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    during the 19th century that we discussed were Franz Schubert‚ Hector Berlioz‚ Frederic Chopin‚ Felix Mendelssohn‚ Robert Schumann‚ Carl Weber‚ Richard Wagner‚ Gioachino Rossini‚ Giuseppe Verdi‚ Franz Liszt‚ Johannes Brahms‚ Anton Bruckner‚ Modest Mussorgsky‚ and Peter Tchaikovsky. Schubert composed in all genres but the concerto. He was best known for his ideal in writing over 600 lieder! His harmonic innovations and melodic developments are shown in many of his genres including character pieces

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    On Tuesday November 3rd the Toronto Symphony Orchestra preformed at the Roy Thompson Hall. This concert highlighted the brass section in the orchestra and even included the world famous tuba soloist‚ Øystein Baadsvik from Norway. He is the only tuba virtuoso to make a career out of being a tuba soloist. The conductor for this performance was Sameer Patel‚ who is known as one of America’s best young conductors. Sameer Patel is newly appointed the position of assistant conductor for the San Diego

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    also provide a unique sound to the traditional orchestras played in regular concerts. This piece’s style is solo concerto. Its instrumentation includes the marimba and the orchestra. The third piece was Pictures at an Exhibition (1874) by Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881). This piece was inspired by the paintings of the artist Viktor Hartmann (1834-1873). This piece’s style is an orchestral suite. Its instrumentation includes 3 Flutes (2nd and 3rd doubling Piccolos)‚ 3 Oboes (3rd doubling Cor Anglais)

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    Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (b. 5/17 June 1882; d. 6 April 1971) is undoubtedly one of the most important and influential musical personalities of the 20th century‚ his musical innovations concerning rhythm‚ harmony‚ melody and sound texture from his early works also making him a pioneer of new music. The 20th century has been marked by tumultuous events and the conflictual and agitated atmosphere surrounding certain nations during the first decade pushed artists towards a nationalist attitude. In

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    ​Fantasia is a film that was released in 1940 by the Disney company. The film was Walt Disney’s second theatrical release‚ and the first movie ever to pair music and motion deliberatly. It was comprised of seven animated segments set to classical music that was conducted by Leopold Stokowski and performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra. ​The film begins with a blue backdrop‚ then gradually the orchestra members begin to enter the stage and take their seats. The narrator introduces the piece and

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    Magnificat in D major‚ BWV 243 by J.S.Bach‚ Little Red Monkey by Jack Jordan‚ Scherzo by John Cheetham‚ and Jupiter from “The Planets” by Gusty Holst. Madrigals by Samuel Adler contained 3 movements and Highlights from “Pictures at an Exhibition” by Modest Mussorgsky contained 5 movements. The groups that performed included the Chamber Orchestra‚ Flute Ensemble‚ Brass Ensemble‚ Dr. Nathan Daughtrey and Jerod Oakes who played percussion‚ Nathan Barrick who played the piano‚ and Allyson Goff who was the mezzo-soprano

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    genre‚ ‘The Five’ moved many people‚ by modern renditions of their work that they composed. This influential group of classical composers consisted of Mily Balakirev‚ who was often known as the leader of the group‚ Alexander Borodin‚ César Ciu‚ Modest Mussorgsky the one that was called the ‘unruly genius‚’ and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov‚ who was one of the most famous of the members in recent times. A great composer in Russia was Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov he was one of the most skilled and inventive orchestrators

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    composers Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. At that time period‚ Rimsky Korsakov was a member of “the five” also known as “the mighty handful”. He worked with Stravinsky on his first compositions in sonata allegro form and had particular influence on his orchestration. (Stravinsky‚ igor p. 24) His first Symphony in E flat shows the obvious trademarks of his master’s influence. On the other hand‚ Druskin (1979‚ p.30) suggests that the influence of Mussorgsky was also of major significance: "Mussorgsky gave

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    The Life of Peter Tchaikovsky Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ also spelled Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky‚ was born in Votkinsk‚ in the city of Vyatka‚ Russia‚ May 7‚ 1840. Second in a family of five sons and one daughter‚ to whom he was extremely devoted. Once in his early teens when he was in school at St. Petersburg and his mother started to drive to another city‚ he had to be held back while she got into the carriage‚ and the moment he was free ran and tried to hold the wheels. There is an anecdote

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    Nonconformity in Alexander Pushkin’s Boris Godunov Rita Papadogiannis MLAL 3402-L01 Nonconformity in Alexander Pushkin’s Boris Godunov In Scene 6 of Alexander Pushkin’s Boris Godunov‚ Pushkin emphasizes a severe shift in the play’s plot with the use of imagery‚ repetition‚ and contrasts. Using Grigory’s age and the perceived monotony of a life devoted to God‚ the evil monk succeeds in strategically manipulating Grigory into impersonating the Tsarevich. This dialogue between the monk and

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