Symphonie Fantastique is a symphony written by French composer Hector Berlioz in 1830. It is quite possibly one of the most important and representative pieces of the Romantic period‚ and is still very popular to this day. The first performance took place at the Paris Conservatoire in December 1830. In many aspects Symphonie Fantastique and J.M.W. Turner’s “Slave Ship” are very similar. Romanticism was a movement during the mid to late 1700’s in Europe; this was around the time of the Industrial
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Davies Symphony Hall as the San Francisco Symphony performed on Nov. 12. Veteran music director Michael Tilson Thomas conducted four pieces: Charles Ives’ Psalm 90 and Symphony No. 3‚ Antonín Dvořák’s The American Flag‚ and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Although varying in style and tone‚ each piece evoked a facet of the exceptionally American cultural identity‚ coalescing to present a musical microcosm in red‚ white and blue. Featuring a multitude of solo performances‚ the symphony was intelligently
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A Book Report on Mozart: A Life in Letters Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ known for being a musical genius since his childhood‚ was a brilliant composer of symphonies‚ concertos‚ and chamber music. Even after his death in December 1791‚ Mozart is still among one of the most popular composers to be written of. Mozart: A Life in Letters is a fascinating book that includes a set of his letters‚ providing a new understanding of his life story including his marriage‚ his relationships with
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Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is arguably one of his greatest and most popular symphonies. As Beethoven’s last symphony‚ the Ninth contains many great musical ideas that takes the symphony to new levels while ensuring that its structure meets the traditional expectations of the symphony. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony represents the culmination of the Viennese Classical tradition through its increased emphasis on musical space‚ alteration in the ordering of the scherzo and slow movement‚ and the presence
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History: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg‚ Austria on January 27‚ 1756. He was born into a musical family being the son of a successful composer‚ violinist and assistant concert master. He learned at the young age of three how to play the piano and by the age of five had mastered multiple instruments. At the young age of six he was touring European concert halls and opera houses dazzling the audiences with his works that included sonatas‚ symphonies‚ masses‚ concertos and operas‚
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them when they do something amazing for you. Try not to miss the talks downstairs an hour before the Symphony starts by experts who will do a wonderful job of setting the history and context of the time‚ composers and the specific conductors and performers. We have a limited classical library and can often find very helpful youtube clips of performances around the world in preparation for the Symphony. Transportation is easy and varied and about a 15 minute walk to the Ogilvie station plus plentiful
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Even in the Nineteenth century Mozart was one of the leading Classical composers and was a master at all genres of classical music‚ his music was often cheerful and disorderly‚ but yet he could write outstanding melodies that were simple and unpretentious‚ which contained an unforgettable
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Mozart to Metallica: A Comparison of Musical Sequences and Similarities Stuart Cunningham‚ Vic Grout & Harry Bergen Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR)‚ University of Wales‚ NEWI Plas Coch Campus‚ Mold Road‚ Wrexham‚ LL11 2AW‚ North Wales‚ UK Tel: +44(0)1978 293583 Fax: +44(0)1978 293168 s.cunningham@newi.ac.uk | v.grout@newi.ac.uk | h.x.bergen@web.de Abstract Musical composition is a creative art‚ but is restricted by the limitations of the finite musical information that can
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Beethoven’s Symphony No.9‚ Op.125‚ D minor “Choral” was completed in 1842 and premiered on Friday‚ May 7‚ 1824. Beethoven was already completely deaf at that time. His symphony No.9 is his final symphony and one of his greatest masterpieces. This symphony is seventy-four minutes long and consists of four movements. The first movement‚ Allegro ma non troppo‚ un poco maestoso‚ is in sonata form with a stormy mood. The opening theme which sounds like an orchestra tuning‚ is played softly over the
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Sonata in A Major‚ K. 331: First Movement Classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born to Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart in 1756 in Salzburg‚ Austria (then the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation). Mozart showed promise in music from an early age‚ prompting his father to assume the role as his instructor. His father described his son as a gift from God‚ and Leopold nurtured Wolfgang’s talents as such. Mozart would eventually travel throughout Europe with his musical family; however‚ it
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