Bela Bartok and Paul Hindemith visited Russia to perform their own works‚ and Shostakovich toyed openly with these novelties. His first opera‚ The Nose‚ based on the satiric Nikolay Gogol story‚ displayed a thorough understanding of what was popular in Western music combined with his "dry" humor. Not surprisingly‚ Shostakovich ’s undoubtedly finer second opera‚ Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District (later renamed Katerina Izmaylova)‚ marked a stylistic retreat. However‚ this new Shostakovich was
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DI JEPHTE: AN ORATORIO LATINO BY CARISSIMI Oratorios are similar to operas but based off of a religious topic.1 One example of an oratorio is Historia di Jephte. Historia di Jephte is an oratorio latino by Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi during the 17th century.2 Carissimi was successful creating the greatest possible sense of drama with out action.3 ORATORIO IN THE 17TH CENTURY An oratorio is basically an opera with a sacred topic. Oratorios can also be thought of as spiritual concerts
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After writing short dramatic scenes‚ just thirteen years composed the opera in a prologue and two acts‚ Folquet‚ inspired poem T. Grossi libretto brother Alberto‚ who in turn was asserting as librettist and playwright. The work‚ composed in 1892‚ performed only once private‚ however‚ sufficient to reveal the theatrical talent of young composer. D. still left after musical studies to undertake those classics that continue until the beginning university. Then he returned commit himself to music
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His works were exhibited throughout the period which one that incorporated other musical forms including style gallant. Like many composers of his era‚ he was a talented in creating almost every major genre‚ including symphonies‚ few operas‚ many concertos‚ and chamber pieces that included string quartets. All of these musical genres are not new; however‚ these concertos were made more mainstream by Mozart. Mozart composed numerous amounts of religious music and many other forms of entertainment
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3. Typical forms/structures: Opera‚ Oratorio‚ Fugue‚ Suite‚ Sonata‚ Concerto 4. Composers and their works/pieces: Purcell – Dido and Aeneas Vivaldi – The four seasons J. S Bach – Mass in B Minor Monteverdi – L’Orfeo Handel – Messiah Domenico Scarlatti – Keyboard Sonatas J. S Bach – The well – tempered clavier Romantic (1810 – 1900) 2. Instruments: Full Orchestra‚ Concert Grand Piano‚ Violin‚ Cor Anglais 3. Typical forms/structures: Opera‚ Music Drama‚ Programme Music‚ Song
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masterpieces‚ but the one we will be focusing on today is his Le Nozze di Figaro or The Marriage of Figaro. The play was composed and written by Mozart. The Marriage of Figaro was an opera buffa meaning that the main point of the play was for comedy and to make the audience laugh. This play was unique compared to other opera buffas
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Gio Compario is no more! So why do we hate him so much? He is making a mockery of opera singers WORLD WIDE! When you see images of opera singers‚ they are generally big guys‚ in a suit with an Italian moustache. Exactly like him. The difference is that they can sing. Opera singing takes many years of practise and dedication‚ and by using Gio Compario as their “front man” Go Compare are belittling everything opera singers stand for. So what is this company really promoting? Apparently they are
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Einstein who said that ’as an artist‚ or a musician‚ Mozart was not a man of this world’. His extreme talents enabled him to master a piano piece in half an hour at just 4 years old‚ write a symphony at five years old and complete writing his first full Opera at the age of 12. Was Mozart a genius or just a talented and hard working person? A scene in Amadeus the play written by Peter Shaffer uncovers Antonio Salieri’s realisation of Mozart’s Genius. This is discovered when Salieri see’s Mozart’s own work
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then ends up falling in love with a women named Bess. Immediately the Gershwins called Dubose Heyward because they wanted to create an opera about the story‚ Heyward denied their request because he was was adapting the book as a play. Around 1933 the Gershwins and Dubose began teaming up and writing songs but it wasn’t until September 1935 that their first opera named Porgy and Bess debuted. Porgy and Bess was an important piece of work. George Gershwin wanted to write his own original folk songs
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Background Alexander Borodin‚ though a practicing chemist‚ frequently composed in his freetime. Borodin’s pieces are characteristic of Russian Romantic music‚ a distinct culture within the Romantic era. The opera Prince Igor‚ completed posthumously in 1890‚ is often considered his masterpiece‚ telling the story of Russian Prince Igor’s conquest of nomadic tribes. One of the most spectacular elements of Prince Igor is the “Polovtsian Dances‚” a dance performed at the end of the second act. “Polovtsian
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