influenced by the works of Beethoven because of their unique style. Rather than fitting in with the classical forms‚ Beethoven reinvented the symphony to allow for more emotional expression. Berlioz found inspiration while at a play in Paris when he saw an actress by the name of Harriet Smithson. He became so infatuated with her that he composed his famous symphony Symphonie fantastique in 1830 to get her attention (1). The first movement of Berlioz’s piece is titled “Reveries – Passions.” It opens
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how it become a major part of the media. Until today‚ major events like opera or musical performance still utilize classical music to their performance. In Seattle‚ Johnson who is a director and office of economic development stated “The Seattle Symphony gave
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Symphonie Fantastique‚ Hector Berlioz By carefully listening to the first movement of the symphonic work‚ this could be a work all on its own. Berlioz really did a fantastic job by incorporating all the sort of feelings a man in love gets by seeing the love of his life for the first time. “Reveries – Passions” is the title of the first movement‚ which depicts the feelings of tenderness‚ sad‚ crazy‚ and passionate‚ all through this one device‚ idee fixe. The idee fixe technique is used to bring out
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?Give an account of the contribution of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to the understanding of the Classical concerto‚ making specific reference to a variety of his musical compositions in this genre. Concerto by definition is usually a musical work in which one solo instrument is accompanied by the orchestra‚ or as stated in The Grove Online Dictionary “An instrumental work that maintains contrast between an orchestral ensemble and a smaller group or a solo instrument or among various groups of an
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The performance I attended was a Pre-College Orchestra‚ conducted by Adam Glaser‚ at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater at the Julliard School. The performance contained two pieces of classical music composed after 1900‚ and one piece composed before 1900. The first piece that the ensemble performed was Anton Webern’s classical Passacaglia‚ Op. 1. Webern wrote his Passacaglia in 1908 under the guidance of Arnold Schoenberg. This was his first Opus‚ which signified his independence from Schoenberg (LA Phil)
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1. What is a symphony? A symphony is an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra‚ typically in four movements. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a large-scale composition that is played rather than sung. 3. What is a coda? A coda will use music from the movement‚ typically doesn’t does not add anything to the "argument". 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe each part. The three parts off sonata are Exposition
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Lincoln Theater of the New World Symphony orchestral academy. Conducted by Nicholas McGegan featuring pianist Robert Levin. There were two pieces of music during this concert‚ one of the movements was performed by the pianist alone as a solo‚ Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra‚ K. 491‚ Allegro‚ Larghetto‚ and Allegretto. The second piece was Symphony No. 36 in C major‚ K.425‚ "Linz"
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major In my introduction to music class we were assigned to listen and evaluate a particular piece of music in order to reflect on our unique individuality. For my project I chose Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 and his work of the piano concerto No. 23 in A Major specifically the second movement that was created in 1786. In addition to listening‚ the piece must be broken down and organized into themes or motives. By the end of the project we should be able
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Review Questions 1. What is a symphony? Symphonies were associated with vocal music‚ such as operas. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a large-scale composition that is played. 3. What is a coda? The coda will use music from the movement‚ but it typically does not add anything to the "argument" of the piece 4. What are the three different parts of the sonata form? Describe each part. Exposition: The exposition is the first part of the sonata form‚ and
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many perceptive ways and the most significant organized notion in the memoir of music. He was a perfectionist in the set of expectations regarded as sonata form which made a massive impact. In As many as hundreds of sonatas‚ stringed quartets and symphonies‚ Franz broke both new ground and supplied durable models‚ as a matter of fact he was one of the creators of the fundamental genres of the classical music. He influenced later composers in an immense way. His most renowned student‚ Beethoven was
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