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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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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loudness of the orchestra. The dynamic start off loud then it grows louder and repeats later. The melody is motive that has a repeated cadences. The tempo is making a molto allegro sound that use a duple meter. The form is sonata-allegro. Second Selection: Piano Sonata no. 8‚ op. 13 (Pathétique)‚ first
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The Piano Concerto The development of keyboard music reached staggering new heights at the turn of the 18th century. It was during this time that the idea of the concerto became a very innovative and popular style of music which combined a large symphony setting and a virtuoso. With the growing popularity of the piano‚ the end of the 18th century saw a new and more innovative genre of piano concertos. However this concerto received a great deal of criticism due to its lack of proper form and
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I chose to analyze Beethoven’s Piano Sonata number 15. Sonata number 15 is opus/work number 28. There are 4 movements in the work‚ but I chose to analyze the first movement. Beethoven was born on December 16‚ 1770 into a family of musicians ("Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Beethoven" pars. 1-2). Beethoven began writing music at a young age ("Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Beethoven" par. 4). He composed his first original Sonata in 1797 ("Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List -
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staircase we ran‚ and across the impeccable marble floor we walked‚ finally the rays of sunlight shone upon me‚ I let out a sigh of relief. “To the mall”‚ insisted Maxwell and soon we arrived‚ as usual it felt like a red carpet appearance.Maxwell is shoe shopping. I stood for three hours‚ tossed all over the mall as I witnessed the struggles of many of my peers. My day was getting worse‚ and finally it ended. I woke to the creaking of the closet door‚ and I was grabbed‚ strangled down. A frustrated
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Handel‚ George Philipp Telemann was also a distinguished musician and composer of his time. Telemann’s incorporation of unusual instrumentation in his concertos is one of the things that that made him unique. Popular Works: Viola Concerto in G‚ Trio Sonata in C minor‚ and the Paris Quartets 5. Arcangelo Corelli Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian teacher‚ violinist‚ and composer. Corelli’s mastery of the tone of the newly invented violin earned him
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such as Jubilate Deo but mostly wrote polychoral pieces which had been explored by his Uncle‚ which possibly lead him to write Sonata pian’e forte. At the time‚ composers could not make a living out of just writing music so Gabrieli became an organist at the Scuola Grande di San Rocco‚ and then became a teacher‚ giving lessons on writing madrigals and other works.1 Sonata pian’e forte was composed in 1597 to be performed in a Catholic service at St Mark’s in Venice. It is written for eight instruments
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particular helped to set a new level of achievement for his successors that would truly change the face of violin performance‚ even to this day. J.S. Bach’s Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin‚ BWV 1001-1006 are the perfect marriage of technical virtuosity and individualistic communication. Hereafter referred to as the Solo Sonatas‚ J.S. Bach’s collective violin masterpiece was such a departure from the Baroque standards of employing the use of basso continuo‚ even in the case of solo works
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obtain a position as a performer for the King of France’s Band. It was also in France‚ in the year 1720‚ where Eccles was able to publish "Twelve Excellent Solos for the Violin" which contained sonatas‚ some of which contained borrowings from Giuseppe Valentini’s op. 8‚ however‚ the most well-known sonata from the volume‚ number 11 in G minor seems to be for the most part of his own original work though the second movement does appear to be excerpted from Francesco Bonporti’s Opus 10.
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