2017 Classical Era Symphony What is symphony exactly? A symphony is derived from Greek words syn.‚ “together” and phone‚ “sounding”. A symphony is an extended work for orchestra typically consisting of large sections or movements. The symphony that we know today originated from the 18th century opera sinfonia. This type of music has fast movement‚ slow movement‚ and dance like movement that were used in the 18th century. Format of Classical Symphony is slow movement in A-B-A or theme‚ Allegro
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Beethoven Symphony No.9. 4th movement. Ludwig van Beethoven‚ great music composer‚ born in December 17‚ 1770 in Bonn Germany‚ and died in March 26‚ 1827 in Vienna. He was interested in music at a very young age. He grew up in a family where his father was a musician but he had drinking problem‚ and his mother was gentle loving care person. Beethoven claimed his mother as his best friend. When Beethoven took interest in music‚ his father taught him music day and night and how to play an instrument
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Mozart Symphonies 39‚ 40‚ 41 Performed by The Berlin Philharmonic‚ conducted by Sir Simon Rattle My first impressions of the conductor held fairly true throughout the performance. Sir Simon Rattle is perhaps the most enigmatic master of the baton I have had the pleasure of watching. This is quite an interesting observation‚ since he doesn’t use a baton. He stands in front of his orchestra‚ sans instrument himself‚ without even a podium or stand‚ and conducts using gestures‚ hand movements and facial
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Symphony Analysis Bars 1-16 In this essay I will be writing about the opening first 16 bars of the Mozart Symphony Jupiter (K551)‚ starting off in C major‚ common time. [1] The opening bar introduces the first Antecedent idea‚ consisting of an octave C in all instruments. This is then followed by ascending semiquaver triplet runs‚ in the strings and woodwind‚ from G to C which have a decoration-like affect. This is juxtaposed against the timpani and the brass still carry on with octave C’s. This
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Introduction With a strong preference for Classical music styles‚ I chose Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2‚ more specifically the first movement Adagio molto of the symphony‚ from the Internet sources to listen to. Performed by a skilled orchestra‚ the symphony impressed me and completely absorbed me into a “conversation” with the composer. In fact‚ in addition to acoustically enjoying the rhyme and rhythm of the music piece‚ I could also catch a glimpse of the emotions and motives which the genius composer
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The melodies written for the second and fourth songs in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen became the basis for themes Mahler later used in his First Symphony‚ composed during his time as the conductor of the Leipzig Opera in Germany. The original piece premiered in Budapest with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra‚ conducted by Mahler himself‚ and was received very negatively overall. In fact‚ an additional movement titled “Blumine‚” the original second movement of the piece‚ received so much harsh
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musical performance “Harp Magic” by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at the Michigan Theater and the performance of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at Hill Auditorium. Though the two orchestras‚ repertories‚ and venues were all different‚ experiencing the two performances in the same month allowed me to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the role that symphony orchestras play in today’s society. By attending live performances of symphony orchestras in Ann Arbor‚ one can become engaged
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"How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" asked Michael Tilson Thomas. It’s an older gag but the conductor had a fresh answer: "Upload‚ upload‚ upload." After months of virtual auditions via webcams across the world‚ the YouTube Symphony Orchestra had its first performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. Michael Tilson Thomas was the maestro of proceedings‚ curating a global tour of classical music through the ages‚ from Gabrieli and Bach to Dvorak‚ Brahms‚ Villa-Lobos and Lou Harrison. Months of interactive
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The symphony orchestra consisted of three pieces‚ Last Round‚ Fire and Ice‚ and Serenade for Strings. Every performance was interesting in their own specific manners. It contained pieces that were exciting‚ suspenseful‚ delicate‚ smooth and an assortment of different feelings. In the piece "Last Round" I felt a couple of various sentiments. The principal development of the piece was quick and energetic. Listening to the exciting sounds made me feel as though I was viewing the 1960’s slasher‚ ’Psycho’
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Fanny Chen October 30‚ 2007 Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Movement 1 Analysis To assign the first movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony the sonata form would truly be a subjective judgment.I will first explain how this movement fits the sonata form; then I will discuss how it diverges from this form in rather fascinating ways. Broadly speaking‚ the first movement can be divided into three pieces‚ each beginning with a version of what I have denoted A_0‚ the introduction to the piece in which
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