History: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria on January 27‚ 1756. He was born into a musical family being the son of a successful composer‚ violinist and assistant concert master. He learned at the young age of three how to play the piano and by the age of five had mastered multiple instruments. At the young age of six he was touring European concert halls and opera houses dazzling the audiences with his works that included sonatas‚ symphonies‚ masses‚ concertos and operas‚
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4. Discuss the characteristics of the so-called style galant with appropriate musical examples. In the common practice of Western classical music‚ there are four periods‚ Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic and 20th century and modern. Music is classified into different periods because of their different music style. In the Classical period‚ one of the most significant music styles was style galant‚ which will be discussed below. During the third quarter of the 18th century‚ style galant become a
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Unit Summary – Module 5 The Romantic Period 21 points Please complete each question as thoroughly as possible and submit to your professor by the due date. This summary will function as a one of the study guides for the final exam so it is very important that the information is complete. 1. Describe the characteristics of music in the romantic period. Be sure to include information on each of the following: (6 points) - Romantic music was associated with emotional intensity. These works
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countryside. Strong connections developed between Romantic literature and music‚ with composers finding inspiration in the poetry that flowered during this time. The beginnings of the great song tradition can be seen in the songs of Mozart and Beethoven. Schubert’s revolutionary style and vision allowed the tradition to continue into the Romantic period- with Schumann‚ Brahms and Wolf- and well into the 20th Century with Strauss‚ Mahler and Pfitzner. When studying the
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Louis Bernstein was born on August 25‚ 1918 in Lawrence‚ Massachusetts. He was known to family members as Leonard or Lenny. He officially changed his first name to Leonard at the age of sixteen. At the age of 10‚ Leonard played his first piano. Leonard became interested in taking lessons however‚ his father refused to pay for lessons. His determination motivated him to raise a small pot of money for his lessons. He did not need much practice and his father became impressed. For his bar mitzvah‚ his
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Beethoven’s death‚ and it never performed for public performance at the Beethoven’s lifetime. Originally‚ Tobias Haslinger (1787 – 1842) who is an Austrian music publisher and composer discovered and purchased the score and parts of the overture by Beethoven at the auction on November 5‚ 1827‚ and it was introduced by the
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The piano teacher Anastasia Cucu I sit now quietly in front of a grand piano in my cousin’s living room. My cousin‚ Lana‚ is speaking to me- she had me over for lunch to discuss the family- yet I am distracted by the large instrument that takes up almost half the room. I can only assume the baby grand was once a shiny black‚ though because its keys have been played
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FRANZ SCHUBERTMusic Appreciation Section 02 FRANZ SCHUBERT “I HAVE COME INTO THE WORLD FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE BUT TO COMPOSE” It was Franz Peter Schubert‚ who said to a friend “I have come into the world for no other purpose but to compose”. For someone to be so certain‚ focused and dedicated at such a young age with extraordinary talent and promise‚ finding out more about Schubert’s life and astonishing music was a must for me. Franz Peter Schubert was bone in Vienna‚ on January 31‚ 1797
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artistic goal Transcendence of barriers between art forms Romanticism and Revolt In wake of Industrial Revolution came actual revolution in Europe Many musicians of the time associated themselves with libertarian politics‚ starting with Beethoven. Barriers of hereditary nobility were breached allowing lower and middle classes to assume more social mobility. Artistic Barriers The Romantics search for higher experience and more intense emotion meant going against the restraints of artistic
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mackenzie Gates Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on January 27‚ 1756. At the age of four he could learn a piece of music in half an hour. At five he was playing the clavier incredibly well. At six he began composing‚ writing his first symphonies at the age of eight. He was constantly traveling all over Europe with his father‚ Leopold Mozart‚ a violinist‚ minor composer and Vice-Kapellmeister at the court of the Archbishop of Salzburg. The musical feats and tricks of young
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