The Oboe HISTORY The oboe first appeared during the 17th century. Even though the oboe made its orchestral debut in France in 1657‚ its earliest ancestral oboe like instruments were first used around 2800 B.C. The closest predecessor of the modern oboe is an instrument also part of the double reed family called the shawm‚ which dates way back to its creation in the 1200’s. The first baroque oboe made out of boxwood was created in France for the purpose of entertaining the French court. Its
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father was an avid music teacher to Beethoven which may have been the spark that produced this child genius. Beethoven‚ after obtaining all of his father’s musical knowledge‚ went on to meet famous and talented musical artists such as Gottlob Neefe Mozart‚ Haydyn and many more. Beethoven certainly had lots of extraordinary musical influences in his life which played a huge factor in his remarkable upbringing. Beethoven‚ after years of training under various instructors‚ developed his own musical style
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uniformly by size of instrument went by the name of Seattle Symphony. The grand orchestra was mainly an older group and were dressed to occasion wearing black outfits. The conductor‚ Zuckerman‚ also played the violin in a primary position. It was very interesting how he balanced the position of being the conductor and playing and instrument simultaneously. He announced that the pieces that were played were works of Mozart‚ including the 39th Symphony. The piece was my favorite out of all because the music
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was one of the most influential‚ popular and prolific composers of the classical period. He composed over 600 works‚ including some of the most famous and loved pieces ofsymphonic‚ chamber‚ operatic‚ and choral music. Music is my life and my life is music. Anyone who does not understand this is not worthy of god. Mozart was born in Salzburg to a musical family. From an early age‚ the young Mozart showed all the signs of a prodigious
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (German: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ amaˈdeus ˈmoːtsaʁt]‚ English see fn.)‚[1] baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart[2] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791)‚ was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin‚ he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. At 17‚ he was engaged as a court musician in Salzburg‚ but grew restless
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1:25‚ Structures 3:45] Rachmaninov Track 2‚ Terpsichore 8 (Shakespeare)‚ Zappa 7‚ Duple: (ex. Handel Water Music CML #73) Triple: (ex. Mozart Minuet #74) Monophony - single voice (not necessarily one voice). . . unaccompanied melody PLAY CML – Kyrie (chant) Song Texture (Homophony) - single voice with accompaniment most familiar texture PLAY CML (Mozart Sym. #40) - medium PLAY CML (Ravel Pavane) – complex Chordal Harmony – all parts move together (familiar choir texture) PLAY CML Arise
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the 19th century. This opposition involved the relation between music and words. If instrumental music is the perfect Romantic art‚ why is it acknowledged that the great masters of the symphony‚ the highest form of instrumental music‚ were not Romantic composers‚ but were the Classical composers‚ Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and Beethoven? Moreover‚ one of the most characteristic 19th century genres was the Lied‚ a vocal piece in which Shubert‚ Schumann‚ Brahams‚ and Wolf attained a new union between music and
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of all time. Ludwig‚ at a very young age‚ began his career as a marvelous piano player and composer of piano music. Beethoven continued his work expanding to string quartets and other kinds of chamber music‚ songs‚ two masses‚ an opera‚ and nine symphonies. The German musical genius made amazing new strides at the end of the Classical era and paved the way for the up and coming Romantic style. Ludwig van Beethoven’s work can best be summed up by the words of Joseph Machlis and Kristine Forney. "Beethoven
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people around the world are familiar with the Classical period‚ as it is extremely well-known for its extraordinary talented and famous composers and performers. Some of these famous Viennese performers and composers include but are not limited to: Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Haydn‚ Schubert and Gluck. This style’s form differs greatly from the form of its predecessor‚ Baroque. Unlike Baroque‚ Classical music established many musical advances that still stand strong today‚ including norms of
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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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