1. Intro: Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was an innovator‚ widening the scope of sonata‚ symphony‚ concerto‚ and quartet‚ and combining vocals and instruments in a new way. His personal life was marked by a struggle against deafness‚ and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life‚ when he was quite unable to hear. He is an crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ a pianist‚ a composer who remains one of
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Music Instrument Research I will present an in-depth research on piano. There are 5 sections‚ which came from 10 different websites. History and/or Manufacturers: http://www.piano.com/welcome/index.cfm http://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Piano The piano is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances‚ ensemble use‚ chamber music and accompaniment. The piano was founded on earlier technological innovations. The first string
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Romantic era. The Classical music era created the foundations for modern orchestra and instruments. The Composers that lived in the classical era and still know today. Their music is still known around the world.Composers in the classical era of music we Mozart‚ Bach‚ Beethoven‚ Chopin‚ Handel‚ Tchaikovsky‚ and many more. Many instruments were designed and perfected in this era. In this era of music‚ Orchestration was developed and perfected. This era started the more common use of wind and percussion instruments
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ever written. During the Classical period‚ Beethoven’s compositions were the expression as one of the most powerful musical personalities. Although Beethoven was influenced by most of the famous composers such as Franz Joseph Haydn‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ etc. but he was also innovated new techniques that will be seen in the next music period. Beethoven built a musical bridge from the Classical style and the new beginning of Romanticism. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany and was baptized
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such as Mozart‚ Haydn‚ Beethoven‚ and composers that performed music before the 20th century. Classical music is differentiated from other music styles because of its proportion‚ clarity‚ and balance. The era of the classical music was dominated by orchestral musical instruments such as trumpets‚ flutes‚ and violins. The clarinet was also a musical instrument that was used by classical composers. Although the clarinet was developed at the start of the 18th century‚ Haydn and Mozart popularized
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Listening log Composer- W.A Mozart Title of work- Bassoon Concerto in B flat major (K. 191) Date of Composition- 1774 Date of listening- 22/10/2010 Medium of performance-CD Karen Geoghegan (bassoon) BBC Philharmonic‚ Gianandrea Noseda This is Mozart’s only surviving bassoon
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CONCERTO A concerto (from the Italian: concerto‚ plural concerti or‚ often‚ the anglicised form concertos) is a musical composition usually composed in three parts or movements‚ in which (usually) one solo instrument (for instance‚ a piano‚ violin‚ cello or flute) is accompanied by an orchestra. The etymology is uncertain‚ but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words conserere (meaning to tie‚ to join‚ to weave) and certamen (competition‚ fight): the idea
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conduct •People believed in progress •People attacked the privileges of aristocrats and the clergy Master Composers: 1. Franz Joseph Haydn >Father of Symphonies >100+symphonies >Skilled servant >Financially stable 2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart >Child prodigy >41 symphonies >Austrian >Died in financial need >Had sickness @ 35 >Lived in a pauper’s grave >tried his luck as a free-lancer 3. Ludwig Van Beethoven >9 symphonies >9th symphony ~> choral symphony >Able to work independently
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Programme Note: DipABRSM | Date: 1st June 2009 | | Word Count: 1‚085 words | | | | | Partita for solo violin no.3 in E‚ BWV 1006 J.S Bach (b. 21 March 1685 in Eisenach;d. 28 July 1750 in Leipzig) Bach was the son of Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and director of musicians of the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. It is probably from his father that he learned the fundamentals of music. The Bach family throughout Thuringia had held positions
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Unlike his predecessor Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ for whom writing music seemed to come easily‚ Beethoven always struggled to perfect his work. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn‚ Germany‚ and was baptized on Dec. 17‚ 1770. (There is no record of his birth date.) His father and grandfather worked as court musicians in Bonn. Ludwig’s father‚ a singer‚ gave him his early musical training. Although he had only meager academic schooling‚ he studied piano‚ violin‚ and French horn‚ and before he
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