Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been a topic of artistic‚ musical‚ and even psychological curiosity for eras. In the screenplay‚ Amadeus‚ Peter Shaffer not only sheds light into the charmed and mentally indignant life of the musician‚ but also uses a great amount of artistic license to enhance details concerning events during the period. By 1984‚ the film was modified from the screenplay and Shaffer oversaw the project under direction of Milos Forman. The director shaped an experience for viewers to
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Motasem Ashour Listening Journal #1 Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 in C minor is one of the most popular compositions in classical music of all time. The tempo of the traditional symphonic performance was much slower than its modern/contemporary counterpart. The traditional orchestra’s tempo was moderato which means Moderate in terms of speed of the beats. The modern performance’s tempo was much faster and livelier. The reason for this is that the modern performance consisted of electric guitars
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Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Rhea Jacobus MUSIC 210 25 April 2013 Clemson Symphony Orchestra Concert Paper The first piece I chose to write about is Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Clemson Orchestra did a wonderful job of doing this piece; I really enjoyed it. Because it was the first piece played‚ my ears were perked and I was listening very intently. The first movement has a mysterious and dark feeling to begin with but picks up and becomes more energetic as the piece
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Music Reaction Paper MW 8:30-9:45AM I attended a symphony orchestra at Alexander Kasser Theater in Montclair State University on Wednesday‚ December 8th‚ 2010 at 7:30 pm. The program was approximately an hour and a half long‚ with two parts and a short intermission. The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps- 1913) by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was performed. There was an assortment of musical energy in parts of the first section of the symphony with a quantity of sections constantly changing rhythms
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Thus‚ when considering the Enlightenment period‚ it is a particularly interesting to observe how the work of “classical” composers like Mozart embodied the idea of progress through reason‚ while criticizing existing social and political institutions. Both in his instrumental work‚ like Sonata No. 16 in C‚ and in his operas‚ such as The Marriage of Figaro‚ Mozart used forms and lyrics that captured the essence of the Enlightenment. Sonata No. 16 in C provides a great example of how music can rely
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as is music different? Mozart’s personal style of music took over Baroque forms‚ to the ternary da capo aria and the sinfonia and concerto. However‚ over time Mozart even changes how pieces were put together‚ and the basic formal layouts changed. Composers from this period sought dramatic effects‚ striking melodies‚ and clearer textures. Mozart’s music was mostly composed in his head. In some of his letters to his father‚ he told him about imagining a piece of music in his mind and then playing
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The antecedent years of the Classical Symphony moulded and defined the typical outline and structure that became established by the early 18th Century. By the 1720s in particular‚ the framework comprised of a dramatic‚ fast movement followed by a second slow‚ lyrical movement and ended with a fast dance-like third movement. It is known‚ between the years of 1720-1820‚ 16‚558 symphonies had been written. By the beginning of the 19th Century‚ the symphony had generally maintained the same principle
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Concerto in E Minor: A Staple of the Violin Repertoire “I would like to compose a violin concerto for next winter. One in E minor keeps running through my head‚ and the opening gives me no peace‚” German composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote to his friend‚ violinist Ferdinand David‚ in 1838. Mendelssohn would seek to collaborate on his last orchestral work with David‚ revising it painstakingly until its premiere in Leipzig in 1845. The first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor‚ Op. 64
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F.J. Haydn: Symphony Nos. 82-87 “Paris Symphonies” The Paris Symphonies‚ written by F.J. Haydn are his symphonies number eighty two through eighty seven. They were written between the years of 1785-1786 and were the product of a foreign commission. They were written in the cities of Paris‚ France‚ Vienna‚ Austria‚ and London‚ England. The print and publishing of the piece were authorized in France and first appeared in January of 1788.[1] The six symphonies were written for the Logue Olympique
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Title IX at 40 Title IX is a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972 which states "No person in the United States shall‚ on the basis of sex‚ be excluded from participation in‚ be denied the benefits of‚ or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance..." This federal civil rights law prohibits sex discrimination in education and has helped to eliminate and prevent barriers to students ’ success in school. It has helped open
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