life‚ Mozart began composing an opera entitled Die Entführung aus dem Serail. In 1873‚ Mozart was influenced by the Baroque Style work of Johann Bach and George Handel. This influence resulted in the composition of Die Zauberflote. Mozart also met Joseph Haydn‚ whom he quickly became acquaintances with. They became such great friends that Wolfgang Mozart later dedicated quartets to Joseph Haydn. As Mozart settled down with his family‚ and two children‚ his opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail became
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Listening Journal - Understanding Music Hildegard of Bingen: Alleluia‚ O virga mediatrix This song is a chant from the middle ages. It is in the Latin language and is monophonic by nature. The medium is that of voice only. The lyrics are melismatic. The timbre is somber. This is a religious chant that was most likely performed by monks originally in church. Most people could not understand the lyrics that were being chanted since it was not the language they spoke. The church did not
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ever English opera. However‚ some scholars argue that the first English work in this genre was ‘The Siege of Rhodes’ (1656)‚ although the music has been lost. ‘Psyche’ (1673) by Thomas Shadwell and Matthew Locke mixes music and spoken dialogue‚ but the first English Opera in which everything was sung was ‘Venus and Adonis’ by John Blow. This was first performed a few years before Dido and Aeneas. Indeed‚ Purcell took John Blow’s work as a model for his own opera. Purcell composed his opera to a libretto
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Unit 3 – Music of the Baroque 1. Name two important visual artists (such as painters) and also two important writers of literature (such as poets) from the Baroque Period. Do not name musicians. (Visual Artists) - Peter Paul Rubens & Artemisia Gentileschi / (Writers)- John Fletcher and Francis Beaumont 2. Write a paragraph about “The Baroque Style”. The baroque style was very well suited to the wishes of the aristocracy‚ who were enormously rich and powerful during the seventeenth and eighteenth
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of his most admired works: the opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute)‚ his final piano concerto‚ the clarinet concerto in A major‚ a series of string quintets‚ the motet Ave Verum Corpus‚ and the unfinished Requiem mass. Mozart’s financial situation then began to improve‚ he no longer borrowed money and he began paying off his debts. His recently written works were bringing Mozart a lot of success. Mozart fell ill while he was in Prague for the premiere of his opera La clemenza di Tito on September
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international fame during a period of racial change in the 1950s and 60s‚ and was the first African-American to become a leading prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera. Leontyne’s first important stage performance was as Mistress Ford in a 1952 student production of Verdi’s Falstaff. Shortly after‚ Virgil Thomson hired her for the revival of his all-black opera‚ Four Saints in Three Acts. After a two-week Broadway run‚ the Saints went to Paris. Meanwhile‚ she had been cast as Bess in the Blevins Davis/Robert
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George Frederic Handel was born on February 23rd 1685‚ and died April 14th 1759. He started as a German composer then moved to a British Baroque composer. He spend the bulk of his career in London. He became well known for operas‚ anthems‚ and organ concertos. He received critical training in Halle‚ Hamburg and Italy before settling in London. Handel’s biggest influences included the composers of the Italian Baroque and the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. Handel’s father wanted Handel
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of treasures and trinkets known as “The Phantom of The Opera.” It should be quite obvious by now the fact that the Phantom happens to be the cunning culprit responsible for the act of my Broadway musical ‘cherry popping’ exposure. I hope the reader would excuse my French simply because I mean no disrespect in any profane way to a long time next door rival production called “Mary Poppins”. In other words “The Phantom of the Opera” has comfortably secured the first spot in my list of
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On MANILA GRAND OPERA HOTEL AND CASINO #925 Rizal Avenue corner Doroteo Jose Sts.Sta. Cruz‚ Manila‚ 1003 Philippines TRAINING PERIOD: November 6‚ 2012 – December 30 2012 In fulfillment for the Practicum 1 For the degree of Bachelor of Science in Tourism Our Lady of Fatima University College of Hospitality and Institutional Management #1 Esperanza St.‚ Hilltop Mansion Subdivision Lagro‚ Quezon City SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: 2012-2013‚ 2nd Semester
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both opera and oratorio. Although not from a musical background it became apparent from a young age that Handel was musical. He began to learn music from a local organist shortly before his 10th birthday‚ this was to prove to be the only formal training Handel would recieve however he did begin to study law in 1702 at the request of his father before moving to Hamburg in 1704 where he accepted a job (100 words) as violinist and harpsichordist at the Hamburg opera house
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