(davidvanalstyne.com #1) As long as conditions permitted people of all tastes found something they enjoyed at any public performance of music. In the past‚ no one thought in terms of "popular" or "classical" music. After all‚ the symphonies of greatest composers such as Haydn‚ Mozart‚ Bach and others were entertaining enough for the people who wanted to comprehend music at first hearing and satisfy people who wanted to discover something new with repeated hearings. (allpurposeguru.hubpages.com #1)
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HLM 213 Program Notes April 26‚ 2012 The Eroica Symphony Beethoven’s third symphony was first preformed privately in early August of 1804. One would think that the people of this time period would marvel over anything Beethoven composed. However‚ Eroica was not as well received or understood‚ as Beethoven would have liked. Many educated listeners were thrown off by the “false” horn entry halfway through the first movement. It is said that Beethoven’s pupil was surprised by this‚ and was reprimanded
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composed his first original symphony. He was a child prodigy and I think that may be a reason I enjoy his music so much. Another extraordinary think about Beethoven is that his hearing was deteriorating but yet he still wrote such beautiful music. The Fifth Symphony is my uncle’s favorite composition. It “brings musical forms to the triumph of art over death‚ fear and pain.” (P. 908) The reason I am choosing Beethoven is really because of the meaning behind the Fifth Symphony. My uncle suffered a
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Music Appreciation Study Sheet Properties of Sound: 1. Pitch- Frequency of vibrations ● Overtones (makes up pitches). They are responsible for our unique voiceprint. They are located above the fundamental. ● Everyone has a unique voice print 2. Timbre- Color and quality. A tool by which we identify different voices and instruments. Very subjective- differently interpreted and heard and described. Ex: Gloomy‚ dark‚ clear‚ bright‚ harsh‚ rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the
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Louis Bernstein was born on August 25‚ 1918 in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts. He was known to family members as Leonard or Lenny. He officially changed his first name to Leonard at the age of sixteen. At the age of 10‚ Leonard played his first piano. Leonard became interested in taking lessons however‚ his father refused to pay for lessons. His determination motivated him to raise a small pot of money for his lessons. He did not need much practice and his father became impressed. For his bar mitzvah‚ his
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Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Notes Writing of Symphony: Beethoven’s Life • Symphony No.9 in D minor was his last symphony • 12 years after his previous symphony • Lived through three major life crisis o End of romance “immortal beloved”‚ an unknown woman Identified as Antonie Brentano by Maynard Soloman 1811‚ dedicated “An die Geliebte” to her Beethoven often rejected by women‚ sought unavailable women Send Antonie letting proclaiming he was unable to enter lasting relationship
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nature of the melodies however do suggest that they are logically worked out so that they fit the harmonies in such contrapuntal forms. In effect‚ the themes play functional rather than independent melodic roles. However‚ in the finale of Mozart’s Symphony no.41 in C Major (K.551)‚ Mozart introduces several independent melodies‚ and then unexpectedly combines all of them together in the coda. All
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The Romantic movement‚ which swept Europe during the 19th century‚ can best be understood in contrast to the Classical period which preceded it. The Classical period‚ which was characterized by the music of Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and early Beethoven‚ was a time when composers were generally supported by the patronage of the nobility. The musical style of the period was based on the ideas of harmonic proportion which had originally been developed during ancient Greek
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a founder of Romantics and one of the four great pillars of Classicism – along with Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and Beethoven. Although he only lived for thirty-one years‚ he produced a large number of masterpieces during his short but prolific career. Today people recognize Schubert’s greatness‚ but he was unknown and poor for whole life. In total‚ he composed over six hundred secular vocal works‚ seven complete symphonies‚ sacred music‚ operas‚ incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music (Biography)
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for people listening to a live symphony during the Classical era‚ the ability the artists‚ and those involved with them‚ have with the increase of new technology and business schemes has allowed their base of listeners to be on a global scale for millions‚ if not yet billions. During the late 17th century to early 19th century‚ the phenomenon that is the evolution of Liturgical Music had hit the Classical era; extremely skilled artists such as Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Haydn and Schubert were producing masterpieces
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