in comic opera; the Italian Opera Buffa‚ the French Opera-Comique‚ and the English Ballad Opera. This was a musical form that famously known for its light quality‚ and its incorporation of German folk songs and themes that were taken from popular literature. For most of the eighteenth century‚ the German Singspiel was written for a lowbrow audience‚ which was lighthearted and could be put on by actors that didn’t have the extensive musical training that was required by the Italian Opera Seria or
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Classical composers tend to avoid the antiquated Baroque‚ one cannot fully abandon the styles and forms of the immediate predecessors. Instead‚ these styles were further developed to form a new meaning and use on the new musical structure. Forms like the opera and orchestra revolutionized—the former branching out from serious to variety‚ and the latter have a complete upheaval. Moreover‚ on the late Classical period‚ great composers such as Beethoven and Mozart studied the works of Baroque composers Bach
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Alive based the chords on this piece of music. It contains a moderate allegro tempo and with homophonic texture. It has dramatic contrasts and shifts in major and minor as well. Wagner utilized dissonant harmonies to create tension and instability in the piece. It leaves listeners wanting resolution from the piece. Wagner created an orchestra featuring brass instruments to recreate dramatic battle cries and to reinforce the riding into war theme/tone. This piece also reminds me of cowboys riding in
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History of Drama Ancient Drama The origins of Western drama can be traced to the celebratory music of 6th-century BC Attica‚ the Greek region centered on Athens. Although accounts of this period are inadequate‚ it appears that the poet Thespis developed a new musical form in which he impersonated a single character and engaged a chorus of singer-dancers in dialogue. As the first composer and soloist in this new form‚ which came to be known as tragedy‚ Thespis can be considered both the first dramatist
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Lammermoor‚ written in 1835‚ is an opera by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848) based on the novel The Bride of Lammermoor by Sir Walter Scott. The opera is often called a masterpiece and has‚ thus far‚ stood the test of time. It was not only popular in its day‚ but remains popular repertory today and performed by companies around the world every year. The “Mad Scene” has been remarked as a reason to go to the opera. The scene uses motives from earlier in the opera that show a mind going insane‚ in addition
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General Comprehension Questions – Maestro Darwin. 1976. 1. Describe Keller’s appearance and manner. What is emphasized? Why?Keller is a short european man with grey-white hair and an arched nose. He had soft‚ pale‚ clean skin with small pudgy hands that were always manicured although he was missing a finger. He takes more pride in looking after his hands than he does about any other part of his body. He is also a very classical man. Paul finds him very fascinating.2. Of what significance is the
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and text in this genre and how it differs from the considerations that gave rise to opera in the Baroque period. Finally I will make clear how Wagner’s use of motifs in his music dramas relate to his aesthetic ideas about music and language. ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ In order to understand the theory described in ‘Gesamtkunstwerk’ we must first look into what Wagner’ describes as true art and where it stems from. Wagner appraises Grecian art as being most true. He justifies this by using a metaphor within
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and directed choirs in Leipzig; wrote over 300 cantatas and numerous accomplishments for the organ‚ harpsichord‚ clavichord and for small orchestras! George Handel (1685-l759) was a composer‚ as Bach‚ but was most well known for composing Italian operas and English oratorios. Joseph Haydn (l732-1809) has often been called the father of the symphony and string quartet. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) who was considered to be the greatest musical genius of all time by many was a classical writer
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College of Music‚ Holst became the first trombone at the Carl Rosa Opera Company. This would help him learn about the orchestra from the inside out. During this time‚ Holst began to compose more and more works. He composed his first Opera‚ The Revoke‚ but never publicly performed it. After becoming interested in and learning about Hindu philosophy and Sanskrit literature‚ Holst would go on to write works based on them. His opera Sita and poem Indra are a couple examples of this. Besides this‚ he
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key periods helped form the musical geniuses;Bach‚ Beethoven‚Mozart‚Verdi‚ and Copland. The Baroque period lasted from 1600-1750. The two best known Baroque composers are Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel. The music of the period is thick and complex polyphonic texture prevails in many composers works. The music gives a sense of drama and urgency is incorporated into in vocal forms such as the cantata‚ mass‚ opera‚ oratorio and passion‚ and in instrumental forms such as the concerto
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