Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born in Venice‚ the capital of the Republic of Venice. He was baptized immediately at his home by the midwife. It is not known how the life of the infant was in danger‚ but the immediate baptism was most likely due to his poor health or to an earthquake that shook the city that day. Vivaldi’s official church baptism (at least‚ the rites that remained other than the actual baptism itself) did not take place until two months later. His father‚ Giovanni Battista‚ a barber before
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courante‚ sarabande‚ gigue and others such as the gavotte‚ musette‚ bouree‚ minuet and pavane. Each dance movement is usually written in Binary form‚ and is generally performed with each section repeated. The two best-known Baroque composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel‚ who were both Germans. Other German Baroque composers include Buxtehude‚ Pachelbel and Telemann‚ English Baroque composers include Byrd and Purcell and Italian Baroque composers include Monteverdi‚ Corelli‚ Vivaldi
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The History of the Violin The violin is a descendant from the viol family of instruments‚ which can be traced back to ninth century Europe. The first violins were made in 1520 and they have drastically changed since then. The violin was originally used for additional vocal and dance accompaniment. They incorporated features of the existing bowed instruments such as the rebec‚ the Renaissance fiddle‚ and the lira da braccio. The rebec was pear shaped and it had strings that were tuned in
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Music has evolved too many different forms that we recognize today. We trace this development throughout time. Beginning in the middle ages‚ we have seen advancement from the Gregorian chant all the way to the Jazz of the 20th century. The current events‚ politics‚ religion‚ technology and composers can shape musical eras during time. Here I will look at the middle ages‚ renaissance‚ baroque‚ classical‚ romantic and twentieth century periods. I hope that a better understanding can be reached
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Prehistoric Music All music produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory) are commonly known as Prehistoric or Primitive music. Music occurred prior to recorded history‚ therefore the source is unknown. Some people believe that music derived from organic rhythms and sounds. Human music may echo these phenomena using patterns‚ repetition and tonality. In some cultures music is intended to mimic natural sounds‚ some of these reasons may relate religious practices and beliefs. It may also be used
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Musical Analysis The first piece I chose was Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in E-Minor (op.28 no. 4). It was performed by Aldona Dvarionaite (2009). Chopin was a composer in the Romantic period. This is a sad piano piece. Chopin wrote primarily for the piano. The piece range was almost monotone in nature. The sound was in scale rising and lowering using the same melody throughout the piece. The tones were kept uniform repeating over and over again. I found this piece of music one dimensional.
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accompaniment with the melody in the A-major key‚ building up to the F-sharp major opening theme. Johann Sebastian Back was born in Germany in 1685 primarily a Baroque era composer‚ with many of his pieces and performances were written for harpsichord and organ. Many of his pieces were written for the church‚ coming from a long line of family musicians. The piece performed at the concert that was written by Bach was Concerto in D minor‚ BWV 1052 which is only one of seven that were originally written for
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eighteenth-century art critics to describe the art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries‚ came to be applied also to the music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. After some years after the death of Johann Sebastian Bach‚ the ornate‚ formal and strict form of the High Baroque became “old-fashion” and lost its favor. Music slowly began to change form the style and forms of the High Baroque to a simpler yet tuneful form around 1750. The period following the Baroque
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The Six Eras of Music Juacara Diggs MUS-110-IN2 May 10th‚ 2015 In the history of Western music‚ there are six eras of music. These eras are the Middle Ages‚ the Renaissance‚ the Classical period‚ the Romantic era‚ and the Twentieth century. From 450 to 1450‚ music developed during the Middle Ages was characterized by the development of rhythmic independence in polyphonic textures. In the Middle Ages‚ there was medieval music that was mostly vocal. Medieval church music had eight scales or modes
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Content Introduction Chapter 1. Richard Bach and his significance in American literature 1.1. Richard Bach personality 1.2. Literary heritage of Richard Bach Conclusions Chapter 2. “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” in the context of American literature of the 20th century 2.1. Historical background and creation of “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” 2.2. The fable in novella and its peculiarity 2.3. The motives of the “Jonathan Livingston Seagull” 2.4. The main message in novella Conclusions
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