Listening Journal 2 Title: Piano Concerto in G major‚ K. 453‚ I — 1784 C.E. Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Information: Lived from 1756-1791 C.E. German nationality Genre: Symphony Performing Forces: Solo piano with orchestra (pairs of woodwinds‚ horns‚ and strings) Timbre: Form: First-movement concerto form‚ with orchestral and solo expositions‚ then development‚ recapitulation‚ and coda Comments: I was impressed by the various piano sections‚ which display incredible moments of
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Lionel Hampton in the early 1950s. He soon gained a reputation as an arranger and composer‚ and was leading his own bands by the end of the decade. Since then he has worked as an arranger‚ composer and producer for some of the greatest performers of swing‚ jazz‚ blues and hip-hop‚ from Miles Davis and Frank Sinatra to Little Richard and Michael Jackson. Nicknamed "Q‚" Jones is also a noted composer of film and television scores who was especially active in the 1960s and 1970s. He
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A Book Report on Mozart: A Life in Letters Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ known for being a musical genius since his childhood‚ was a brilliant composer of symphonies‚ concertos‚ and chamber music. Even after his death in December 1791‚ Mozart is still among one of the most popular composers to be written of. Mozart: A Life in Letters is a fascinating book that includes a set of his letters‚ providing a new understanding of his life story including his marriage‚ his relationships with
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Throughout the centuries there have been countless great composers who made important innovations and contributions to music. Out of all of the composers though‚ four names stand out due to their contributions not only to their own era but also to modern music‚ which are from least to most influential: Schubert‚ Haydn‚ Chopin‚ and Wagner. Schubert was most known for his melodies and absurd amount of composed music. He was very influential in shaping the Lieder‚ which was essentially a poem put to
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contact with different cultures. Pope Gregory eventually made these chants official church “music”‚ thus dubbing them Gregorian Chants. Secular music flourished until the period culminated with the sacred and secular compositions of the first true composer of Western music‚ Guillaume de Machaut. Most of Guillaume de Machaut’s compositions were focused around courtship love. He wrote loosely in five genres: the ballade (a short‚ lyrical piece of music)‚ the rondeau (lyrical poem)‚ the lai (very tempo
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Two amazing composers of the Baroque period of music were Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. Although both produced much well-loved and well-played music‚ and although both were born in Germany‚ they were very different people. United by their faith‚ they still differ in many areas. Their lives‚ careers‚ and styles will now be compared‚ and their similarities and differences brought out. Both Handel and Bach were Germans‚ and were both born relatively close to the same time. However
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and by viewing and analyzing the film ‘Edward Scissorhands’ directed by Tim Burton‚ it is evident that the composers of these texts allow the audience to see distinctive experiences with our eyes as well as with our minds through distinctively visual. The many visual‚ written and literary techniques have the ability to create a significant and impacting visual. In the text Maestro‚ the composer uses techniques such as similes‚ metaphors and multi-sensual images to convey distinctively visual‚ through
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An Ode Part VI is written by the composer passing a judgement of his life’s course. The poem is set in rhyme schemes alternating between couplets (CC) and bracketed rhythms (ABAB). He recounts the periods of his life in which hope was able to conquer over many misfortunes that he had encountered. However‚ the heavy feeling of distress which is intertwined within the text‚ engulf and rob the composer of his power of Imagination. The stanza concludes with the composer ‘stealing’ the happiness that is
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unique culture and social background‚ which influenced the music‚ food‚ art‚ and many other great aspects of this city. But out of these‚ it was likely best known for being a hub for music and art. Vienna was the home to many of the world’s greatest composers‚ performers‚ and musical styles. During the Great Age of Vienna‚ there were four predominant music styles‚ being Baroque‚ Classical‚ Romantic‚ and 20th Century. The Classical period‚ lasting from around 1750 to 1820‚ is very well-known. It was named
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transformed music. There was a growth in the uses of new instruments such as the trumpet‚ French horn‚ and piano. Composers‚ such as Johan Sebastian Bach‚ concentrated on what the music notes lead to and what sounded good to listen to. Bach‚ who composed over 1200 pieces‚ was the “gold standard” for Baroque music‚ helping to regulate harmony in music. Baroque music was all about emotion. Composers used these tools to weave and blend different sounds together to create unison. Counterpoint was a popular
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