On 1st September‚ 1725‚ I attended a performance of “The Four Seasons”‚ a concerto by the Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi at the Pieta. The composer‚ often known locally as the “Red priest” (Heller‚ 1997) for his ostensibly red hair and ordainment‚ wrote the piece in 1723 in Mantua; Italy’s music sure seems to be increasing in its grandeur. However‚ I would doubt the sincerity of Vivaldi’s concertos; ever since Corelli these instrumental pieces are pumped out massively for the aristocracy (Michalik
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Benjamin Britten‚ an outstanding British composer‚ pianist‚ and conductor‚ is one of the most famous composers of the 20th century. His talents include composing Operas‚ Chorals‚ and Orchestra pieces. Included in his accomplishments are compositions composed for symphonies‚ operas‚ and films. He became quite well known for his work during the mid-twentieth century. Benjamin Britten was born in 1913 in Lowestoft England. Britten’s father was a dentist‚ and not very involved in young Benjamin’s
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The next piece‚ Gypsy Dance‚ was written by Joseph Compello‚ and published in 2004. Mr. Compello discovered his love for music at the age of eight while watching the Centennial Celebration Parade in his hometown of Carbondale‚ Pennsylvania. When he saw the way the trumpets in the marching band flashed in the sun and heard how they sounded‚ he immediately fell in love with music. Not long after that parade‚ Joseph’s father‚ who had recently gotten a new job at a factory in Baltimore‚ managed to scrape
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n 1712‚ George Frideric Handel moved permanently to England. Although he had a large and varied musical output‚ his reputation as a composer has been established mainly though his compositions of Italian opera. In the following years he subsequently wrote and presented more than 40 such operas in London theatres‚ and accumulated honors including a pension from the court of King George II‚ the office of Composer of Music for the Royal Chapel‚ and even a statue has been erected in his honor while he
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‘A Bit of Singing and Dancing’ Susan Hill CBE (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black‚ The Mist in the Mirror and I’m the King of the Castle for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature.[1][2] A Bit of Singing and Dancing is a short story collection by British writer Susan Hill. It
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Raga is a form a of Indian Classical music‚ which in Hindi means‚ “beauty”‚ “harmony”‚ and “melody.” The Raga performance in Queensborough Community College consisted of two vocalists and one tabla player. The type of Raga that was performed is called Jog. It is one of the more popular Indian Classical songs performed. It sails away to ascending and descending‚ where there is a space between the notes‚ which is explored by the performer. Raga music is expressed as spiritual and harmonic‚ the instruments
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Edward Bunting was an Armagh-born organist‚ who was commissioned to transcribe all the dance tunes played at the Belfast Harp Festival over the period of the four day event. It is mainly due to his efforts that we still have this ancient music in Ireland at this time. The repertoire consisted mainly of parlour songs and drawing room music. The demise of the Irish Harping Tradition remained‚ until the mid 1950s. This is when the harp received a revival of sorts‚ meaning that this tradition has steadily
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Renee Fleming The most renowned singer of our generation‚ Renee Fleming‚ was awarded her America’s highest honor for an artist‚ the National Medal of Arts in 2013 by the former President Obama. She carried her voice to a new crowd in 2014. She was the first classical musical artist to ever sing the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl. Renee Fleming was the winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for “Best Classical Vocal Solo‚” and had sung for significant events from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
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Sir Edward Elgar’s Inspiration Elgar was born on June 2nd‚ 1857 in the United Kingdom. Around this time English music was in the Romantic Era‚ which meant that all the music made during this time was generally very emotionally demanding. Sir Edward Elgar did not go to school to learn about music‚ rather his father‚ William Henry Elgar‚ owned a music store. The only formal music education he received was a few violin lessons. Along with running a music store‚ Edward’s father played the organ‚ conducted
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Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar‚ 1st Baronet‚ OM‚ GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer‚ many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations‚ the Pomp and Circumstance Marches‚ concertos for violin andcello‚ and two symphonies. He also composed choral works‚ including The Dream of Gerontius‚ chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master
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