Chayamon Sanmueang 2750922 chayamon.sanmueang@griffithuni.edu.au The Romantic Imagination (2103 QCM) Semester 2‚ 2012 Convenor – Mr.Stephen Emmerson The role of women in the musical life of the 19th century. Due: 4 October 2012 The 19th century was an era of change. There were lots of progression in technology‚ science‚ and philosophy that gradually turned European society away from the past centuries. Women’s status in the 19th century Europe also changed. Many of the 19th century women
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that there was a love interest involved because of his ballads and sonatas. His technique on the piano coincides with the native dance of Poland called a Mazurka. Chopin’s concertos involve an aspects called rubato‚ or “robbed time‚” meaning that the rhythm can change without upsetting the beat. These subtle shifts in harmony are typical in everyday folk music. His major works include two piano concertos‚ four ballades‚ three sonatas‚ and many more. He accomplished all of this by the time he was 39
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The Oboe HISTORY The oboe first appeared during the 17th century. Even though the oboe made its orchestral debut in France in 1657‚ its earliest ancestral oboe like instruments were first used around 2800 B.C. The closest predecessor of the modern oboe is an instrument also part of the double reed family called the shawm‚ which dates way back to its creation in the 1200’s. The first baroque oboe made out of boxwood was created in France for the purpose of entertaining the French court. Its
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crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic period in Western art music‚ he remains one of the most famous and influential icon for all composers. His best-known compositions include 9symphonies‚ 5 concertos for piano‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and 16 string quartets. 2The String Quartet No.9 in C‚ Op. 59‚ No.3 “Razumovsky” was written in around 1805-1806‚ when Beethoven was aged 35 and was at the height of his productivity. It is called the ’Razumovsky’ quartets because it is commissioned
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a family who receives a cursed‚ mummified paw‚ that‚ grants three wishes. Despite‚ being warned by a family friend‚ the family uses the paw‚ to wish for 200 pounds however‚ this results in Herbet‚ the son of the family‚ dying. The Third Wish by Joan Aiken. Is the story of a man‚ Mr. Peters‚ who comes upon a swan that grants him three wishes. Mr. Peters wishes for a wife. However‚ seeing his wife upset and he uses his 2nd wish‚ to turn her back into a swan‚ so she can return to the forest. Both stories
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when a harp was owned by all the townspeople in sight‚ nor did the invention of the harp create a genre of music to get itself heard. The origin of Irish music was much more like the music itself‚ slowly evolving with grace and patience in the face of adversities. Farthest back in Irish music history we find that “In ancient Ireland the systems of law and medicine‚ (among others) were set to music‚ being poetic compositions” (Flood 1). As early in time as the 3rd century the Irish harp was referred
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Fantasy in C Major (“Wanderer” Fantasy) in 1822. This fantasy became a milestone in music history because it was the first time when a composer “integrated a four-movement sonata into a single movement.” Schubert did so by matching the sequence of a traditional four-movement sonata (Allegro‚ Adagio‚ Scherzo‚ Finale) to one big sonata form (exposition‚ development‚ recapitulation‚ coda). This exploration opened a new era of composing romantic music because it created an expanded form with more freedom
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but the horns are used in contrast creating very powerful accents. It is presented in sonata form‚ but the elements are not strictly defined (2). The main theme of the work is easily heard though in the middle of the movement. Hector Berlioz’ second piece in this symphony is entitled “Un Bal.” This movement is a faster tempo and lends itself to dancing while being presented in a rondo form (2). Two harps can be heard creating a distinct sound that break into a waltz after only a few bars.
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reasons. Joan of Arc believed that God was giving her visions and that she needed to help with the Hundred Year’s War that was occurring at the time. Subsequently she was a woman‚ so‚ she dressed like a man in order to go to war. Following this‚ Joan led the French army in many attacks that reversed the path of the war. For an elongated time‚ the path of the war had been tipping back and forth until Joan stepped in and had an astounding week of glory at Orleans. After the war‚ Joan was discovered
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transforms his motifs according to context and dramatic need of the moment‚ often with tremendous effect. Princess Leia is a total contrast with the powerful feel of the Main Theme. High registered instruments like violin and flute with the accompaniment of harp portrays the innocent‚ serene‚ and beautiful characteristics of Princess Leia. Polyphonic texture with simple melodies‚ gradual changes of dynamics and moderate tempo portrays the elegant movements of Princess Leia. Williams also uses major tonality
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