classical era very few compositions for solo bass existed. “The earliest known works for a solo double bass instrument are the sonatas composed by‚ or for‚ Giovannino Violone…from about 1690. No solo music is known from the 18th century until Haydn’s symphonies of the 1760’s; then in the four years from 1765‚ no fewer than 28 concertos appeared.” One of the earliest works for virtuoso solo bass to appear in print in the 19th century is Mozart’s aria Por Questa Bella Mano (1822). The increasing popularity
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Life of a Legend Ludwig van Beethoven‚ also known as " The General of Musicians‚" was born on December 16‚ 1770. However‚ this date is not exact because it is believed that Beethoven’s father lied about his son’s age in order to portray him as an infant prodigy. As a result‚ Beethoven is convinced he was born on December 16‚ 1772 at the Rheingasse home‚ which belonged to the Fischers‚ who were close friends of the family (Orga 8). Johann van and Maria Magdalena Beethoven bore five children
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world are familiar with the Classical period‚ as it is extremely well-known for its extraordinary talented and famous composers and performers. Some of these famous Viennese performers and composers include but are not limited to: Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Haydn‚ Schubert and Gluck. This style’s form differs greatly from the form of its predecessor‚ Baroque. Unlike Baroque‚ Classical music established many musical advances that still stand strong today‚ including norms of
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composer and period: Beethoven‚ Ludwig van (1770-1827) • Period: Classical (1750-1820)/early Romantic (about 1820/30s-1910) • Nationality: German • Contemporaries: Haydn‚ Mozart‚ Clementi • Works included: • 32 piano sonatas (including the ’Pathetique’; the ’Moonlight’; the ’Appassionata’); bagatelles‚ 6 sonatinas • 9 symphonies - including the ’Eroica’ (3rd); ’Pastoral’ (6th); the ’Choral’ (9th) • chamber music - including 9 piano trios‚ 5 cello and piano sonatas and 10 violin and piano sonatas
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Intro In the late nineteenth and twentieth century there was a departure from the traditional art forms. Rather than represent what is real‚ artists were presenting abstractions. Technological innovations influenced the arts. Artists represented electric light in paintings with images of light in buildings. With the development of the camera‚ photography became a fine art. Industrialism During the early years of the twentieth century‚ America went through a period of social and economic change
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CONCERTO A concerto (from the Italian: concerto‚ plural concerti or‚ often‚ the anglicised form concertos) is a musical composition usually composed in three parts or movements‚ in which (usually) one solo instrument (for instance‚ a piano‚ violin‚ cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra. The etymology is uncertain‚ but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words conserere (meaning to tie‚ to join‚ to weave) and certamen (competition‚ fight): the idea
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met in Vienna in 1787. He wanted to study under Mozart but was not able to due to his mother’s death‚ which forced him to go back to Germany. In 1792‚ at the age of 22‚ Beethoven made his second attempt to move to Vienna where he studied with Joseph Haydn.
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Throughout history‚ music has mirrored society’s beliefs and values. This is most notable during the shift from the Baroque to the Classical era in Western Europe. This was a time of revolution‚ ingenuity‚ and enlightenment. During the Eighteenth Century and the beginning of the Nineteenth Century‚ an exceptional amount of social‚ political‚ religious‚ and musical change occurred. This was the time leading up to the French Revolution‚ which had everyone considering that the sociopolitical values
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accompaniment with a repeated pattern typically in the left hand)‚ were used to liven the movement of the piece without creating a confusing additional voice. The now-popular instrumental music was dominated by several well-defined forms: the sonata‚ the symphony‚ and the concerto‚ though none of these were specifically defined or taught at the time as they are now in music theory. All three derive from sonata form‚ which is both the overlying form of an entire work and the structure of a single movement
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He was educated by the greats‚ such as Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Haydn‚ and Clementi. However‚ through working with professional composers and traveling to concerts and attending school‚ Chopin became to this prominent and professional composer that people learned to love and enjoyed. As Chopin traveled through many
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