Hymns have been around for a long time. Some hymns can even be traced back so far as to the New Testament. J. M. Efird mentions‚ “The early Christian church incorporated hymns in its liturgies (e.g.‚ Acts 16:25; 1 Cor. 14:26; Col. 3:16). Some of the best-known poetic compositions in the Gospels are found in Luke: the Benedictus (1:68–79)‚ the Magnificat (1:46–55)‚ the Gloria (2:10–14)‚ and the Nunc Dimittis (2:29–32).”(Efird) These are some of the oldest hymns recorded‚ and they have been preserved
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created a vocal melody that was musically satisfying and perfectly molded to the text. Important words were emphasized by stressed tones or melodic climaxes. The voice shares the interpretive task with the piano. The mood is often set by a brief piano introduction and summed up at the end by a piano section called a postlude .
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Philip Malan was born in Stellenbosch in 1987. He was exposed to music by his mother‚ who is a music teacher and lecturer‚ and his father who also plays the piano. He started playing the guitar at the age of 9 when his mother handed him her old guitar and taught him a few basic chords. He played without an official teacher for four years until he started lessons with Graham Pringle at the age of 13. It was at this time that he got his first electric guitar and started a band with his best friend
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Pfeiffer taught him and he began to attend in classes with a musician called Christian G. Neefe simultaneously. Both teachers treated their pupil roughly‚ at times getting him out of bed and gain pressure on him to spend the whole night playing the piano. Surprisingly‚ Beethoven was never bitter about it. In 1780‚ Franz Rovantini taught Beethoven violin and viola. At the same moment‚ he was attending primary schools. In 1781‚ Beethoven left school due to he was overworked for a child of his age
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Beethoven continued to compose at a furious pace. From 1803-1812‚ what is known as his "middle" or "heroic" period‚ he composed an opera‚ six symphonies‚ four solo concerti‚ five string quartets‚ six string sonatas‚ seven piano sonatas‚ five sets of piano variations‚ four overtures‚ four trios‚ two sextets and 72
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them out to the audience in their own unique way. I got the opportunity to explore three different editions of this excerpt and hope to bring out the pros and cons while comparing them to the Edwin F.Kalmus bassoon part and score marked by Leonard Bernstein
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a Catholic middle school. In her childhood and adolescence she studied painting‚ flute‚ theater‚ music‚ acting‚ piano‚ guitar‚ saxophone and singing. When she was 10‚ Natalia sang in a Mariachi group. She lived many years in Coatepec‚ Veracruz‚ Mexico‚ where she studied music with her mother‚ imitating artists like Gloria Trevi and Garibaldi. In 1998‚ Natalia was part of a girl trio called Twist. The group was unsuccessful and they split up the following year. Soon after‚ she began preparing to
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MIDTERM REVIEW SHEET Music 15 – Fall 2013 Date: Thursday‚ October 31 Time: 11:00 am – 12:15 pm (Please be early‚ if possible‚ Value: 40 points (20% of total grade) Format: The exam will consist of listening identification and general knowledge questions‚ definitions‚ and one short answer question. Please bring a black or blue pen. Section One – Listening Identification (15 points) Identification of listening examples from the syllabus (title‚ composer‚ time period‚ genre‚ other elements
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Her struggle to get recognized and respected as a musician was not an easy path for Akiyoshi. Seen as an accomplished jazz composer‚ starting with her Granz-recording‚ Toshiko began to realize that people saw her as an outsider to American jazz because she was both Japanese and a woman. These two categories were considered second class no matter what nationality or race. In 1959‚ after she left Berklee‚ she made her own way as a musician‚ composer‚ and arranger and thought that audiences were seeing
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James Anderson Depreist‚ was born on November 21‚ 1936 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. His father died when he was six‚ then he went to live with his aunt‚ Marian Anderson the celebrated contralto. It was Ms. Anderson‚ who was earliest influence in music‚ and who supported and encouraged all his endeavors. Depriest entered the University of Pennsylvania‚ as a pre- law major‚ where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1958. Soon after he realized that he no longer wanted to be a lawyer‚ so he pursued
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