There resounds a proverbial question‚ "If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear‚ does it make a sound as it falls?" Capricious as this query may appear I have had occasion to entertain just such a notion when‚ as a youth‚ I found an exploratory journey down a deep wood ’s path abruptly halted by the greeting of an enormous fallen tree. The colossal obstacle lay across my path and presented itself a motionless‚ silent guardian that protected that which lay beyond from my further
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expression with clever musical-mathematical feats‚ like fugues and cannons in which the same melody is played against it self in various ways. Famous for their intellectual depth‚ Bach�s pieces and compositions have inspired many musicians such as Mozart. Mozart‚ one of the most famous musicians ever‚ was greatly inspired by Bach. He even once said ’Now‚ here is something one can learn from!’. Bach is often compared to the ’original’ classical artist is terms of adequacy. Beethoven was also inspired by
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music. Music that shows a mixture of playful classicism and romantic verve. That he should incorporate such melodies into his symphonies prompted some critics to attack. Tchaikovsky’s quick defense was simple; ballet music was by no means inferior to any other form of music. This inevitably would be affirmed by the millions of people who still rally behind his symphonies in praise (Mayo
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the melody for "Deutschland Über Alles" and‚ after World War II‚ the Austrians adopted a new national anthem. Davis recorded Haydn Symphonies 93-104 with the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam around 1977. I think these performances are the best of the conventional interpretations of these Symphonies. Beecham recorded Haydn Symphonies 93-98 in 1958‚ and Symphonies 99-104 in 1960‚ both with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for EMI. Beecham’s performances are marked (marred?) by a number of omissions
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Johannes Brahms‚ Symphony No. 1‚ mvt. iv (MEB 1/11) disjunct Istiklal Marşı 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
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it continued to remain popular throughout the romantic period. String quartets continued as a form of home entertainment but it also became vastly more popular in concerts by professional groups. The genre started getting treated as seriously as symphonies with composers using it as a vessel for pushing music to the boundaries of the time. Through
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musical tastes. Lets first start with the classical music‚ Classical is an era; it is from about 1730 to just after 1800. A few people who contributed to the music in the Classical era are: Ludwig van Beethoven‚ Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Classical period focused on the opposite types of sounds- music during that period was orderly‚ uncluttered‚ well planned and precise. Music was expected to be technically pleasing and grounded in certain traditions and styles that had been approved
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Development of Western Music Western music may be referred to as classical music and its traditions and styles originate from the beginning of the Middle ages (10th century) onward. Due to the Catholic Church being the dominant religion of the time‚ a large portion of the music was religious/sacred. Beginning with Gregorian Chant‚ sacred music slowly developed into a polyphonic. Early Christians based their music off of already existing Jewish chants [1]. These chants (like most of the religious
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founder of Romantics and one of the four great pillars of Classicism – along with Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and Beethoven. Although he only lived for thirty-one years‚ he produced a large number of masterpieces during his short but prolific career. Today people recognize Schubert’s greatness‚ but he was unknown and poor for whole life. In total‚ he composed over six hundred secular vocal works‚ seven complete symphonies‚ sacred music‚ operas‚ incidental music and a large body of chamber and piano music (Biography)
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of the musical arts. He was in the eras between the Classical and Romantic. Beethoven was baptized in the year of 1770‚ on the 17th day‚ of the month in December in the city Bonn‚ Germany. Beethoven was man who kept widening the scopes of sonata‚ symphony‚ concerto and quartet. He would also combine his music with vocals and instruments in a whole new way. During the life of Beethoven‚ he had the struggle of deafness. The time where he made the most of the important works was the last ten years of
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