Vivaldi: Concerto in D minor, Op. 3 No. 11 (for component 3
... The music uses conventional tonal harmonies. The continuo chords use the standard Baroque shorthand figured bass system. No figure under a bass note indicated a root position chord. A figure ‘6’ was short for 63 – a first inversion chord (technically a sixth and a third above the bass – though vario ...
... The music uses conventional tonal harmonies. The continuo chords use the standard Baroque shorthand figured bass system. No figure under a bass note indicated a root position chord. A figure ‘6’ was short for 63 – a first inversion chord (technically a sixth and a third above the bass – though vario ...
05 Elements Unit 5
... Remember that certain tones have greater importance than others The first tone, the tonic, is the home base around which music gravitates The two main types of scales are the Major and Minor scale Function within this organizational system of major or minor is called Tonality The term “Key” refers t ...
... Remember that certain tones have greater importance than others The first tone, the tonic, is the home base around which music gravitates The two main types of scales are the Major and Minor scale Function within this organizational system of major or minor is called Tonality The term “Key” refers t ...
International Baccalaureate Music and Advanced Placement Music
... literature. Composers had a desire for increased expressiveness, through the use of directions written into scores (dolce, cantabile, giocoso). The interest in folklore and the rise of nationalism impelled Romantic musicians. Romantic music was easy to sing and hum. The music called for a highly exp ...
... literature. Composers had a desire for increased expressiveness, through the use of directions written into scores (dolce, cantabile, giocoso). The interest in folklore and the rise of nationalism impelled Romantic musicians. Romantic music was easy to sing and hum. The music called for a highly exp ...
program notes for this concert
... The structure of the Quintet makes use of the classic four-movement form: a Sonataallegro, a Scherzo and Trio; a Poco andante and finally an Allegro. Between the first two movements Dvořák inserted a movement that he entitled Andante religioso. He subsequently transcribed it for orchestra, dedicatin ...
... The structure of the Quintet makes use of the classic four-movement form: a Sonataallegro, a Scherzo and Trio; a Poco andante and finally an Allegro. Between the first two movements Dvořák inserted a movement that he entitled Andante religioso. He subsequently transcribed it for orchestra, dedicatin ...
About the Music - Colburn School
... forthcoming dissonance. However, the first violin abruptly changes the character, marking the tonal center as F major and, without hesitation, jumps into the Allegro with quick passage work that keeps the mood light and energetic. The clarinet takes the lead throughout the movement, helping ease tra ...
... forthcoming dissonance. However, the first violin abruptly changes the character, marking the tonal center as F major and, without hesitation, jumps into the Allegro with quick passage work that keeps the mood light and energetic. The clarinet takes the lead throughout the movement, helping ease tra ...
A Guide to Musical Styles File
... Classical melodies are among the most tuneful and easiest to remember. The themes of even highly sophisticated compositions may have a folk or popular flavor. Occasionally, composers simply borrowed popular tunes (Mozart borrowing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) More often, however, they wrote origin ...
... Classical melodies are among the most tuneful and easiest to remember. The themes of even highly sophisticated compositions may have a folk or popular flavor. Occasionally, composers simply borrowed popular tunes (Mozart borrowing “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) More often, however, they wrote origin ...
Lecture 6
... notes making up the song’s melody, chords, and bassline are all derived from that group of notes. Similarly, a piece of music can be in a minor key and revolve around a natural minor scale. For example, a song in the ‘key of D minor’ uses the notes of the D minor scale – D, E, F, G, A, Bb, and C. ...
... notes making up the song’s melody, chords, and bassline are all derived from that group of notes. Similarly, a piece of music can be in a minor key and revolve around a natural minor scale. For example, a song in the ‘key of D minor’ uses the notes of the D minor scale – D, E, F, G, A, Bb, and C. ...
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... Notice that woodwind and brass instruments are paired and that clarinets have been added. Trombones were also used by Mozart and Haydn, but only in opera and church music, not in solely instrumental works. The number of musicians was greater in a classical orchestra than in a baroque group. ...
... Notice that woodwind and brass instruments are paired and that clarinets have been added. Trombones were also used by Mozart and Haydn, but only in opera and church music, not in solely instrumental works. The number of musicians was greater in a classical orchestra than in a baroque group. ...
Overture to L`italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers) Gioachino
... unwavering melodic inspiration and passionate expression of human feeling. Here, Tchaikovsky speaks to us from the heart, using the communicative voice of the solo violin as his medium. The concerto came in the aftermath of the composer's ill-conceived marriage to Antonina Milyukova in 1877. Eight m ...
