Franz Schubert (1797-1828)‚ the earliest master of the romantic art song‚ was unlike any great composer before him: he never held an official musical position and was neither a conductor nor a virtuoso; his income came entirely form composition. "I have come into the world for no other purpose than to compose‚" he said. The full measure of his genius was recognized only years after his tragically early death. Schubert was born in Vienna‚ the son of a schoolmaster. Even as a child he had astounding
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concert program of Wolfgang Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 in G minor. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an exceptionally talented and influential music composer during the Classical Era. Mozart was so talented at composing music that he began performing pieces in front of European aristocracy at just age 5! He also composed his first symphony at the age of 9. This level of talent is one of the primary reasons I chose to attend a Mozart performance. Furthermore‚ Mozart’s Symphony No. 25 represents the standard classical
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Concert Review Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. Five Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. five concert was held in Vienna’s Musikverein Golden Hall in 1970. The concert lasted roughly forty minutes. Beethoven’s symphony No. 5 in C minor was composed by Beethoven himself and conducted‚ in this case‚ by Leonard Bernstein. The piece of work was performed by the extremely talented Vienna Philharmonic and consisted of four movements – Allegro con brio‚ Andante con moto‚ Scherzo Allegro and Allegro. This
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There are many similarities between Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C Minor and Mozart’s Symphony no. 40 in G Minor. For example‚ both works have extremely recognizable motives. These works have been played on commercials‚ in advertising‚ and in places most people can’t even pinpoint. One of the main reasons is that these works carry strong motives that reoccur both rhythmically and melodically throughout the pieces. The opening four notes to Beethoven’s work may possibly be the most recognizable
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Davies Symphony Hall as the San Francisco Symphony performed on Nov. 12. Veteran music director Michael Tilson Thomas conducted four pieces: Charles Ives’ Psalm 90 and Symphony No. 3‚ Antonín Dvořák’s The American Flag‚ and George Gershwin’s An American in Paris. Although varying in style and tone‚ each piece evoked a facet of the exceptionally American cultural identity‚ coalescing to present a musical microcosm in red‚ white and blue. Featuring a multitude of solo performances‚ the symphony was intelligently
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Franz Seraphicus Peter Schubert is a founder of Romantics and one of the four great pillars of Classicism – along with Haydn‚ Mozart‚ and Beethoven. Although he only lived for thirty-one years‚ he produced a large number of masterpieces during his short but prolific career. Today people recognize Schubert’s greatness‚ but he was unknown and poor for whole life. In total‚ he composed over six hundred secular vocal works‚ seven complete symphonies‚ sacred music‚ operas‚ incidental music and a large
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FRANZ SCHUBERT “I HAVE COME INTO THE WORLD FOR NO OTHER PURPOSE BUT TO COMPOSE” It was Franz Peter Schubert‚ who said to a friend “I have come into the world for no other purpose but to compose”. For someone to be so certain‚ focused and dedicated at such a young age with extraordinary talent and promise‚ finding out more about Schubert’s life and astonishing music was a must for me. Franz Peter Schubert was bone in Vienna‚ on January 31‚ 1797 to his father‚ Franz Theodor Schubert and his
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Motasem Ashour Listening Journal #1 Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 in C minor is one of the most popular compositions in classical music of all time. The tempo of the traditional symphonic performance was much slower than its modern/contemporary counterpart. The traditional orchestra’s tempo was moderato which means Moderate in terms of speed of the beats. The modern performance’s tempo was much faster and livelier. The reason for this is that the modern performance consisted of electric guitars
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composed 9 symphonies‚ a couple of operas‚ and the piano concerto Emperor.
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5 in F major was another piece that I watched. It was performed by Eugen Lee (violin) and Amber Rainey (piano) on 13th June 2011 at St. Peter’s Church Notting Hill. The piece was written and published in 1801. It is also called the ‘Spring’ sonata. It
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