Describe the development of the keyboard concerto from c.1710-1790, and assess why the form became so popular with both composers and public. This essay explores the developmentof the keyboard concerto during the 18th century considering itsprecursors, social and economic context and the advent of the piano. Byexploring the work of key composers during the 18th […]
Renaissance Polyphony: The Foundation of Modern Western Music Renaissance Polyphony: The Foundation of Modern Western Music The music of the Renaissance was essentially the beginning of all modern musical thought- the first to truly integrate various forms of harmony with definite structure. The music provided rapid and significant advancements in harmony within western music, evolving […]
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Get startedMichael 10-14-08 Piano Concert-10/7/08 The only performer, performing this evening was an aspiring pianist named Judy Huang. The performer had a charismatic personality, with a little bit of an accent. She gladly welcomed us and opened her recital by introducing herself. The event occurred in the Art Building, C-104 at approximately 5:00 P. M. on […]
El Salon Mexico by Aaron Copland: A Study and Comparison of the Orchestral Score and Two Transcriptions for Band D. M. A. Document Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Erika Kirsten Svanoe, M. M. Graduate Program […]
“The instrumental music of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven forms a peak in the development of tonal music and is one of the crucial evolutionary developments in the history of music as a whole. ” ~ Unknown Mozart aside, Ludwig van Beethoven is the most famous classical composer of the western world. Beethoven is […]
Beethoven’s fifth symphony is one of the best compositions of classical music and one of the most played symphonies (Schauffler, 1933). It was composed between 1804 and 1808 and first performed in 1808 at a concert in Vienna’s Theatre. At the concert, since it was performed late many people did not really get the music […]
Music is a form of expression that has changed over time with the discovery and formation of different techniques and characteristics across the eras. The Renaissance and the Baroque periods have many similarities, but also many differences that make them unique. Contrasting the characteristics of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, reveals how history repeats itself […]
Beethoven is one of the major pioneers in classical music and probably the most influential of all time. When it came time to decide on whom to choose for my concert review it made the most sense to choose someone that has shaped classical music into what it is now. I have personally been to […]
I am very into music and it has been one of the most impactful things in my life, I’ve been one to try to venture out into different type of music but I listen to generally hip-hop. Many find simple comfort in listening to music and can put people into all types of different moods […]
The performance I chose to view was Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi. This Opera was televised version of Verdi’s Rigoletto. Rigoletto was originally written in 1851. This opera was Italian and premiered on March 11, 1851 at Teatro La Fenice, Venice. This is a very well-known opera house for Italian theatre. The Librettist, or writer of […]
I was not able to attend a live performance, so I went onto the London Symphony Orchestra webpage and watched an on-demand broadcast Live from the Barbican Hall on Wednesday 19 September 2018. The performance featured: JANACEK Sinfonietta, SIBELIUS Symphony No 5, Sir Simon Rattle conductor, London Symphony Orchestra. The performance began with movement number […]
Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3, 1809 in Hamburg, Germany and died on November 4, 1847 in Leipzig, Germany. One of his most well-known works is the overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mendelssohn completed the work in August 1826 and originally had it premiered in his private residence in November 1826. Felix Mendelssohn […]
Beethoven’s 5th Symphony is a piece with lots of elements with numerous movements. I have to say my first emotion was a deep shock of anxiety and fantasies. I realized after listening over and over and over again that the intro note is what was played in almost all the piece but in different movement […]
In this piece that was provided by Professor Hopkins, it is a wonderful piece by Beethoven. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 is from the classical period, that was composed in 1812. It is said to have been first performed in 1814. I read that in 1812 was when Beethoven was starting to […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven’s Fidelio was Beethoven’s only opera. It was composed over 10 years (1805-1814), and is known as a Rescue Opera and Romantic Opera. The opera tells a story, which is composed of two acts. The story takes place in Seville, Spain (16th Century). Florestan, in the opera, was a politician. He tries to […]
