What qualities do Beethoven’s Fur Elise‚ Pathetique‚ Moonlight Sonata‚ Symphony #5‚ and Ode to Joy possess that makes them so popular today? There are many opinions‚ from classically trained professional musicians‚ teachers‚ and historians‚ to the common people of the world. I believe it is because the common people were so important to Beethoven that he wrote his best music for them. He came from a poor family‚ and had to start working at a young age to support them‚ and he did that with music
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at that time in his life (Brown 626). As in Romeo and Juliet and the 1812 Overture‚ this symphony’s expressiveness can be seen in the stylistic ele¬ment of mixing loud and soft dynamics‚ with a "range stretching from ffff to ppppp" (626). The Pathetique Symphony is also typical of the Romantic period in that it focuses on melody and tone color rather than harmony and form‚ and because it shows a tendency toward "episodic rather than integrated symphonic movements" (Whittall 129). This is in sharp
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home town to honor him. Following his wish‚ his own Funeral March in Memory of Rikard Nordraak was played in an orchestration by his friend Johan Halvorsen‚ who had married Grieg’s niece. In addition‚ the Funeral March movement from Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 was played. His and his wife’s ashes are entombed in a mountain crypt near his house‚
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was one of the well-known music composer and pianist. He was born on December 17‚ 1770 in Bonn. Beethoven received his early training from his father and other musicians‚ as he carried out his earliest concert accompanying a young singer at the age of eight. Later on‚ he began to attend music lessons with a court organist teacher‚ Van Den Eden‚ unfortunately it did not last long. In 1779‚ Tobias Pfeiffer taught him and he began to attend in classes with a musician called
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Symphony No. 6 – A Palette of Human Emotions By: Gunnar Moll Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky is one of the most famous Russian composers. He was born in Votkinsk on May 7‚ 1840 into a middle class family. His family greatly supported his musical interests. They gave him piano lessons and provided him with the instruction of music theory. Their move to St. Petersburg proved to be a significant milestone is Tchaikovsky’s life. It had set the course for Tchaikovsky’s progress and success in the
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Sir Edward William Elgar was born June 2nd‚ 1857 in Lower Broadheath‚ England‚ and died February 23rd 1934 in Worcester. His Enigma Variations‚ in which 14 variations on a theme depict the lives and personalities of some of Elgar’s closest friends and colleagues‚ was composed between October 1898 and February 1899. The piece was premiered June 19th‚ 1899 at St. James’s Hall‚ with Hans Richter conducting‚ and was immediately popular. This would begin a period of about twenty years in which Elgar composed
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Viennese aristocracy and soon enjoyed success as a piano virtuoso‚ playing at private houses or palaces rather than in public. His public début was in 1795; about the same time his first important publications appeared‚ three piano trios and three piano sonatas. As a pianist‚ it was reported‚ he had fire‚ brilliance and fantasy as well as depth of feeling. It is
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Music is might not be the universal language but it plays an important role in human culture as well as the society. Music is not only provide entertainment but it is also a tool for a composer and listeners to release emotion. The best well-known for his inspiring power and expressiveness music is Ludwig van Beethoven. He was a musical genius whose composed some of the most influential pieces of music ever written. During the Classical period‚ Beethoven’s compositions were the expression as one
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and Second Symphonies in 1800 and 1802‚ Beethoven was justifiably considered one of the most important of a generation of young composers following Haydn and Mozart. He continued to write in other forms‚ turning out widely known piano sonatas like the "Pathétique" sonata (Op. 13)‚ which Cooper describes as "surpass[ing] any of his previous compositions‚ in strength of character‚ depth of emotion‚ level of originality‚ and ingenuity of motivic and tonal manipulation."[35] He also completed his Septet
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Development of Western Music Western music may be referred to as classical music and its traditions and styles originate from the beginning of the Middle ages (10th century) onward. Due to the Catholic Church being the dominant religion of the time‚ a large portion of the music was religious/sacred. Beginning with Gregorian Chant‚ sacred music slowly developed into a polyphonic. Early Christians based their music off of already existing Jewish chants [1]. These chants (like most of the religious
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