One musical work that stands out to me in this unit is "Fugue in D minor by Bach". This work stands out to me because this piece shows his best organ work. It shows both his technical precision and the beautiful melodies he can make. The emotion I think Bach was trying to capture is a up-beat and happy feeling. What led me to this is the fast beat alone. It was not bet that would be use if you were trying to make the listener have a sad feeling. The beat was a fast beat that created a happy feeling
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When Bach left the court of the Duke of Weimar and went to Köthen‚ his musical genius gets more clearly recognised. During 1717‚ Leopold of Anhalt-Köthen hired Bach to serve as his Kapellmeister‚ which is the director of music. Prince Leopold’s Calvinistic court required church music that is simple and plain in style in it’s worship. This caused Bach to take a break from composing organ music and devote himself more on secular music during his employment at Köthen in 1717 to 1723. As a skilled player
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MOZART’S UNFINISHED FANTASY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE FANTASY IN D MINOR‚ K. 397 BY EPHRAIM HACKMEY Submitted to the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Music Indiana University May 2012 Accepted by the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music‚ Indiana University‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Music ___________________________________ Prof. Menahem Pressler‚ Research Director __________________________________
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Music Experience Descriptions University of Phoenix Art 101 Music Experience Descriptions To choose only five music pieces to describe‚ my experience to was not easy. I have found that my total experience to these types of music in general is that I truly enjoy it. Until now I never showed much interest into it because‚ I was not sure what I was listening to. I have chosen to limit my descriptions to Bach‚ Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ and Vivaldi. You will be able to understand the music that I describe
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Music Comparison: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Ludwig van Beethoven Inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven and the ideas of Romanticism‚ the new group of composers in music were born. One composer‚ Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel‚ grew to love composing music‚ like Beethoven. The child prodigies both delighted in learning and performing music at a young age. Hensel learned music from many different teachers‚ but Beethoven was taught by more known instructors. Although the two composers both lived in Germany
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The concerto form was developed significantly from the Classical to the romantic era; producing changes within its instrumentation‚ form thematic material and rhythmic devices. The societal attitudes towards the composition and consumption of the concerto form also changed during this time. A concerto is an arrangement with solo works performed within the piece‚ alternating between a larger ensemble and the soloist. The root of its definition was believed to mean to ‘skirmish with one another’
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Final Exam Study Guide Questions will come directly from this material Elements What are the seven elements of music and identify them; Tempo-(speed)‚ Melody-(tune)‚ Dynamics-(range)‚ Rhythm-(beat)‚ Form-(how its composed)‚ Meter-(organization)‚ Harmony-(flow) Composers Be able to give appropriate stylistic periods‚ identify major works as listed in the book for each and notable innovations (i.e.- Bach was considered a master of the cantata form‚ Hildegard von Bingen wrote chant music) * Hildegard
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Jay Bocook was born in 1953 in Clearwater‚ Florida‚ and is recognized as one of the most highly distinguished composers‚ arrangers‚ conductors and educators in America. Bocook’s music‚ written mainly for symphonic and marching bands‚ has been featured across the world in countless events‚ concerts and schools‚ most notably during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. Mr. Bocook received his B.M. Degree from Furman University‚ where he served in 2000 as director of athletic bands
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Mozart Sonata in C Major‚ K. 330‚ First Movement In this paper‚ I will go in depth and analyze the first movement of Mozart’s Piano sonata in C major‚ K. 330. I will follow the guideline by Jan C. LaRue titled “Guidelines for Style Analysis*”. I will look in depth at the different factors that facilitate our ability in recognizing music in general. The five factors are Sound‚ Harmony‚ Melody‚ Rhythm‚ and Growth. My goal is to clarify and facilitate what it was that Mozart intended to do in this
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General Knowledge Notes: Bach Biography The Well-Tempered Clavier Piece Mozart Biography Sonata form Piece Chopin Biography Piece Liszt Biography Piece Debussy Biography Piece Bach – Biography When? Where? What did he do? Major Life Events Chopin – Biography When? 1810 - 1849 Where? Warsaw‚ Poland What did he do? Chopin was dissatisfied by the audience who only expected technical exhibition from performers‚ which was the musical fashion in Paris in the 1830s Chopin virtually
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