During the Romantic era‚ nationalism proved to be a major influence of the relationship between composers and their music. The political unrest all over Europe provoked many forms of nationalism. The Romantic composers of this era expressed their sense of nationalism in many ways. One way that composers showed this was basing their music on the songs and dances of their people‚ such as Chopin in his mazurkas. Also‚ composers wrote dramatic works based on folklore and symphonic poems or operas
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American music was heavily influenced by the European culture. When the English migrated to America‚ they brought with them their musical traits. This is commonly referred to as the European American Stream. There are a few common musical traits that the Europeans brought to America: ballads‚ call-and-response‚ and cantillation. Ballads are a type of song that tells a story centered around a historical event or a tragedy. The unique trait or characteristic of a ballad is its repeating melodies. These
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ay Introduction Beginning with the late nineteenth century‚ a new “Romantic” attitude characterized culture and many works of art in Western civilization. It emphasized a revulsion against established values such as social order and religion and exalted individualism‚ irrationalily‚ imagination‚ emotions and nature. Two famous artists from the age of Romanticism are Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Mendelssohn and Rosetti led very different lives. Rossetti was honoured for
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Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Rhea Jacobus MUSIC 210 25 April 2013 Clemson Symphony Orchestra Concert Paper The first piece I chose to write about is Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Clemson Orchestra did a wonderful job of doing this piece; I really enjoyed it. Because it was the first piece played‚ my ears were perked and I was listening very intently. The first movement has a mysterious and dark feeling to begin with but picks up and becomes more energetic as the piece
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The reason I chose Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 (1st movement) is because it really stood out to me out of all the pieces we heard in class and that are on the Moodle Website. I enjoy listening to this piece because it gives off a fun and warm vibe at times sounding playful and fast but then it takes on a warmer and somewhat soothing ambiance at other times. Honestly‚ when I listen to this song I have to turn the volume down because the pitch of the violins is so powerful and high. I believe this is
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Arguably the most creative musical genius of all time‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart holds an unassailable position in the repertoires of concert musicians throughout the world. A prodigy who could play at age three and was beginning to compose by age five‚ Mozart performed in all the major courts of Europe before he was ten years old. As an adult‚ Mozart wrote and performed works in every major genre of classical music—concertos‚ symphonies‚ operas‚ string quartets‚ and sonatas. Mozart the man continues
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The famous "Emperor Quartet" (op. 76‚ Nr. 3) whose second movement contains variations on the old Austrian national anthem‚ "Gott erhalte Franz der Kaiser"‚ for which Haydn composed the music. Unfortunately‚ this song was adopted as the melody for "Deutschland Über Alles" and‚ after World War II‚ the Austrians adopted a new national anthem. Davis recorded Haydn Symphonies 93-104 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam around 1977. I think these performances are the best of the conventional
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Frederic Chopin Music Research Paper Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist who lived from 1810 to 1849. He wrote hundreds of pieces‚ with almost everything he wrote being exclusively for the piano. He had his own unique poetic and lyrical style; his songs could be light and dreamy and yet dark and emotional at the same time. Known as "The Poet of the Piano"‚ he is still considered the most important composer from the Romantic period‚ and no one before or since has contributed as
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University of Phoenix Material Romantic Composer Comparison For each of the following categories‚ write six to eight bullet points. Romantic composer Modern-day musician Life story Clara Wieck Shumann Pianist Vocalist Passion for art/performing Robert Shuman Composer Amy Lee Classical piano Unique image Mezzo-soprano Beautiful voice Create shows/videos Favorite composition Romance in E Flat Minor‚ Op. 11 No.1 Hello by Lee‚ Moody‚ and Hodges Common themes or stories used in the musical work
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Music History Essay Johann Sebastian Bach – Air (Part of Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major) In this essay I will examine the characteristics of a masterpiece called Air‚ written by Johann Sebastian Bach in the early 18th century. Bach’s Air on its own is not a complete composition. It’s the second movement of his famous suite that all together contains of five movements. Air has a typical property of suite – A‚ A‚ B‚ B scheme. It means that the movement is divided into two parts – A and
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