Beethoven was a German who had a passion for music. He performed his first talent for piano at the age of eight. Beethoven’s father was very proud of him and wanted him to pursue a career in music. Beethoven played the piano in a court. He would study Haydn and Mozart. He relocated to Vienna […]
The uniqueness of Ludwig van Beethoven’s work comes from the experiences and sufferings he had to go through. Being abused at an early age to sit on the keyboard and play non-stop, was possibly one of the reasons for him going deaf during his youth. But nonetheless, his love to make music got him through […]
Before I draw attention to the different musical elements that made this masterpiece possible, I would like to provide some context on Ludwig Van Beethoven’s No. 5 Symphony in C Minor. Beethoven was mentored by Mozart and Haydn, this played a crucial role in the structure of this piece. Beethoven began composing his fifth symphony […]
After Beethoven’s Heiligenstadt crisis in 1802, he began sketching out a symphony that redefined symphonies–Symphony No. 3 in E flat Major, Op. 55. Beethoven focused on the composition in May of 1803 and dedicated it to Prince Franz Joseph Lobkowitz, who debuted it at his palace in August of 1804. Beethoven originally entitled the piece […]
As a result of the structural changes made, Beethoven was able to better project the type of emotion that he had intended to while composing. Gordon goes on to explain that the overall effect that is ultimately produced by these slow, repetitious triplets is an emotional one: One mood is thus sustained and unbroken throughout […]
I went to my classical music concert on December 2, 2018 at 1 PM! It was through the Colorado Symphony at the Boettcher Concert Hall. I arrived to see an All Beethoven performance with Hans Graf as the conductor and Inon Barnatan as the pianist. It consisted of Overture to Egmont, Op. 84; Piano Concerto […]
Beethoven completed this symphony during the summer of 1802 in Heiligenstadt, just outside of Vienna. The piece, dedicated to Prince Karl von Lichnowsky, was premiered on April 5th, 1803 and is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in A, two bassoons, two horns in D and E, two trumpets in D, timpani, and […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven is probably the most famous of all composers, partly because his music represents the transition between the Classical and Romantic periods. He wrote music for piano, orchestra, and solo instruments. Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770, but spent most of his life in Vienna, Austria. He was a teacher and […]
There is no doubt that Mozart and Beethoven are brilliant, unique, great composers that had an important impact on the music history. Beethoven has a much more fiery personality. Whereas Mozart’s music is clean and precise, Beethoven employs many surprises in his music. Many times, he will build up the music as if it’s leading […]
Ludwig van Beethoven is a beloved composer of some of the world’s finest music. He left the world with a legacy of great compositions that are dynamic and rich. His sweet melodies evoke deep emotion in men and women alike. The world will be forever blessed by his music and he, remembered through the ages. […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven Ludwig van beethoven was born on December sixteenth 1770. Beethoven came from a very rough background and his father would even end up beating him for playing wrong notes. Now he is known as a amazing artist and amazing composer and musician. He is considered to be the greatest composer of all […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in 1770 in Germany, an innovator of classical style and one of the most influential composers and musicians of all time. He can be viewed as a transitional, classical or Romantic composer. Beethoven was a revolutionist of the Romantic era. At a young age he started to take lessons with […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born December 1770, in Bonn, Germany. He died at the age of 56. Beethoven lived in Bonn Germany with his Mom, Dad, and seven siblings. His Father tried to make Beethoven a child prodigy, like Mozart but did not succeed. Beethoven had become Neefe’s assistant as court organist. Gottlob Neefe was […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven appreciated music at an early age. On Spring 26th, 1778, at 7 years old and a half Beethoven gave his first open execution at Cologne. The melodic and instructing abilities educated to Ludwig from his dad were exceptionally constrained. Before long Ludwig learned music, principally the organ and by understood performers, for […]
Ludwig Van Beethoven was born to be a musician. Beethoven was baptized on December 17, 1770, in Bonn, Germany. Beethoven’s dad was already a musical composer. His parents wanted to try to make him a musical prodigy, like Mozart, but it didn’t work out. By 1783, he was already a player in the Bonn Opera. […]
