Chapter 32‚ p. 266 1. What innovations did Wagner bring to the world of opera? - 2. What famous literary works became the basis for Romantic operas? Chapter 35‚ p. 299 1. How did the traditional system of tonality break down in the early twentieth century and what replaced it? 2. How did composers change their approach to the orchestra in early twentieth-century music? How did they approach form? Chapter 36‚ p. 312 1. What elements made Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring shocking to its first audiences
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be extremely specific and careful about the way he wrote each character (in this case‚ Walther). Achieving this writing successfully is not only an accomplishment in and of itself‚ but the fact that Die Meistersingers is a four-and-a-half hour long opera is astonishing‚ since the first phrase is as carefully crafted as the very last one. Bribitzer-Stull emphasizes that Wagner’s way of writing indeed “provided a paradigm adopted by countless later composers across a wide variety of genres” (XX). By
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born January 27‚ 1756 as the seventh child of a musical family. Mozart’s mother and father’s names were Anna Maria and Leopold. Leopold was a musician with ambition while Anna Maria has a good sense of humor to balance him out. They had seven children‚ but only 2 lived beyond infancy (Wolfgang and his older sister Maria Anna). He was born in Salzburg‚ or modern day Austria. Mozart’s father was a successful violinist and renowned composer of the
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Achievement Standard Music Studies 91423: Examine the influence of context on a substantial piece of work Symphony No. 41 in C major‚ K. 551‚ Jupiter - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ 10 August 1788 Cultural and Social Impacts During Mozart’s time in Vienna in the late 18th century‚ one of the most fruitful and successful composing periods of his life‚ there were a number of cultural and social impacts that were likely to have an effect on his music. Mozart’s ultimate goal with his music was to appeal
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Divertimento St. Antoni – Haydn Water Music‚ Music for Royal Fieworks – Handel Numerous Operas – Rossini Das Leben ein Traum – Klose Messe Solennelle‚ Grande Messe des Morts‚ Symphonie Fantastique‚ Grand Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale – Berlioz Meerestille‚ St. Paul‚ Midsummer Night’s Dream – Mendelssohn 9th Symphony – Louis/Ludwig Sphor Masaniello – Carafu Les Vepres Siciliennes – Verdi Military March – Beethoven Opera Rienzi‚ Das Liebensmahl der Apostel – Wagner The ophicleide The ophicleide
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at 4 and composing his own music at 5. As Professor Chapman stated‚ "When he was older‚ he could just write music while talking to friends without testing it. He was able to hear the piece entirely in his head." The piece being focused on was an opera he composed‚ and not just any‚ one of his more famous. What will be discussed is the feel of the piece’s form composed and some details pertaining to its creation such as instruments‚ meter‚ tempo and measures that were noticeable. Also‚ the general
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composing his unique music and did not try to slip into the muddy waters of pop music. Bobby comes from a musical family so his great talent is kind of expected. Both his parents were opera singers. Furthermore‚ his father Robert McFerrin Sr. was the first African-American male soloist at the Metropolitan Opera in New
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Habanera is one of the arias in the Opera Carmen‚ based on some of the videos on YouTube‚ Carmen seems to have control of any man that she wants. She taunts the men with her Gypsy spirt and embarrasses them without any remorse. Another aria I watched was called Toreador; the bull fighter shows
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Commendatore OMRI[1] (Greek: Μαρία Κάλλας; December 2‚ 1923 – September 16‚ 1977)‚ was an American-born Greek soprano and one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Critics praised her bel canto technique‚ wide-ranging voice and dramatic gifts. Her repertoire ranged from classical opera seria to the bel canto operas of Donizetti‚ Bellini and Rossini; further‚ to the works of Verdi and Puccini; and‚ in her early career‚ to the music dramas of Wagner. Her musical and dramatic
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Ludwig Van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are often compared in their musicality because of their time periods and the way they both changed music. Throughout their lives these two composers had come across many trials and success‚ while coming from different backgrounds they had many similar childhoods with tragedy. These great composers brought up many different reactions of people in their unique presentation and composition of their works. Each composer developed their own unique styles
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