the sacred genres of the Medieval period? 15. Who are the main Medieval composers? 16. The difference between a cantata and a sonata; 17. Know what a lute (a kind of stringed instrument) looks like; 18. Dates of the Baroque Period; 19. Characteristic qualities of harmony during the Classical period; 20. The names of the sections of a Classical Sonata-Allegro form; 21. The Romantic Period dates 22. Who created plainsong? 23. Who are the main Renaissance composers? 24. Who are the main Baroque
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minor ‚ Op. 37 a)The "Beethoven Concerto"s and Op. 37’s Placement in the Genre and as a continuation of Mozart’s Style b)Reception of the concerto-specifics of the concerto in a broad view c)Formal and musical analysis with respect to the Concerto Form in the Classical Style (As a precursor of Romantic Age) d)Conclusions a)Beethoven Concertos According to commonly agreed placement of this concerto among others‚ the way that it still carries features of a classical concerto-but with a few innovations
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Dana Butler 12/08/14 Music of the 18th Century Derived from the Portuguese barroco‚ or “oddly shaped pearl‚” the term “baroque” has been widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750. Comparing some of music history’s greatest masterpieces to a misshapen pearl might seem strange to us today‚ but to the nineteenth century critics who applied the term‚ the music of Bach and Handel’s era sounded overly ornamented and exaggerated
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two composers under discussion here each created works that are a hybrid of other forms and sonata form. Haydn did not create sonata form‚ but he was a master of it. His grasp of form was excellent‚ and at the same time‚ he took a few liberties with his conception of it. Haydn was fond of the false recapitulation. A false recapitulation is a device that can be used near the end of the development section of a sonata form movement. Aside from a false recapitulation‚ Haydn was fond of surprising the
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I attended the University Symphony Orchestra’s "An Evening of Handel‚ Schubert‚ and Haydn" on Thursday‚ September 30‚ 2003 in the Daniel Recital Hall. The hall was much more crowded than I expected. At the beginning of the concert‚ the orchestra was seated on the stage; the men wore tuxedos‚ and the women wore black dresses or pants. The concertmaster came out to tune the orchestra‚ and then the conductor made his entrance and gave a brief description of the piece that was about to be played. George
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also called the Unfinished Symphony‚ deviates from the typical first movement of a Classical symphony in various aspects. Similar to other Classical symphonies‚ the first movement of unfinished symphony adapted sonata form as the skeleton. Despite the use of symphonic sonata form‚ Schubert begins the piece by an 8-bar quiet solo Preface theme which is played by the cellos and double basses in unison. The low registers and softly played Preface theme creates a mysterious and mournful effect. Also
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The classical era brought about a plethora of changes which drove western music into a brand new direction. Whereas the Renaissance period brought about enlightenment and the breaking away of traditional religious music‚ and the Baroque period exploding the provisions of artistic expression‚ the Classical period came back to square one and established systemized order. Although we no longer have the same verbosity of the Baroque era‚ the Classical period combined the elements of order and grace to
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“Sensitive Style”; used by CPE Bach in his Keyboard Sonata; in this style‚ it is almost as if the phrases are one gesture after another (not really connected in any way) the composition is VERY intimate with ornamentations; the melody is fragmented and improvised‚ very emotional with embellishments everywhere Alberti Bass: A style of bass accompaniment used in piano sonatas (a style of arpeggiation‚ keeps the pieces moving) (used in Mozart’s piano sonatas!!) Opera Buffa: Comical opera‚ always in Italian
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of Classical music Programme Notes Sonata in C minor (‘Pathétique’)‚ Op. 13 Beethoven (1770–1827) Grave; Allegro di molto e con brio Adagio cantabile Rondo: Allegro Beethoven’s ‘Pathétique’ sonata was published in 1799 during what is referred to as his early period. At this time Beethoven was living in Vienna‚ supported by many generous patrons including Prince Karl Linchnowsky‚ to whom this sonata is dedicated. Beethoven’s early sonatas were written not only for artistic but also
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played? • http://www.eas-musikmanagement.de/index.php/en/biolawrence • Shostakovich and Russia http://web.mit.edu/jikatz/www/Shostakovich.pdf Shostakovich’s progress • Start about his progression in traditional music – use sonata no.2 as this is the best example. • Explain the three sections it is split into: exposition‚ expansion and recapitulation. • Progress into what these three stages are. (Richards 2008) The voices of the pieces and deviation from
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