Maria Barthélemon: Child Prodigy and Composer When looking through history we can see many composers throughout time. Most early composers were men but in the 1700s a shift was made and women started composing more music. There are many famous men and woman who composed music during the 1700s‚ I am going to focus on Maria Barthélemon. She was not only a composer but was a very successful singer and keyboard player throughout Ireland‚ London‚ France‚ and Italy. She has only a few surviving works
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The Influence of Christianity on Western Civilization The positive influence of Christianity is far reaching especially in the rich history and culture of Western Civilization despite a long standing ignorance or adamant denial of its contributions. The Bible itself is responsible for much of the language‚ literature‚ and fine arts we enjoy today as its artists and composers were heavily influenced by its writings. Paul Maier‚ in writing the forward to the book How Christianity Changed the World
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quartets. He also composed other chamber music‚ choral works‚ and songs. Born in Bonn‚ then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire‚ Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and Christian Gottlob Neefe. During his first 22 years in Bonn‚ Beethoven intended to study with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and befriended Joseph Haydn. Beethoven moved to Vienna in 1792 and began studying with Haydn‚ quickly gaining a
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Wolfgang Mozart Biography Pianist‚ Songwriter (1756–1791) Synopsis Born on January 27‚ 1756‚ in Salzburg‚ Austria‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician capable of playing multiple instruments who started playing in public at the age of 6. Over the years‚ Mozart aligned himself with a variety of European venues and patrons‚ composing hundreds of works that included sonatas‚ symphonies‚ masses‚ concertos and operas‚ marked by vivid emotion and sophisticated textures. Budding Young Composer
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Brace and Company. It was printed in New York City and the year of publication was 1999. Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria‚ the son of composer‚ musical author‚ and violinist‚ Leopold Mozart and his wife‚ Anna Maria Pertl. His given names were Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Theophilus‚ the last of which is Gottlieb in German‚ and Amadeus in Latin. He used Wolfgang and Amadeus in his signature‚ so he is generally known by these two names. He displayed marked musical gifts very early‚ playing the
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techniques were used in this piece. Ludwig Van Beethoven was born and baptized December 17‚ 1770 in Bonn Germany. He was the grandson to Lodewijk Van Beethoven who was a bass singer at the Elector of Cologne. Beethoven’s first teacher was his own father Johann van Beethoven who made Beethoven play his first performance at age 6. His father noticed that Beethoven had a gift when he was young and taught him the piano and violin. Beethoven was a hard worker which made him self-involved and impatient‚ being
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ born on January 27th‚ 1756‚ was a gifted composer and musician. He’s considered one of the best‚ if not the best‚ composers. Mozart was an influential part of the Classical era. He influenced great composers such as Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. He was based in Europe and hailed from Slazburg‚ Austria. On November 14th‚ 1719‚ Mozart’s father‚ Leopold Mozart‚ was born. He was a greatly known musical pedagogue. Originally‚ Leopold was studying philosophy
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A comparative study of the use of the baroque and modern flutes in composition‚ with specific reference to - Sonata IV for flute and continuo by J.S Bach‚ and Sonata for flute by Hindemith The baroque‚ or transverse flute is of great interest to me‚ mainly because of my own flute playing experience. I have always considered the baroque flute a much softer and more beautiful instrument‚ and it is because of this interest that I have decided to carry out my investigation upon the differences between
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of Cologne to send him to Vienna 2. Studies with a number of composers a. 1792-94: studied with Haydn b. 1794: Johann Schenk (1753-1836): composer of Singspiels c. 1794: Johann Georg Albrechtsberger: teaches Beethoven counterpoint d. Antonio Salieri (1750-1825): teaches vocal composition
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Jeffery L. Wright Humanities 523 Professor Caldwell 28 November 2005 Performance Review of The John Proulx Trio at LACMA By Jeffery L. Wright The John Proulx Trio performed on Friday‚ November 25‚ 2005 at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Musically speaking‚ John Proulx stands out as one of the most consistent and significant artist in jazz today. Leading a tight‚ well-rehearsed trio through a mix of originals and well-known pieces from modern Jazz repertoire‚ pianist/vocalist/composer
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