Amadeus Milos Forman’s movie Amadeus produced in 1984 is both great as far as theatrics go and telling a story‚ but ultimately rather portrays an inaccurate depiction of Mozart’s life. Told from the flash back perspective of an aged Antonio Salieri in an insane asylum to a priest for a confession‚ the movie reveals Antonio’s introduction to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ his professional career with Mozart‚ and his bitter rivalry and betrayal of Mozart. The film depicts an inaccurate account of Mozart’s
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Franz Joseph Haydn was born in Rohrau‚ Austria on March 31‚ 1732. Mr. Haydn was a singer at St. Stephen’s Cathedral choir in Vienna. He later learned to play the violin and keyboard. After leaving the choir he taught violin to make money while studying counterpoint and harmony. Haydn soon became an assistant to composer Nicola Porpora in exchange for lessons. In 1761‚ he became court musician at the palace of the influential Esterházy family where he financially support himself for nearly 30 years
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The title of the movie should actually be "Salieri"‚ because the whole movie is really about his jealousy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and how Salieri was overshadowed musically by Mozart. In the beginning‚ Salieri makes a "deal" with God so He will make Salieri a musical genius‚ and Salieri believes he has been granted this gift until the day Mozart comes to Vienna. Salieri immediately becomes jealous that God has bestowed upon Mozart the power he himself worked so desperately to achieve. From that
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Andrew Lloyd Webber Andrew Lloyd Webber is one of the most famous composers of this generation. He is arguably best known for his stage/film adaptations of Cats and Phantom of the Opera. He has won many awards for his work and a variety of honors. Lloyd Webber made a huge impact in theatre. Early Life First things first‚ Lloyd Webber was born on March 22nd‚ 1948 in London‚ England. Everyone in his immediate family were involved with music in some way. His dad was the direction at a music college
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I play viola. I’ve played it for a couple of years now‚ and‚ (the sound of the viola being the acquired taste that it is) I believe it has finally grown on me. In regards to playing this instrument‚ my decision to do so was‚ initially‚ not one that arose from interest and fervor‚ but rather one of practicality. Cello had long been my preferred choice of string instrument to anything else. Its sound is‚ to say the least‚ spectacular. But the feasibility of taking a cello on public transportation‚
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Caroline Lucretia Herschel was born on March 16‚ 1750 in Hanover‚ Germany. She was one of 10 children of Anna Ilse Moritzen and Issak Herschel. Caroline didn’t get a great education‚ but she learned how to read and write. However‚ she didn’t receive a formal degree. When Caroline was ten years old‚ she was diagnosed with the Typhus disease. Caroline’s family was very big in music‚ and one of her older brothers‚ William‚ later moved to England to pursue a music career. When Caroline was 22‚ she moved
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Multimedia Century Thursday November 6th Adam Vasilakis Michael Century Bach and Beyond Performance Review The venue for the event was held in the Empac studio 2‚ which I think was a great venue for the night‚ as it was a more intimate setting for the music to be enjoyed in. The night started off with a classical touch playing J. S. Bach’s Overture (Partita) in the French style. It was a nice opener for the night‚ acting as a foundation of musical theory and technique. It was very pleasant
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Trott studied the input admittance and transfer admittance at the soundpost positions on the top and back plates in the absence of the soundpost. He studied a well documented violin by Carleen Hutchins‚ SUS 181‚ and provided the plot of sound response as well as the input admittance of the instrument complete with soundpost. This violin had also been studied by Beldie [32] who published sound pressure level‚ (SPL)‚ and admittance plots which can be compared with those of Trott. The phase plot is
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Edvard Grieg was born in Bergen‚ Norway on June 15‚ 1843. Edvard Grieg began learning music from his mother‚ who was a pianist. At a young age‚ he developed an amazing talent for music. When he turned 15‚ he went to Leipzig Conservatory to study more about music. Leipzig Conservatory was located all the way in Germany. After he finished his schooling there‚ he traveled to Denmark. While studying in Denmark he met the composer‚ Norwegian. Norwegian taught him all about folk music. Grieg traveled all
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The Oboe The oboe is a double reed instrument in the soprano register of the woodwind family. I personally have always had an affinity for woodwinds; and although I do not have a history with this specific instrument‚ I did study and play the clarinet for three years in high school. My love for woodwinds‚ particularly the clarinet‚ was nurtured through old LPS of Benny Goodman‚ Henry Mancini‚ The Glenn Miller Orchestra and the big band sounds of the 1940’s. The warm round tones of the clarinet intro
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