Dana Butler 12/08/14 Music of the 18th Century Derived from the Portuguese barroco‚ or “oddly shaped pearl‚” the term “baroque” has been widely used since the nineteenth century to describe the period in Western European art music from about 1600 to 1750. Comparing some of music history’s greatest masterpieces to a misshapen pearl might seem strange to us today‚ but to the nineteenth century critics who applied the term‚ the music of Bach and Handel’s era sounded overly ornamented and exaggerated
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Programme Note: DipABRSM | Date: 1st June 2009 | | Word Count: 1‚085 words | | | | | Partita for solo violin no.3 in E‚ BWV 1006 J.S Bach (b. 21 March 1685 in Eisenach;d. 28 July 1750 in Leipzig) Bach was the son of Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ court trumpeter for the Duke of Eisenach and director of musicians of the town of Eisenach in Thuringia. It is probably from his father that he learned the fundamentals of music. The Bach family throughout Thuringia had held positions
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Johannes Brahms was a composer in the third phase of the Romanticism era. He is considered one of the most important composers of the German school in the 19th century although he presents in his works Romantic and Classic characteristics. His music reflects an assimilation of both genders as he incorporates classic forms in a language typically romantic. According to …. ++++(algo de Brahms). However‚ the recuperation of musical elements‚ particularly the classic formalism and the Baroque counterpoint
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Music Appreciation Study Sheet Properties of Sound: 1. Pitch- Frequency of vibrations ● Overtones (makes up pitches). They are responsible for our unique voiceprint. They are located above the fundamental. ● Everyone has a unique voice print 2. Timbre- Color and quality. A tool by which we identify different voices and instruments. Very subjective- differently interpreted and heard and described. Ex: Gloomy‚ dark‚ clear‚ bright‚ harsh‚ rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the
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Module 4 – Music of the Classical Period Unit Summary (20 points) 1. Name two important visual artists (not musicians) from the Classical Period. (1 point) Jean-Honoré Fragonard Jacques-Louis David 2. Name two important writers of literature (not musicians) from the Classical Period. ( 1 point) Voltaire Denis Diderot Jane Austen 3. Discuss the political events and sociological factors that made the Classical Period such a time of violent upheaval. (1 point) The years 1750 to 1820 were
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character and mood are captivating and touching. The standard instrumentation for this piece includes woodwinds (flutes‚ oboes‚ clarinets‚ and bassoons)‚ strings (violins‚ violas‚ cellos‚ and basses)‚ and brass (horns)‚ The instrumentation does not include any percussion or heavy brass. The horns are used sparingly‚ only to add density to the tone or emphasize the crescendos and sforzandos. The symphony itself is comprised of four movements: Movement One - Molto allegro Movement Two - Andante Movement
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor‚ Op. 13 – Ludwig Van Beethoven Beethoven wrote this piece 1798. A publisher suggested the name ‘Pathétique’ with Beethoven’s mutual agreement at the same time. The word pathétique means emotional and passionate‚ not to be confused with a very similar English word – pathetic. C minor was one of Beethoven’s favourite keys because the sonority is dark‚ powerful and emotional. A large range of dynamics are used (compared to other composers in the same era) to convey and
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modulation‚ continuo‚ doctrine of affections‚ libretto‚ overture‚ recitative‚ aria‚ ensemble‚ chorus‚ cantata‚ oratorio‚ fugue‚ rondo‚ theme and variations‚ minuet and trio‚ metre‚ texture‚ suite‚ sonata‚ concerto‚ composers‚ instruments‚ historical periods‚ the Enlightenment‚ syllabic‚ melismatic‚ sonata-allegro form La peri fanfare Boulez Bird Chopin 3:1‚ Camptown Races 1:25‚ Structures 3:45] Rachmaninov Track 2‚ Terpsichore 8 (Shakespeare)‚ Zappa 7‚ Duple: (ex. Handel Water Music CML #73)
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Baroque era. It has a homophonic texture and its genre is a suite. There is a wide variety of instruments (aerophones‚ chordophones‚ and membranophones) used in this piece. Among the wind instruments (woodwinds and brass) heard were bassoon‚ oboe‚ French horn‚ and trumpet. The strings played included the violin‚ viola‚ cello‚ and double bass. Finally‚ the percussion instrument used for this piece was the timpani. This movement is broken down into four sections by tempo: Adagio‚ Allegro‚ Lentement‚ and
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and historical genre. But in order to discover how the symphony has developed as a whole‚ the internal cogs that turn this device must first of all be recognised. Throughout the 18th Century‚ the term known today as ‘symphony’ was then known as ‘sonata’‚ ‘sinfonia’ or what would also be named‚ an ‘overture’. This would usually feature three contrasting sections. It may be an instrumental ensemble providing an introduction to an Opera or it could also be used as an orchestral interlude‚ like that
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