19th century and owed much of its success to inspirations not only from poets of the time like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‚ but also composers like Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann. Due in part to the continued innovation at the time of the modern piano‚ which introduced an entirely new scope of musical expression in just one instrument‚ the romantic lied reached more consumers than ever just after the industrial revolution and rise of the middle class‚ when musicians were more than just following
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The lady that sings the blues was known as Billie Holiday or Lady Day to many. Billie Holiday was the greatest female jazz singer in American history. Billie started out as a young girl who‚ like her idols of Bessie Smith and Louis Armstrong turned whatever material she was given into a piece of art of her own. Billie Holiday stated “I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.” Billie Holiday sang as if she knew her music had so much emotional
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was able to play harpsichord upside down. Monarchy had the power to control what Hydn and Mozart wrote. Schubert was another composer who was famous for writing classical songs. His songs contain lieder which is a German art song for solo voice and piano. His first Viennese school was in Austria. During this time there is chamber music it’s a form of classical music that is played for a small ensemble. String quartets were the most important chamber genre of the era. String quartets use two violins
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Would Broadway be what it is today without the magic of Sondheim? Stephen Sondheim is an American composer that dates all the way back to 1930. (Stephen Sondheim Biography.com) Sondheim is a musical theatre legend who has won eight Tony awards‚ making him the composer who has received the most Tony’s (Tony Awards Facts and Trivia Tonyawards.com.) His words and wisdom seep onto paper and put on a variety of productions. From “West Side Story” to “Passion‚” there is diversity between the shows that
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Cited: Machen‚ Bernie. “Humanities Common Lecture.” University of Florida. Reitz Grand Ballroom‚ Gainesville‚ Fl. 24 January 2013. University President Lecture. Smith and Burricheter. “Leonard Bernstein‚ Music and Celebration of Life.” School of Music. Multimedia Lecture.
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written the occasional pop song (with Jule Styne for Tony Bennett) and dabbled in films (Stavisky‚ Reds‚ Dick Tracy)‚ but‚ like Hammerstein‚ he has always come back to the theatre. His initial success came as a somewhat reluctant lyricist to Leonard Bernstein on West Side Story (1957) and Jule Styne on Gypsy (1959). Exciting and adventurous as those shows were in their day‚ and for all their enduring popularity‚ Sondheim’s philosophy since is encapsulated in one of his song titles: "I Never Do Anything
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Andre Williams Jan. 8‚ 2013 Research Paper For American Literature The History of Gospel Music. Introduction The History of Gospel Music Gospel music is a Christian musical genre. Christian music in other forms is the creation‚ performance‚ significance and the significant thing about gospel
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His Variations‚ which treat a topic that we now know to be by somebody other than Jannequin coasts from a tenderly modular start to a pleasingly unsettled fugato then back again to its modular moorings. Prelude‚ Trio‚ and Fugue in G Major‚ BWV 541- Johann Sebastian Bach (1705) The Prelude and Fugue in G Major‚ BMV 541 is one of Bach’s most extravagant free works. The prelude consolidates the toccata figuration of the North German stylus phantasticus with the cadenced
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Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Notes Writing of Symphony: Beethoven’s Life • Symphony No.9 in D minor was his last symphony • 12 years after his previous symphony • Lived through three major life crisis o End of romance “immortal beloved”‚ an unknown woman Identified as Antonie Brentano by Maynard Soloman 1811‚ dedicated “An die Geliebte” to her Beethoven often rejected by women‚ sought unavailable women Send Antonie letting proclaiming he was unable to enter lasting relationship
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one of the primary reasons I chose to attend a Mozart performance. Furthermore‚ Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 represents the standard classical sonata form and consists of 4 movements: the Allegro con brio in G minor‚ andante in E-flat major‚ menuetto and trio in G minor‚ and Allegro in G minor as well. The instruments included throughout
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