Dr. Brent Harvey MUS 1301-05 Amadeus begins in the 1820s‚ with an aging Antonio Salieri screaming “Mozart! I killed you!” and attempting suicide. After being taken to a mental hospital‚ Salieri is visited by a priest who comes to hear Salieri’s confession‚ and it is this confession that forms the film’s narrative and the root of Salieri’s agony. Before telling his confession‚ Salieri plays for the priest a few of his own musical pieces on the harpsichord. However‚ although years before these
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where a bad part or ending was coming having you on your seat waiting impatiently to see whets going to happen next. In my house as a kid watching cartoons was the highlight of the weekend and summer. My grandmother raised me so there were always soap operas or game shows on constantly. Except Saturday mornings and summer days when granny had to
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Early as the 3000 B.C. there was a cylindrical cane tube that looked similar to the clarinet used in Egypt. It was used mostly in the eastern world‚ there was a prototype that was made out of bone called the hompipe ir pibgorn‚ very similar to Egypt’s cane tube. The first clarinet ever made was around the 1700’s in Nuremberg‚ Germany by Johann Cristoph Denne. Of course it wasn’t as prestigious as now‚ but it still had a big impact on music. The very first clarinet invented looked similar to a recorder
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anywhere. Different music serves different functions in our life. Why is music important to many people? Can you imagine any type of dance without music? Dance steps are created according to the rhythm and beats of different types of music. Operas‚ plays and musicals all revolve around music. While watching different dance forms and musicals‚ you also enjoy the music that is a part of it. Dancing and music cannot be separated. When people dance‚ they usually need appropriate music to company
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He frequently used symmetry in his phrasing‚ like four-measure phrases‚ for example. He composed both diatonically and chromatically. He expanded the use of wind instruments in the orchestra. He was also the opera man‚ and contributed to the following three types: opera seria (serious)‚ opera buffa (Italian comedies)‚ and Singspiels (German comedies). He not only focused on the music‚ but used it to create lifelike characters. To give more power to the plot‚ recitativo secco was used to keep the plot
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The Baroque musical period dates from the end of the Renaissance era‚ approximately 1600 to the beginning of the Classical music era‚ around 1750. The baroque musical era is notable for many changes in the arts including the development of the opera and the castrato. The castrato‚ introduced to the society during the 16th century‚ famously known for their male sopranos with voices of great range‚ flexibility and power. Also known as the castrati‚ these male singers were castrated
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outside Rigoletto’s house‚ as the libretto indicates‚ Mayer keeps Rigoletto at the casino after everyone leaves. As he thinks of his daughter‚ Gilda‚ whom he is trying to keep safe‚ Rigoletto is haunted by Monterone’s words. While the vision of the opera lacked at times the singing remained superb. The Duke (Beczala) deserved his superior status‚ his rich voice flowing to
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Wild Party: Prep Notes This week’s prep notes are focused on musical theatre‚ in preparation to go see Andrew Lippa’s 2000 musical‚ “Wild Party”. History of Musical Theatre: Musical theatre is a relatively modern type of theatre‚ combining music‚ dance‚ song‚ and dialogue to create the performance. Musical theatre in its current form found its roots in 1866’s “The Black Crook”. Although it is not a “true musical”‚ it opened audiences up to the concept of such performances‚ and paved the way for
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All but one of Guiseppe Verdi’s masterworks are operas. This poses a problem for those of us who aren’t opera buffs. Fortunately‚ though‚ that one exception is his stunning Requiem‚ into which he poured the same vibrant emotion that thrills opera fans‚ but without the trite plots‚ simplistic characters and dull narrative stretches that tend to alienate others. Indeed‚ more than a few critics have hailed the Requiem as Verdi’s finest opera. Verdi’s inspiration was neither religious‚ egotistical
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especially his opera‚ Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk District. It was greatly criticized by many‚ including various radio shows and the newspaper Pravda for criticizing the Soviets. At the premiere of Lady Macbeth‚ Stalin walked out halfway through and said‚ “That’s a mess‚ not music.” (Anderson 1146). He may not have liked it because that night‚ there were too many brass players‚ or because the conductor tried too hard to make a good impression. Most likely‚ he did not enjoy the opera because it doesn’t
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