About The Arranger A native of Woodbourne‚ New York‚ Murray Houllif holds degrees from the State University of New York at Potsdam (BS Music Education) and the State University of New York at Stony Brook (MM Percussion Performance). His teachers include Raymond Des Roches‚ Richard Fitz‚ James Petercsak‚ Sandy Feldstein‚ Dom Famularo‚ and Bey Perry (organist Jimmy Smith’s drummer). Having subsequently served as co-coordinator of percussion at North Texas State University in Denton‚ Murray has recently
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Compare Contrast Essay 4 The Romantic Era brought about this great change in everything from literature‚ ideals‚ and even music. The previous era was strict in laws and restraint‚ you could say old fashioned. Composers were coming up with new techniques such as symphonic poem and art song. During this period‚ composers expressed artistic freedom through experimentation and creativity‚ through the use of adding new instruments to orchestras‚ new tones‚ and harmonies. Two composers of this era are
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What is Romanticism? Romanticism was a movement in the 19th century in where art‚ literature‚ and music experienced a growth in not only popularity‚ but also creativity‚ in the form of intuition‚ inspiration‚ imagination‚ individuality‚ and idealism. There are many characteristics of Romanticism that can be recognized within many aspects of literature. The few characteristics that are widely common in literature will be shown here. In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker‚” written by Washington
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“Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.” -Alphonse de Lamartine It is no small fact that during the Romantic Period emotion‚ sentiment‚ and sensation were center-stage. The people wanted freedom from the age of reason and yearned to express themselves. This newfound ideal soon drifted from everyday life into the arts. Romantic writers and painters loved to tell stories and express moods with their art‚ and musicians were eager to join the trend. The ideal for the
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Western Europe culture and society from 1800 to 1850 is characterized as being the peak of Romanticism. This intellectual‚ artistic‚ musical‚ and literary movement was in response to the Age of Enlightenment (1685-1815‚ coinciding with Neoclassicism) which was an earlier movement in Europe that held rationalization of nature and universal truths above all else. The disillusionment with the ideas of the Enlightenment and skepticism of the pursuit of reason caused influential philosophers and more
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The symphonic poem composed Mazeppa S. 100 (1851) composed by Franz Liszt is the sixth in the cycle of thirteen symphonic poems written during his time in Weimar. The composition was inspired by the tale of Ivan Mazeppa. During his studies in Paris‚ Franz Liszt became familiar with the works of Victor Hugo and Lord Byron‚ both of whom wrote poems also inspired by the legend of Ivan Mazeppa. There were many attractions for the composer it that story‚ like human suffering‚ disaster‚ and triumph (Godfrey
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George Gordon‚ Lord Byron‚ otherwise known as Lord Byron‚ was one of the most influential British poets in the 1800’s. As an acclaimed English‚ Romantic poet‚ he is particularly famous for his work “The Destruction of Sennacherib.” This narrative poem is a retelling of the Assyrian attack on the city of Jerusalem. Accordingly‚ Lord Byron uses vivid words and symbols to depict King Sennacherib’s attempt to siege Jerusalem‚ only to be met with God’s mighty power to the point of death in order to protect
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ompt 3: The Romantic Era was a time of celebration for artistic‚ literary‚ musical and intellectual pursuits towards the end of the eighteenth century. With this brought an emphasis on individualism‚ emotion‚ childhood and nature‚ which‚ at large‚ was a reactionary response against scientific rationalisation during the Enlightenment. Yet‚ it was not simply a response to the rationalism of the Enlightenment but also a reaction to the material changes in society‚ which was accompanied by the
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Topic 2 – An Instrument and its repertoire Syrinx by Claude Debussy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-9xGnbBHMI Background: Syrinx is an essential part of music for any Flautist’s repertoire. Syrinx was written by Claude Debussy in 1913‚ allowing the performer generous room for interpretation and emotion. The piece acted as a fundamental role in the development of solo flute music in the early 20th century. The piece is commonly performed off stage as Debussy dedicated the piece to flautist Louis
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During the Romantic Era many composers used program music to combine musical creativity with personal storytelling. Hence‚ Berlioz took the Program music to another different level. His emotions were converted into amazing melodies. Hector Berlioz was born in La Côte-Saint-André‚ France in 1803. As teenager‚ he was attending to medical school in France. Since his dad was a physician and Berlioz had to follow his footsteps. In fact‚ his passion was not medicine but to study music. Berlioz decided
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