Piano Sonata in C Minor‚ Op. 13 ("Pathétique")‚ I. Grave; Allegro Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor‚ Op. 13‚ commonly known as Sonata “Pathétique” is written by a world famous German composer and pianist Ludwig van Beethoven. This piece of music is comprised of three movements‚ Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio‚ Adagio cantabil‚ and Rondo: Allegro. The sonata form is used in the first movement‚ and contains three parts which are called the Exposition‚ Development and Recapitulation respectively. The
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many homes in America had as their "entertainment center" a piano. This instrument served as a social gathering spot for many families and often was the first instrument many children learned to play. Sheet music‚ which transcribed note-for-note many orchestral or symphonic scores for easy reading‚ sold briskly all over the country. For those families who desired to have piano music in their homes but had no one to play it‚ player pianos were invented. This device allowed the user to insert a cylindrical
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It was a cold average day in mid January as I walked to my piano lesson. As we started the lesson‚ my piano teacher leaned over and began to tell me about a piano competition and the winners perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City. I said sure‚ not believing I would make the cut in a hundred years. Three months later the time for the competition had come‚ I was told that there were about five hundred people competing for thirty-eight slots. When my turn came to play in front of the judges‚ I did
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known for his technical excellence in piano production. It is a 140 year old company‚ and has been recognized as a leader in the market for high quality grand pianos. The primary problem facing Messina and Kirkland is whether they should continue producing high-end‚ top quality vertical and grand pianos or pursue a more aggressive plan‚ including the mid-priced line of Steinway pianos. Does it make sense to sell a mid-priced line of vertical and grand pianos? Another factor that they must take
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Romantic music is a term describing a style of Western classical music that happened roughly from 1810 to 1900. It formed part of Romanticism‚ the artistic and literary movement that emerged in the second half of the 18th century in Europe. Romanticism doesn’t necessarily refer to romantic love‚ though the theme was common in many pieces composed during this time period‚ in literature‚ painting and music. Romanticism followed a path which led to the expansion of formal structures for a composition
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Debussy was born on August 22‚ 1862‚ in France. Debussy‚ showed a significant interested in piano since he was a kid. This passion about piano‚ opened the door for a new path regarding music‚ that changed his life in a very good and beneficial way. Although‚ he did not come from a rich family‚ Debussy became a very honorable person. His journey in the music’s life started at the age of 7‚ when he began to take piano lesson. As a result‚ he entered at the Paris conservatory at the age of 11. During his
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research studies show that music indeed does in fact improve thinking. In 1993‚ researchers at the University of California at Irvine discovered the so-called Mozart Effect - that college students “who listened to ten minutes of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major K448 before taking an IQ test scored nine points higher” than when they had sat in silence or listened to relaxation tapes. Other studies have also indicated that it doesn’t matter the artist; people retain information better if they hear
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer who had a non-traditional style‚ as seen in works like "Central Park in the Dark" and his sonatas. According to www.biography.com‚ Charles Edward Ives was born in Danbury‚ Connecticut. The young Ives‚ having learned piano and organ‚ composed original material as a teen and played for his nearby church. He composed the "Central Park in The Dark" from July through December 1906. Ives wrote detailed notes concerning the purpose and context of Central Park in the Dark:
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relationship with his mysterious Austrian piano teacher (Eduard Keller). Characters: Paul Crabbe. Paul is the protagonist of Maestro and the narrator. He narrates the novel retrospectively (see Techniques) as an adult. On a basic level‚ Paul is a fifteen year old boy with a gift for playing the piano. He is very talented‚ and never tires of hearing other people‚ particularly his parents‚ shower him with praise. However‚ this state of mind whereby he is a flawless piano player is changed when he meets Herr
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reading fairy tales aloud.”[ Huscher‚ Phillip. Program notes‚ "Maurice Ravel – Mother Goose‚ Complete Ballet." Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Chicago‚ Illinois‚ February 5‚ 2005] He composed Mother Goose Suite 1908 to April 1910 as a suite of four-hand piano pieces‚ written for
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