Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor: A Staple of the Violin Repertoire “I would like to compose a violin concerto for next winter. One in E minor keeps running through my head‚ and the opening gives me no peace‚” German composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote to his friend‚ violinist Ferdinand David‚ in 1838. Mendelssohn would seek to collaborate on his last orchestral work with David‚ revising it painstakingly until its premiere in Leipzig in 1845. The first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor
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Analysis of Haydn’s String Quartet: Op. 76‚ No. 4‚ in B-flat Major “Sunrise” Haydn composed his Op. 74 quartets in the later years of his life between 1796 and 1797 and it was the last of his completed string quartets. The set of quartets were dedicated to the Hungarian Count Joseph Erdödy and were published in 1799. It was said that this selection of quartets was one of his “most ambitious chamber works” with his attempt of “emphasizing thematic continuity‚ seamlessly and continually passing motifs
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Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor The purpose of my paper is to incorporate facts I determine are crucial to understanding a magnificent performance mentioned above. I’m also including the background information about great performers who collaborated to create the masterpiece. My goal in this paper is to bring you to the source of my inspiration after beholding this violin concerto. To achieve this goal‚ I have organized a review of this performance. Violin Concerto in E minor Outstanding
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Not only there are many concertos written in the classical era‚ but also famous suits for cellos were written‚ such as Cello Suits by Johann Sebastian Bach. I would like to play the cello in the Classical era because of its rich color‚ deep tones‚ and wide variety of sounds. In the Baroque era‚ Antonio Vivaldi composed at least 25 cello concertos and one of them is Cello Concerto in C Major RV 398. It has three movements in the order of allegro‚ largo‚ allegro (IMSLP). Sonata form did not exist
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To emphasise McQueen’s point about the racism‚ he used the idea of recurring motifs to further illustrate his point. The recurring motif of the violin symbolises Solomon’s passion and hobby‚ and of what he should be doing with his life. In the film‚ there is a mid-shot of posh men and women dancing to the music created by the violin that Solomon is playing‚ to symbolise the happiness and joy in the Northern state of America‚ where equality is present as blacks and whites lived in harmony and with
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Riordan Manufacturing Production Plan OPS/571 November 1‚ 2012 Zachary Burk Riordan Manufacturing Production Plan Riordan Manufacturing‚ Inc. is a fortune 1000 company with revenues in excess of $1 billion (University of Phoenix‚ 2012). This wholly owned company is a global plastics manufacturer that employs 550 people with annual earnings of $46 million. Riordan has a reputation for being an industry leader in the industry of polymer materials and has various clout heavy clients such as
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rich. This instrument is called the violin. This four-stringed instrument has been immensely used in both Classical and modern music. It has been a timeless instrument that has been present in European music history. Musicians adore it because of its delightful musical capabilities. As a background‚ Peter Gammond stressed that‚ “The violin is capable of great agility and violinists like to show off their dazzling technique‚ so most violin concertos and other violin compositions give opportunity for
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Before concerto grosso took form‚ it had a series of predecessors that morphed over time to finally become what we recognise today as concerto grosso. 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
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The History of the Violin The violin is a descendant from the viol family of instruments‚ which can be traced back to ninth century Europe. The first violins were made in 1520 and they have drastically changed since then. The violin was originally used for additional vocal and dance accompaniment. They incorporated features of the existing bowed instruments such as the rebec‚ the Renaissance fiddle‚ and the lira da braccio. The rebec was pear shaped and it had strings that were tuned in
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------------------------------------------------- Book VI Summary Roman‚ remember by your strength to rule . . . To spare the conquered‚ battle down the proud. (See Important Quotations Explained) At last‚ the Trojan fleet arrives on the shores of Italy. The ships drop anchor off the coast of Cumae‚ near modern-day Naples. Following his father’s instructions‚ Aeneas makes for the Temple of Apollo‚ where the Sibyl‚ a priestess‚ meets him. She commands him to make his request. Aeneas prays
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