... unwavering melodic inspiration and passionate expression of human feeling. Here, Tchaikovsky speaks to us from the heart, using the communicative voice of the solo violin as his medium. The concerto came in the aftermath of the composer's ill-conceived marriage to Antonina Milyukova in 1877. Eight m ...
here - Duo Domenico
... clef. This sonata is written almost exclusively in transposing treble clef (sounding an octave lower), with one or two other clefs used in places where the thumb position doesn’t need to change (but they do tend to signal the entry of a new voice). In many ways, this sonata is exceptional for Bocche ...
... clef. This sonata is written almost exclusively in transposing treble clef (sounding an octave lower), with one or two other clefs used in places where the thumb position doesn’t need to change (but they do tend to signal the entry of a new voice). In many ways, this sonata is exceptional for Bocche ...
crystallization of the sonata form in frederic chopin`s vision
... they composed for one or two musical instruments was shaped into sonata, the new generation of Romantic composers no longer considered this form to hold such importance. Mendelssohn confined himself to 13 sonatas, Schumannn stopped at 8 (including Fantasia in C Major); Chopin made his first attempt ...
... they composed for one or two musical instruments was shaped into sonata, the new generation of Romantic composers no longer considered this form to hold such importance. Mendelssohn confined himself to 13 sonatas, Schumannn stopped at 8 (including Fantasia in C Major); Chopin made his first attempt ...
"Performance Practices in Classic Piano Music" By Sandra P
... analogous passages, seemingly changed to accommodate the eighteenthcentury keyboard, be returned to their "intended shape" when played on the modern piano? Citing Czeray and Schindler, who argued against restorations in Beethoven, the author too believes that such passages should remain as notated b ...
... analogous passages, seemingly changed to accommodate the eighteenthcentury keyboard, be returned to their "intended shape" when played on the modern piano? Citing Czeray and Schindler, who argued against restorations in Beethoven, the author too believes that such passages should remain as notated b ...
Haydn: London Symphony, No.104
... Before beginning the set work analysis, students will need to familiarise themselves with the art of score-reading (possibly starting with a piano score, then a chamber piece before attempting the orchestral score). Teachers must also explain the situation of transposing instruments and the use of t ...
... Before beginning the set work analysis, students will need to familiarise themselves with the art of score-reading (possibly starting with a piano score, then a chamber piece before attempting the orchestral score). Teachers must also explain the situation of transposing instruments and the use of t ...
Read notes on the program
... written in your Quartet.” Ravel’s quartet in fact shares many traits with Debussy’s sole string quartet from 1893: both works develop thematic connections that link the separate movements, and each defies conventional harmonic practice. Ravel’s String Quartet opens with a sweet theme from the first ...
... written in your Quartet.” Ravel’s quartet in fact shares many traits with Debussy’s sole string quartet from 1893: both works develop thematic connections that link the separate movements, and each defies conventional harmonic practice. Ravel’s String Quartet opens with a sweet theme from the first ...
Required Graduate Music Theory Examinations
... 3. What is meant by “variation” as a formal principle? 4. Define the characteristics of sonata form. 5. Define sonata-‐rondo. 6. How does sonatina form differ from sonata form? 7. What is meant by the ...
... 3. What is meant by “variation” as a formal principle? 4. Define the characteristics of sonata form. 5. Define sonata-‐rondo. 6. How does sonatina form differ from sonata form? 7. What is meant by the ...
Symphony no - Life Learning Cloud
... E min – A min – D min – G min - C- F- B flat maj. Dominant pedal ‘A’ in (D minor). Texture reduced. Three note motif from 1st subject is passed between the woodwind and strings. Various pedal notes are used. Bars 153-160- strong forte section based on the 3 note motif. The bars leading to the recapi ...
... E min – A min – D min – G min - C- F- B flat maj. Dominant pedal ‘A’ in (D minor). Texture reduced. Three note motif from 1st subject is passed between the woodwind and strings. Various pedal notes are used. Bars 153-160- strong forte section based on the 3 note motif. The bars leading to the recapi ...
level 11 - Hlubek Piano Studio
... Root position triads (chords) including Tonic (I), Subdominant (IV), and Dominant (V or V7) of all Major keys Root position triads (chords) including tonic (i), subdominant (iv), and Dominant (V or V7) of all harmonic minor keys up to and including 5 sharps and 5 flats Progression for cadences: auth ...
... Root position triads (chords) including Tonic (I), Subdominant (IV), and Dominant (V or V7) of all Major keys Root position triads (chords) including tonic (i), subdominant (iv), and Dominant (V or V7) of all harmonic minor keys up to and including 5 sharps and 5 flats Progression for cadences: auth ...
booklet-page by page- final april 27 2015.indd
... in Florence for three decades and launching a career as pianist and composer. Opera was the dominant Italian genre during this time, but under the spell of Giuseppe Buonamici (1846–1914), a composer and teacher who bucked regional trends by focusing on chamber music, Oswald directed most of his crea ...
