Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 No. 2 in E Flat Major In darkness‚ small pinpoints of light begin to shine in the abyss of the night sky. These pinpoints of light twinkle in an absent minded daze‚ illuminating‚ only slightly‚ the velvet curtain of never-ending midnight blue. All is quiet‚ still‚ as fireflies hum by on their own accord. The dark only holds the premise of slight melancholy in its isolation‚ but a settling sense of calm persists. Nightfall brings forth beauty in its mysterious nature; it is
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Handel’s Messiah – Background information for set work George Frederic Handel‚ considered one of the greatest composers of the baroque period‚ he was born in Halle‚ Germany on February. 23‚ 1685. He died in London on April. 14‚ 1759‚ and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Handel is best known for his English Oratorios‚ particularly the Messiah. Handel was distinguished for his musical ability from his earliest years‚ was sent to Berlin to study when he was 14‚ began his musical career as a performer
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a movement that gives eventual closure to Smetana’s loss. The style of the trio involves stylistic elements of both Schumann and Liszt‚ as is characteristic of several of Smetana’s musical pieces (Clapham 65) and is composed of three voices: the violin‚ cello‚ and piano. In the first movement‚ there is a great similarity to Clara Schumann’s Trio in G Minor. This brings to mind the idea that Smetana may have used the theme similarity to show what kind of musician his daughter might have been had
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Twelve Years a Slave The sweet violin music playing at dinner‚ several months of good paying job‚ and travels as a free man. The book Twelve Years a Slave starts out telling you how his fathers fathers became free‚ it was said in his master’s will. Then Solomon Northup begins to share how he made his living as a free black man‚ and one of his ways was to play the violin in high class hotels in New York then two gentlemen approach him as he was looking for work for it was his off season‚ and got
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Diego and lasted about an hour and half. The concert was conducted by David Medine. He is a violinist‚ conductor‚ music critic‚ experimental musician and computer music researcher from Tucson‚ Arizona. The instruments played were a family of violin‚ viola‚ violin cello‚ contrabass‚ flute‚ Oboe‚ Clarinet‚ horn and trumpet. I will be discussing the elements of music which are Sound‚ Harmony‚ Melody‚ Rhythm and Growth based on one movement of the music. I. MATERIALS OF MUSIC 1. SOUND The sound
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BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSIC Music is a composition of three important elements which are rhythm‚ melody‚ and harmony. The roots of Western music are strongly influenced by classical music. Tracing back its history‚ classical music is divided into six different periods which includes music from the Gregorian chants to Beethoven’s symphonies to the contemporary artists. The longest and most distant era or period of musical history is the Medieval Era‚ otherwise known as the Middle Age Period. During
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learned in music is the instruments chords like E‚ Em‚ G‚ Gm‚ A‚ Am etc. and also the numbers that we have to repeat it. What I learned in the instrument of the violin is how to play the lightly row‚ and ode to joy by Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ At first this two songs were hard to do it on the violin because it was my first time to play a violin in my whole life‚ the one that I was easiest to perform with was the ode to joy‚ when I
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For the first violins‚ there are specific fingerings and bowings that she wanted to enforce for us to improve the intonation and tone. In measure 12‚ Mrs. May recommended to use first finger for the F-sharp and fourth finger for the C-natural. In measures 8-9‚ she emphasized the importance of the two A notes sounding identical when played as a harmonic and a regular third finger. The clinician advised the first violins to play the harmonic A with a faster bow speed
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The Orchestra of the Romantic Era The Romantic Era was a time of many changes and innovations. While the Classical era was a time of restrictions and laws‚ the Romantic period saw the opposite. It was a time of experimentation – artistic freedom and creativity. There was a change in the way that composers wrote. They began utilising various emotions in their writing‚ as if to tell stories through their music. They began experimenting with new musical ideas. They began to move away from traditional
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A long time ago‚ in a small village named Talintos‚ lived a young girl named Viola Lin. Everybody in Talintos excelled or invented something that changed the world; everybody except for Viola. People in the village mocked and laughed at Viola‚ even her parents‚ who were disapproving and ashamed of their own child. “I thought that she would invent something‚” said Viola’s mother‚ shaking her head. “But no‚ now I realize that will never happen.” “I can play the flute!” Viola exclaimed‚ tears forming
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