a few months before he died of tuberculosis. His music is made for solo piano. Wagner – (1813-1883) A German who was a very controversial composer. His operas often included social and political ideas as he was openly anti-semetic and his music was later used as Nazi propaganda. He built his own opera house in Bayreuth where he would put on performances of three operas. He didn’t consider his operas to be operas but rather music dramas. Gottschalk – (1829-1869) He was an American composer and
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Senior High School. All of the schools she attended was in downtown Augusta‚ Georgia. Jessye sang gospel songs at Mount Calvary Baptist Church at only age four. By that people already knew that she was going to talented singer. When she first heard opera on the radio‚ she was nine years old and she immediately fell in love with it. She especially listened to Marian Anderson and Leontyne Price. Looking back she credits them as her inspiration. When she was 16‚ she entered a contest called the Marian
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thought‚ philosophy and art via figures like‚ Dante‚ Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo. The list of famous Italian artists is long and includes Giotto‚ Botticelli‚ Leonardo‚ Michelangelo‚ Tintoretto and Caravaggio. The country has also produced opera composers such as Verdi and Puccini and film-maker Federico Fellini. Italian cuisine is one of the most refined and varied in Europe‚ from the piquant flavours of Naples and Calabria to the pesto dishes of Liguria and the cheese and risotto dishes of the Italian
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music at the age of six. As a child he attended Munich Court Orchestra rehearsals and also got private lessons from the assistant conductor there. At the age of ten Richard Strauss heard his first opera by Richard Wagner‚ who was also a German Composer‚ among other things‚ and was known for his operas. Strauss was very intrigued with his works which were considered to be progressive and Strauss’s father‚ who was a very conservative man‚ forbade him to study it‚ although it would eventually influence
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production of music in Europe during the World War II. Adolf Hitler and Richard Wagner One composer that Adolf Hitler truly respected was the works of Richard Wagner. It was noted that when Adolf Hitler attended a Wagner commemoration in Leipzag that Adolf Hitler had “tears in his voice”. Another example of how Adolf Hitler respected Wagner was because they shared the same views regarding the treatment of Jewish citizens. Wagner and Hitler both believed that followers of the Jewish faith were to be
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Romantic Period (1820-1900) Characteristic of Music -it is a manifestation of one’s feelings -it is an expression of emotion -among the different periods of civilization‚ Baroque‚ Renaissance‚ it was during the Romantic period wherein the expression of feelings was clearly emphasized thru music. Romanticism -is a movement which means intense emotional manifestation‚ imagination and individualism -it allows free expression of feelings -artists were given to show their inner ideas and beliefs
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This means that Wagner had to be extremely specific and careful about the way he wrote each character (in this case‚ Walther). Achieving this writing successfully is not only an accomplishment in and of itself‚ but the fact that Die Meistersingers is a four-and-a-half hour long opera is astonishing‚ since the first phrase is as carefully crafted as the very last one. Bribitzer-Stull emphasizes that Wagner’s way of writing indeed “provided a paradigm adopted by countless later composers across a wide
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Who was a major female figure for French music during the period of salons‚ in particular‚ Boulevard Saint – Germain and Baden Baden? Discuss in detail their background and its impact on composers of that time Traditionally‚ the idea of a ‘salon’ is a gathering of people in a place hosted by an iconic member of society‚ comprising of conversation to engage and educate the keen attendees. This later reflected in music salons; a place where not only conversation but also music was held‚ showcasing
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Verdi’s opera‚ Falstaff‚ is among one of his best works (Madocks). Verdi’s passion for Shakespeare was his inspiration for writing the opera. William Walton also wrote the scores for the Henry V soundtracks (Madocks). Walton was able to match up the expression of the music to the expression of the piece‚ which caused many people
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piano lessons at the age of 5. By the time he was 8 he knew all of the notes ‚just as well as his teacher did. When he was 14 his mom had died‚ his mother’s death caused him to turn more towards music. He enjoyed composers such as Rossini‚ Bellini‚ Verdi ‚ and Mozart. Tchaikovsky was removed from the Ministry of Justice‚ where he worked
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