Mozart: String Quartet in G Major‚ K. 80‚ III (Menuetto) Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart (1756-1791) was one of the most influential composers of the classical era. He was already proficient on violin and piano by age 5‚ which is the same age in which he began composing. In 1770‚ when Mozart was 14 years old‚ he composed “String Quartet in G Major‚ K. 80”. The string quartet has 4 movements: “Adagio”‚ “Allegro”‚ “Menuetto”‚ and “Rondeao Allegro”. The third movement‚ “Menuetto”‚ begins in the key of G
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Analysis of Beethoven’s String Quartet No.14 in C Sharp Major (1st and 2nd Movements) Beethoven‚ String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor First Movement: Adagio‚ Ma Non Troppo E Molto Espressivo (Not too Slow and Very Expressive) Second Movement: Allegro Molto Vivace (Fast‚ Very Lively) The opening movement is characterized by a fugue; the melody was introduced and then taken up by the other strings to create an interwoven effortless piece of art. The texture is very similar to Bach’s fugues in
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Goal: Total word count in this document: Title: String Quartet A string quartet will always be the louder ensemble as there is one extra part‚ so if you’re in a large space — particularly outside — or have many guests you will generally need the extra volume. A string quartet arrangement will also create a more balanced sound as there are 4 even parts (melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm and beat) which musically always sounds better. The ’string’ in string quartet refers to the fact that all of the instruments
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creates many different textures of interesting music. This quartet contains many ideas that Carter would explore in later works‚ such as metric modulation. Another piece that started to solidify Carter as a master composer of the twentieth century was “Double Concerto”. This piece‚ regarded as a masterpiece by Stravinsky‚ contains two chamber orchestras‚ with one lead by a harpsichord and the other a piano. This piece is separated by “String Quartet No.1” by ten years‚ and brought with it a wave of complex
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Filippe Moura Dr. Polo September 22‚ 2014 ! ! Pyotr Tchaikovsky String Quartet No 1 in D Major‚ op.11 Pyotr Iliyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer born 7 May 1840. During his life as a composer he worked basically on symphonies‚ concertos‚ operas‚ ballets‚ chamber music and a choral. By the time Tchaikovsky composed this string quartet he was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory and with this job’s payment he was barely getting by. The composer decided to present the concerto of his own
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Analysis of Haydn’s String Quartet: Op. 76‚ No. 4‚ in B-flat Major “Sunrise” Haydn composed his Op. 74 quartets in the later years of his life between 1796 and 1797 and it was the last of his completed string quartets. The set of quartets were dedicated to the Hungarian Count Joseph Erdödy and were published in 1799. It was said that this selection of quartets was one of his “most ambitious chamber works” with his attempt of “emphasizing thematic continuity‚ seamlessly and continually passing motifs
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Analysis and Criticism‚ Semester 2 Project: Igor Stravinsky “Three pieces for String quartet” no. 2 Contrasting motives and different lines are the main theme in the second movement of Stravinsky´s “Three pieces for String quartet”. The movement divides into 5 different sections that all have different material and tempo. The first section (bars 1-14) begins with repeated descending movement in all voices. The movement goes down a semitone in I violin and viola‚ whole tone in II violin‚ but
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explanation of one of the following genres or topics. Be sure to discuss significant composers‚ cultural contexts‚ stylistic influences‚ and representative works‚ with extensive use of musical examples. a) String quartet from the classical era to the late nineteenth century The genre of the string quartet is one that was tremendously popular during the mid to late 18th century. Instrumental music during this time held many social purposes and roles. During this time of enlightenment where the new middle
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Captive of a G-string: An Analysis of literary techniques in Nicola Barker’s short story “G-String” Nicola Barker’s short story “G-string” relates the troubles of a middle-aged woman with her self-confidence‚ how she fails to achieve the respect and admiration she seeks from her boyfriend Mr. Kip‚ as well as how she struggles to attain a certain idea of herself as a modern woman by wearing a G-string. With a humorous tone and use of the G-string as a symbol‚ Barker allows us to follow her protagonist
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considered the pinnacles of composition: the string quartet and the symphony. With the composition of his first six string quartets (Op. 18) between 1798 and 1800 (written on commission for‚ and dedicated to‚ Prince Lobkowitz)‚ and their publication in 1801‚ along with premieres of the First and Second Symphonies in 1800 and 1802‚ Beethoven was justifiably considered one of the most important of a generation of young composers following Haydn and Mozart. He continued to write in other forms‚ turning
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