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    Changes within the flute from classical to romantic to neo romantic era’s Flute instrument When a jet of air is directed across one of the open ends at the appropriate speed‚ pulses of air set up a standing wave within the pipe. Some of the energy from the standing wave escapes and propagates to the ear‚ where it is perceived as sound. Holes in the side of the flute can be opened or closed by the player’s fingers‚ which changes the effective length of the pipe and the frequency of the notes that

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    full orchestra at the Conservatory‚ at the urging of his friend Nikolay Rubinstein. The Quartet was written on the fly just weeks before the concert. The concerto has four movements: 1. Moderato a semplice (D major)
 - This movement begins with a sonata and its opening theme is played by the whole quartet in unison and Tchaikovsky uses this unusual meter of 9/8. Next the string quartet is divided in contrapuntal lines‚ and the ensemble joins together to play the second theme‚ and then split again

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    In this assignment I will look at how adaptable the form of the classical concerto was to the compositional aspirations of composers of the Romantic era. I will do this by outlining the form of the classical concerto and looking at the changes between the Classical era and the Romantic era in music. I will then discuss a composer who changed from composing in the classical style to composing in the Romantic period (Romanticism) and why they changed to it. The composer I will look at is Ludwig van

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    Beethoven’s Leonore No. 2 overture also overture was composed in the sonata form like Leonore No. 1 overture‚ and Leonore No. 2 revised from Leonore No. 1 with new musical ideas. Even though Leonore No. 1 has large scale and heavy structure than the contemporary formal overtures‚ Beethoven’s Leonore No. 2 has larger scale and heavier structure than Leonore No. 1‚ and it was composed like independent symphonic work for concert. Further‚ Leonore No. 2 includes five hundred thirty measure with fifty-six

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    Music Performance – Unit Three Outcome One and Two: Criteria One: Knowledge of Work Selected for Performance. WORK: | Piano Quartet in Eb major Mvmt’1 Op.47 By Robert Schumann | <Instrumentation: Violin‚ Viola‚ Cello and Piano> Robert Alexander Schumann was a German Romantic composer and music critic who lived from 8 June 1810 to 29 July 1856. He composed this piece in 1842‚ also known as his ‘Chamber Music Year.’ Schumann had never written a chamber work until this year except an early

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    sharp contrast from the dominant piano dynamic. The tempo is not to slow and the piece is very expressive‚ as the piece transitions to the second movement the pace quickens and becomes “livelier”. The second movement‚ “allegretto molto vivace’ is a sonata form that is based on a single melody or theme. It is similar to Francesco Landini’s piece Ecco La Primavera in it’s that it’s beat is danceable. In comparison to the first movement‚ the second movement is faster and invokes happier emotions than the

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    Rachmaninoff Piano concerto No.2 1stmovement Sergei Rachmaninoff’s piano concerto No.2 is composed in 1900 at the end of the Romantic period emphasizing anti-modernism and representing the older Romantic tradition. The first movement is in sonata-allegro form‚ which is exposition‚ development‚ Recapitulation and Coda‚ preserving and extending the formal structure from the Classical period. The piece is very emotional and expressive‚ containing a lot of Modulation and change of tempo. Rachmaninoff’s

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    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 in theme. Composers in this way were granted more freedom to compose based

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    He included title “Concerto” because of virtuosity of this piece. In terms of its form‚ it is structured in “arch” form. The 1st movement is closely related with the 5th movement‚ and the 2nd movement is related with the 4th movement. The 3rd movement acts as a foundation of the arch. Bartok noted that the progression of this piece goes from darkness

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    of structure‚ each has its own distinctions in terms of its mood‚ melody‚ and rhythm. Analyzing the structure of “Symphony No. 5” and “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” can reveal the similarities of the two pieces. As both pieces are composed in a sonata-allegro form‚ they are divided into three main sections: the exposition‚ the development‚ and the recapitulation. Both works begin with an exposition‚ a major theme that will be prevalent throughout the song. The exposition is followed by a second theme

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