trained and that his music wasn’t nationalistic enough. While his music was Russian‚ it was imbued with his love of Mozart and other Western European influences. Tchaikovsky didn’t really like other composer’s pieces. Tchaikovsky didn’t even like Wagner (pronounced VAg-Ner) or Brahms’s music‚ who were two leading composers during the romantic period. Tchaikovsky didn’t even like Beethoven’s music‚ who happened to be one of the most famous composers of all time. He would have this to say about Beethoven
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winning the award‚ Debussy got to do some more studying at some very special places. One person in particular he studied was German composer Richard Wagner‚ he studied him and his music. One of Wagners pieces really influenced Debussy‚ and it was called Tristan und Isolde. Wagners. Even though Wagner influenced Debussy he didn’t do the same type of work as Wagner. Also while studying Debussy
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http://youtu.be/4eAYOVpxKMQ Robert Greenberg‚ P. (2011‚ September 13). (San Fransisco Performances) Retrieved October 17‚ 2013‚ from Lecture 45‚ An Introduction to Early 20th Century Modernism. Robert Greenberg‚ P. (2011‚ September 13). Lecture 12‚ Baroque Opera Part II. (S. F. Performances‚ Producer) Retrieved September 12‚ 2013‚ from http://youtu.be/boYwX2HDNlw Robert Greenberg‚ P. (2011‚ September 13). Lecture 32‚ Beethoven ’s Symphony no. 5 in C Minor op.67 Part II. (S. F. Performances‚ Producer) Retrieved
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emotion Sudden dynamic shifts Rhythmic patterns introduced at the beginning of a piece are repeated throughout Melodies repeated throughout Famous for its doctrine of mood. What is happy will be happy throughout and what is sad continues to the end Opera‚ instrumental music Classical Fluctuates to provide sudden‚ dramatic contrasts of character Sonatas‚ Rondos‚ Variations are used a lot Flexible rhythm Light‚ elegant and restrained Beethoven‚ Mozart‚ Hadyn Dynamics used to create contrast
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Opera was the ruling 17th-century form‚ and French composers wrote operas of a uniquely French type. Beginning with Balthazar de Beaujoyeux’s Ballet comique de la reine (1580)‚ French composers combined elements of opera‚ ballet‚ and spoken drama in a form sometimes called opera-ballet. The arias were simple and songlike‚ in contrast to the long‚ florid arias of Italian music‚ and the influence of Italian recitative is slight. The foremost French operas in the 17th century were
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Cited: “La Traviata.” The Metropolitan Opera. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2011. Moulin Rouge. Dir. Baz Luhrmann. Perf. Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor. Twentieth Century Fox‚ 2001 “Moulin Rouge.” IMDb. IMDb.com‚ Inc.‚ n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. “Orpheus and Eurydice.” Paleothea Myths. N.p.‚ 10 Jan
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Modern theatre audiences struggle to engage with classic plays. The answer is to adapt classic plays to fit with the times. Discuss. In today ’s smartphone infested fast-paced hectic lifestyle it is hard to imagine a day without all of your problems being solved with a quick type on your favourite search engine. This is a stark contrast to the issues that were seen by our favourite classical playwrights. If you were to tell them that you could find the answer to any question off the top of your
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Music Appreciation Midterm: Fall 2012 Open book. Open notes. If you use a direct quote‚ you must cite it. Use each of these prompts as a basis for thoughtful discussion. There is no minimum or maximum number of words. Be thorough and specific. Prove to me that you’ve been in class and that you’ve learned something. Music Business In our music business unit‚ we learned about various careers in the record industry‚ read about Chris Anderson’s “Long Tail” theory‚ and watched the “making” of a
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Humanities Time Line The following is a selective listing of some major figures and works of the Humanities (right column) and their relation to important events in History (Center Column) c = approximately First Column: Century Second Column: Events in History Third Column: Humanities Giants (write your entries here) Before the Common Era (BCE) = Before Christ (BC) c. BC 15‚000 - 10‚000 Old Stone Age Cave art at Lascaux and Altamira c. BC 7000 Native Americans may have migrated from northern
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Changes within the flute from classical to romantic to neo romantic era’s Flute instrument When a jet of air is directed across one of the open ends at the appropriate speed‚ pulses of air set up a standing wave within the pipe. Some of the energy from the standing wave escapes and propagates to the ear‚ where it is perceived as sound. Holes in the side of the flute can be opened or closed by the player’s fingers‚ which changes the effective length of the pipe and the frequency of the notes that
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