1775-1825) The Baroque period culminated in the masterpieces of J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. In the middle of the eighteenth century‚ contemporaneous with the mature years of Bach and Handel‚ a new musical style developed that is known as Rococo or preclassical style. This style is most evident in keyboard and orchestral music‚ but it is mentioned here because it represented a transition from the Baroque to the Classical era‚ occurring between 1725 and 1770. In the world of painting
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Schoenberg started composing at the age of nine. He wrote music for himself to play‚ and with friends. The urge to write string quartets came from when he brought some Beethoven scores to look at with some of his friends‚ with whom he played with in a string quartet. One of those scores was the Grosse Fuge. He wrote for string quartet often in the 1890’s‚ but it was his String Quartet in D major in 1897 that survived. It was also Schoenberg’s first important work to achieve public performance in 1898
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A sampling of Mozart’s mature works comprise a virtual honor roll of musical masterpieces: the last ten string quartets‚ the string quintets‚ and the Quintet for clarinet and strings; the Mass in C minor and the unfinished Requiem; the Serenade for thirteen wind instruments‚ the Clarinet concerto‚ the late piano concertos‚ and the last six symphonies. Mozart’s more than twenty piano concertos
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The Classical Period Getting it’s name from art history‚ the classic period in music extends from 1740 to 1810 and includes the music of Haydn‚ Mozart‚ the first period of Beethoven‚ and Bach’s sons. The classical period of music coordinated harmony‚ melody‚ rhythm‚ and orchestration more effectively then earlier periods of music. During the classical era the social function of music began to change from earlier aristocratic and religious connections toward more public and secular activities
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violinist of the Lydian String Quartet‚ in residence at Brandeis‚ where he is a Professor of the Practice. For approximately twenty years‚ he was Concertmaster of the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra under Christopher Hogwood and Grant Llewellyn‚ and for thirty years Artistic Advisor to the Concert Series at the Museum of Fine Arts. Stepner has recorded extensively on modern and period instruments‚ including music from Monterverdi through Harbison‚ four string quartets. His recording also includes
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Haydn’s symphony no. 94 second movement Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was born in Rohrau. He was exposed to a lot of folk music when he was younger and this had an effect on his later style. His talents were soon discovered and at the age of 29 he started working for a wealthy family in Hungary‚ where he worked for almost 30 years. Haydn composed his works extremely quickly‚ performing two concertos and two operas weekly‚ and chamber works daily. Haydn’s compositions became popular throughout Europe
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* Beethoven- classical/ Symphony no. 5/ influenced composers throughout the 19th century * Vivaldi- baroque/ The Four Seasons/ he was a violin teacher for a school for orphaned or illegitimate girls * Haydn- classical/ The creation/ he played a big role in improving the string quartet and symphony * Machaut- medieval/ Puis qu’en oubli/ first important composers whose works survived * J.S. Bach – baroque/ Concerto in No. 5 in D Major/ gave the harpsichord its first solo * Handel-
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