Heather Holzopfel The Understanding of Music Professor Kramer March 26‚ 2012 Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg‚ Germany on February 3‚ 1809. He was one of four children‚ Fanny‚ Rebekah‚ and Paul were his siblings. He showed off his talent at a young age by playing the piano‚ violin‚ painting and gifted in many languages. When he moved to Berlin‚ Felix studied piano and composition under Ludwig Berger and Karl F. Zelter. Zelter took his 12 year old student to visit Johann
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Some were holding champagne glass or a whiskey glass. The bell rung and every person knew that it was time to go to their seats. The performance I attended was called La Traviata by Giuseppe Verdi‚ and it was played for the last time of this opera season‚ so the place was sold out. The cast was made up of some of the most known opera singers‚ Carmen Giannattasio‚ James Courtney‚ Atalla Ayan‚ and many others. I was surprised to
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Claude Debussy‚ Golliwog’s Cakewalk (MEB 1/51) Stockhausen‚ Klavierstück V Harmony: diatonic Wolfgang A. Mozart‚ Piano Concerto No. 21‚ in C‚mvt. ii (MEB 1/4) chromatic Fryderyk Chopin‚ Prelude in F minor‚ Op. 28 No. 18 Texture: Monophonic Hildegard of Bingen‚ Columbia aspexit (L 1/8) Homophonic Wolfgang A. Mozart‚ Piano Concerto No. 21‚ in C‚mvt. ii (MEB 1/4) Ludwig van Beethoven‚ The Ruins of Athens‚ “Turkish March” (MEB 1/9) Polyphonic
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Vienna? Answer-D (A) All about the same (B) Haydn (C) Mozart (D) Beethoven 2. Which of these was an innovation developed during the last half of the Eighteenth Century? Answer-D (A) the public concert (B) the salon (C) the coffee house (D) All of these 3. Who contributed to Neoclassicism with his operas Orfeo ed Euridice and Alceste? Answer-A (A) C.W. von Gluck (B) W.A. Mozart (C) J.S. Bach (D) L.V. Beethoven 4. A traditional string
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No. 1 RV 269‚ ’La primavera’: I. Allegro” from youtube by Antonio Vivaldi Performed by Nigel Kennedy/English Chamber Orchestra Composed 1723 1751 – 2000 “Symphony No. 41 in C major‚ K. 551‚ I. Allegro vivace from MOZART: Symphonies Nos. 39 and 41 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performed by Janos Ferencsik (conductor) Composed 1788 O Viridissima Virga by Hildegard von Bingen One of the most famous pieces during the medieval period was “O Viridissima Virga”‚ which was composed by Hildegard
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The music played throughout all of the concerts adhered to be diverse. The instruments‚ the individuals performing‚ and the conductor all proved to be outstanding. The concerts proved to be interesting as I witnessed them‚ first hand. The first concert I attended was performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra had performed Shostakovich’s “Symphony NO. 7‚ Leningrad” from the Romantic era. The orchestra was a large ensemble (1) containing various instruments that contributed to the
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The concerto form was developed significantly from the Classical to the romantic era; producing changes within its instrumentation‚ form thematic material and rhythmic devices. The societal attitudes towards the composition and consumption of the concerto form also changed during this time. A concerto is an arrangement with solo works performed within the piece‚ alternating between a larger ensemble and the soloist. The root of its definition was believed to mean to ‘skirmish with one another’
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In all forms of music‚ but especially in vocal music‚ gender constructs are often portrayed in a way that either mirrors a time’s societal norms and values or in a satirical matter to draw attention to hypocrisy. Opera in particular constantly reflects the already built social constructs around the composer and the time. It is like a self-fulfilling prophesy because that music broadcasts to the general population these constructs and they are then reflected in the music. Opera shows the public
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just happened to work. But DNA actually generated a faster way of accumulation information. It produced organisms with brain. And those organisms can learn and accumulate information first-hand. The sad thing about it is when the organism dies; the information dies with them. We‚ humans‚ appeared about 200 thousand years ago. What makes humans different is our way of communication‚ the human language. A system of communication so powerful and precise that we can share our knowledge and form a collective
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The 20th century was a time period lasting from January 1‚ 1901 all the way through December 31‚ 2000. Commonly known as the modern era‚ this century was nothing less than contemporary in every aspect throughout the world. Art in itself has always been a widely known and incorporated feature around the world since the beginning of time. As centuries came and went‚ eras within art and certain portrayals were heavily integrated and became best known as being used within certain centuries. From visual
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