1. Intro: Composer Ludwig van Beethoven was an innovator‚ widening the scope of sonata‚ symphony‚ concerto‚ and quartet‚ and combining vocals and instruments in a new way. His personal life was marked by a struggle against deafness‚ and some of his most important works were composed during the last 10 years of his life‚ when he was quite unable to hear. He is an crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ a pianist‚ a composer who remains one of
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cello and Lee Jordan-Anders‚ piano 14 October‚ 2012 Dr. Ford Tidewater Community College CA#1 The Program Sonata in A Major‚ Opus 69 (1808) Ludwig van Beethoven Allegro‚ ma non tanto Scherzo‚ Allegro molto Adagio cantabile/Allegro vivace Sonata (1915) I.Prologue: Lent‚ sostenuto e molto risoluto II.Serenade: Moderement anime III.Final: Anime‚ leger et nerveux Claude
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“classical” composers like Mozart embodied the idea of progress through reason‚ while criticizing existing social and political institutions. Both in his instrumental work‚ like Sonata No. 16 in C‚ and in his operas‚ such as The Marriage of Figaro‚ Mozart used forms and lyrics that captured the essence of the Enlightenment. Sonata No. 16 in C provides a great example of how music can rely on the idea of progress through reason. Unlike the virtuosic pieces of the Baroque era‚ 18th century music was characterized
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this year’s concert series on January 31s at the Slosberg Music Center‚ a show that compelled virtually everyone to attend‚ even intern president‚ Lisa Lynch‚ attended. The show’s program began with a composition by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)‚ two sonatas for violin and piano from 1876‚ which was a breakthrough work‚ back then‚ for the 30-year-old composer. Before the composition was printed‚ Fauré was known chiefly as a composer of songs and short piano works‚ and they were mostly listened in salons
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second violins‚ viola and cello. When writing for the string quartet‚ the composer had to overcome the lack of contrasting tone colours through the use of beautiful melodic and harmonic lines. Most string quartets included two allegro movements in sonata-allegro form‚ an andante and a dance movement. The Symphony: The symphony had its roots in opera overtures. It was the first monumental form written exclusively for instrumentalists. In their symphonies‚ usually longer‚
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New York: McGraw-Hill‚ 2011. Print. Kemp‚ Lindsay "Polyphonic Texture and Genres." NAU. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. Whent‚ Chris. "Arcangelo Corelli." HOASM. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 15 Feb. 2013. Zaslaw‚ Neal. "Ornaments for Corelli ’s Violin Sonatas‚ Op.5." Oxford Journals. Oxford University Press‚ 1996
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to the end Opera‚ instrumental music Classical Fluctuates to provide sudden‚ dramatic contrasts of character Sonatas‚ Rondos‚ Variations are used a lot Flexible rhythm Light‚ elegant and restrained Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Hadyn Dynamics used to create contrast of mood and express emotions Music with particular qualities of clarity and balance in melody‚ harmony and rhythm Sonatas Romantic Ternary‚ Free form used a lot Chopin‚ Liszt‚ Schumann‚ Schubert Passionate and expressive Extreme
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The first of these predecessors was the trio sonata – a work composed for two violins and cello. Trio sonatas were composed in the style of da chiesa (to be performed in the church) or da camera (to be performed in the courts of noblemen and aristocrats). Trio sonata evolved into solo sonatas where a solo instrument such as violin‚ flute‚ oboe or cello would perform whilst being accompanied by two violins and continuo. What rose from the solo sonata was the separation of the soloist and the accompanying
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to cultivate the minds of people and allowing them to interact with their inner thoughts and passions. By studying two different art forms‚ one can discover the similarities in how they affect their audiences. More specifically‚ the song “Moonlight Sonata” composed by Ludwig von Beethoven during the Romantic Era‚ and the poem “Frost at Midnight” written by the famous poet‚ Samuel Taylor Coleridge‚ can be compared by focusing on their personal influences‚ desired moods‚ and the messages they are trying
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End-of-Semester Program Notes I. Allegro from Sonata in G minor for flute and harpsichord Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) BWV 1020 The Sonata in G minor‚ BWV 1020‚ is traditionally attributed to Bach‚ but it is almost certainly not a work by J.S. Bach; it may‚ however‚ have been composed by his son C.P.E. Bach. The originally intended ensemble seems to be flute and harpsichord‚ but the work is commonly performed on both flute and violin. Anyways‚ this is an elegant piece of lateBaroque chamber
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