Since 1987‚ his main work has been a first 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
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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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Kris Epperson Mrs. Wilder-Newland English 12 15 March 2012 Benefits of Required Music Education According to “College Bound Seniors National Report: Profile of SAT Program Test Takers‚” “Students in music appreciation classes scored 63 points higher on verbal and 44 points higher on math than students with no arts participation.” Music programs are being cut and underfunded even though these programs should be the first to be funded; they provide a magnitude of benefits. Music should be taught
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born January 27‚ 1756 as the seventh child of a musical family. Mozart’s mother and father’s names were Anna Maria and Leopold. Leopold was a musician with ambition while Anna Maria has a good sense of humor to balance him out. They had seven children‚ but only 2 lived beyond infancy (Wolfgang and his older sister Maria Anna). He was born in Salzburg‚ or modern day Austria. Mozart’s father was a successful violinist and renowned composer of the
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Culture 2 Mozart vs. Beethoven Paper 3/21/12 Mozart vs. Beethoven In the 18th century‚ the middle class made a lot more money. During the Classical Period‚ the middle class had a tremendous influence on music. They wanted to hear concertos and symphonies. They wanted their children to learn great music and play instruments. The composers began writing music that was geared towards the middle class because they could make a better living if they enjoyed the music being played. They wrote music
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The famous composers of the Baroque period include Moteverdi‚ Purcell‚ Barbara Strozzi‚ Vivaldi‚ Handel‚ Mouret‚ Bach‚ etc. While the major composers in Classical period are Haydn‚ Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Schubert and so on. Baroque is an older style of music‚ and it lots of times has all the instruments playing the same melody‚ while classical has various interchanging parts and melody’s. The melody in Baroque period is repeated‚ although it is distinct but it is not lyrical. In Baroque music‚ the phrasing
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Submitted by Williams‚Sierra on 8/26/2014 3:19:29 PM Points Awarded 8.00 Points Missed 22.00 Percentage 26.7% 1. This writing outlines an ideal society based on justice and reason‚ but not on democracy. The ideal state was authoritarian. A) The Republic B) The Oresteia C) The Allegory of the Cave D) The Apology E) None of the above. Table for Individual Question Feedback Points Earned: 1.0/1.0 Correct Answer(s): A 2. The Song of Roland was inspired by A) the Vikings
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noted in the music. There can be‚ for example‚ three violins and bass‚ or violin‚ viola‚ cello and guitar. Many major composers were drawn into the style of writing from the late 18th century onwards. The string quartet was first opened with Joseph Haydn ’s works. In his works‚ he featured five
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German composer Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)‚ is widely considered to be the first atonal composer and the inventor of the 12-tone system. Schoenberg himself proclaimed that his music compositions were divided into three periods: Late Romanticism or “expressionist” (1897-1908)‚ Free Atonality (1908-1922)‚ Twelve-tone and tonal works (1922-1951). Schoenberg was not only a composer‚ but theorist‚ writer and teacher. His teaching career spanned five decades that included experiences in Vienna‚ Berlin
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His symphony no. 5 in D Minor‚ op. 47 premiered on November 21‚ 1937 with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeniy Mravinsky (99). Shostakovich’s 5th is comprised of four movements: Moderato allegro non troppo‚ Allegretto‚ Largo‚ and Allegro non troppo. Shostakovich composed the 5th to save his life. He was under scrutiny after his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District was accused of having anti-Party themes (84). He also pulled his 4th symphony the day before the debut
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