The first piece was Intègrales by Edgard Varèse (1883-1965). Edgard Victor Achille Charles Varèse was a French-born composer who spent the greater part of his career in the United States. He was innovator in 20th-century techniques of sound production. According to the www.allmusic.com‚ his concept of "organized sound" led to many experiments in form and texture. He was constantly on the lookout for new sound sources‚ and was one of the first to extensively explore percussion‚ electronics‚ and taped
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instruments: flute or recorder‚ lute‚ cittern‚ violin or treble viola de gamba‚ bandore‚ and the bass viola de gamba. 4. Who was Guillaume Dufay? What contributions did he make to Renaissance music? - A Franco-Flemish composer who was born in Brussels‚ he was a prolific composer and one of the most influential of the fifteenth century. He wrote music in almost every musical form available at the time‚ including chants‚ motets‚
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nearly 30 years. During this time‚ Haydn would travel to Vienna‚ and a friendship between Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart came to fruition. The two composers inspired one another in their compositions. “The period from 1768 to about 1774 marks Haydn’s maturity as a composer” (www.britannica.com). His music placed him among the chief composers of the era. According to britannica.com‚ Haydn did not have success in his professional life did not parallel his personal life. His wife‚ Maria Anna
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1. How many requests from users does ESPN receive each second? Do you think this is a consistent pattern or does it have peaks and valleys? When does it peak? ESPN receives 10‚000 requests per second‚ however‚ I do not think this is a consistent pattern. I would say ESPN gets the most requests whenever there are big sport events and/or news. For example‚ NFL Sundays where there are multiple games at the same time‚ fans use the ESPN platforms to keep up with the scores and stats of the different games
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Basse danse- also known as the low dance. People used dancing as a way to meet their mate in the 15th and 16th centuries. This particular dance was one of their favorites. Canzona‚ canzon- type of music written in the 16th century for instrumentalists Clavecin- harpsichord who’s name originated in France Clavichord- smaller version of a stringed keyboard that would be used as a solo instrument. Consort- an English instrumental ensemble containing four to seven instruments Crumhorn- similar to bagpipe
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Vivaldi inherited‚ took away his ability to play any wind instruments. This turned his attention to the violin in which he prospered and he found concordance in‚ not only playing the violin‚ but also composing music. Giovanni Legrenzi‚ a Baroque composer‚ gave Antonio his first lesson in composing music. His career went to new heights with his acquisition of Maesto Di Violino at Ospedale Della Pieta‚ a women ’s orphanage for aspiring musicians. There‚ Vivaldi taught music to young females that showed
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Grimaux this Sonata is stupefying by the accomplishment of a young composer aged 23. Even though molded in the classical Sonata model it also displays an amazing novelty in its discourse. Showcasing a high rhythmical complexity‚ probably inspired by Messiaen’s researches it also distinguishes itself by its departure from the Schoenberg concept of the tone-series. Sonic cells here create rhythmical "themes" and make‚ as the composer pointed out‚ a large step towards a total (integral) serialistic world
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which was music hall variety entertainment‚ took root in the late1800s. It then turned into their theatrical revues‚ stage spectaculars consisting of sketches‚ dance‚ and songs with parody and satire in the early 1900s. In the 1900s‚ talented composers could gain popularity for their theatrical music in a very short period of time. A few such prominent songwriters are Irving Berlin‚ Rodgers and Hammerstein‚ and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Due to catchy show tunes and optimum locations in New York City
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Music of Romantic Period The Period of Expansion (1820-1910) The Romantic Period Romantic music is a term denoting an era of Western classical music that began in the late 18th or early 19th century. It was related to Romanticism‚ the European artistic and literary movement that arose in the second half of the 18th century‚ and Romantic music in particular dominated the Romantic movement in Germany. Piano is the most important instrument of the Rmoantic Period Frederic Chopin Frédéric Chopin
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Biography John Milton Cage Jr is an American composer of the 20th century. John Cage was born on September 5‚ 1912 in Los Angeles‚ California and died August 12‚ 1992‚ in New York‚ New York. During his 80 years of life Cage had accomplished many achievements and left a great legacy that still remains today. Cage impact in the world of music is he proposing that the primary act of musical performance was not making music‚ but listening. While attending Pomona College for a short period of time‚ Cage
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