... in Florence for three decades and launching a career as pianist and composer. Opera was the dominant Italian genre during this time, but under the spell of Giuseppe Buonamici (1846–1914), a composer and teacher who bucked regional trends by focusing on chamber music, Oswald directed most of his crea ...
RECITAL and CONCERTO IN PIANO BY HANDEL, BEETHOVEN
... first phrase (mm. 1-4) is very powerful: the first beats are block chords, and the third beats are short, passing phrases following a rest. The second phrase includes a downward scale in dotted rhythm and finishes with a perfect cadence. The theme resembles an overture. In Variation One, which reta ...
... first phrase (mm. 1-4) is very powerful: the first beats are block chords, and the third beats are short, passing phrases following a rest. The second phrase includes a downward scale in dotted rhythm and finishes with a perfect cadence. The theme resembles an overture. In Variation One, which reta ...
Slide 1
... The only known copy of the trio manuscript is housed in the Robert Schumann House in Zwickau, Germany. It is most likely Clara’s first draft; while it is complete, there are many crossed-out sections, corrections, and some penciled suggestions from Robert. By studying the differences between the man ...
... The only known copy of the trio manuscript is housed in the Robert Schumann House in Zwickau, Germany. It is most likely Clara’s first draft; while it is complete, there are many crossed-out sections, corrections, and some penciled suggestions from Robert. By studying the differences between the man ...
Program note: Shostakovich String Quartet No. 15 in E
... devotion and intense, intimate expression second only to the sixteen quartets by Beethoven. For Shostakovich, the quartets provided a refuge from the more public and highly scrutinized genres of opera, symphony, ballet or film score where a negative judgment by totalitarian authorities threatened re ...
... devotion and intense, intimate expression second only to the sixteen quartets by Beethoven. For Shostakovich, the quartets provided a refuge from the more public and highly scrutinized genres of opera, symphony, ballet or film score where a negative judgment by totalitarian authorities threatened re ...
Works of Scriabin, Chopin, Ravel, and Prokofiev
... Sergei Prokofiev wrote his sixth, seventh and eighth piano sonatas between 1939 and 1944, commencing work on all three at the same time; and they were published with consecutive opus numbers, 82-84. Because their composition coincided with the Second World War, they are popularly known as the “War S ...
... Sergei Prokofiev wrote his sixth, seventh and eighth piano sonatas between 1939 and 1944, commencing work on all three at the same time; and they were published with consecutive opus numbers, 82-84. Because their composition coincided with the Second World War, they are popularly known as the “War S ...
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
... performances together along with the Fourth Piano Concerto, the Choral Fantasy and other short works by Beethoven on December 22, 1808 at the Theatre an der Wien in Vienna. One can only imagine what a marathon that was. Four years later found Beethoven again working on two symphonies simultaneously. ...
... performances together along with the Fourth Piano Concerto, the Choral Fantasy and other short works by Beethoven on December 22, 1808 at the Theatre an der Wien in Vienna. One can only imagine what a marathon that was. Four years later found Beethoven again working on two symphonies simultaneously. ...
Symphony Fantastique Hector Berlioz
... Paris became the most important city for Romantic music In Romantic music fantasy and expression are more important than balance and symmetry of Classical period The composers of the Romantic period sought to create Drama Describe an emotion Paint a scene ...
... Paris became the most important city for Romantic music In Romantic music fantasy and expression are more important than balance and symmetry of Classical period The composers of the Romantic period sought to create Drama Describe an emotion Paint a scene ...
Villanelle (from Les nuits d`été)
... Violin and Piano was one of three early masterworks, written between 1875 and 1876. Faure dedicated the sonata to violinist Paul Viardot, with whom he premiered it in 1877. The first movement opens with a billowing melody from the piano, setting the listener up for the beautiful textures that will h ...
... Violin and Piano was one of three early masterworks, written between 1875 and 1876. Faure dedicated the sonata to violinist Paul Viardot, with whom he premiered it in 1877. The first movement opens with a billowing melody from the piano, setting the listener up for the beautiful textures that will h ...
Sonata form
Sonata form (also sonata-allegro form or first movement form) is a large-scale musical structure used widely since the middle of the 18th century (the early Classical period).While it is typically used in the first movement of multi-movement pieces, it is sometimes used in subsequent movements as well—particularly the final movement. The teaching of sonata form in music theory rests on a standard definition and a series of hypotheses about the underlying reasons for the durability and variety of the form—a definition that arose in the second quarter of the 19th century. There is little disagreement that on the largest level, the form consists of three main sections: an exposition, a development, and a recapitulation; however, beneath this, sonata form is difficult to pin down in a single model.The standard definition focuses on the thematic and harmonic organization of tonal materials that are presented in an exposition, elaborated and contrasted in a development and then resolved harmonically and thematically in a recapitulation. In addition, the standard definition recognizes that an introduction and a coda may be present. Each of the sections is often further divided or characterized by the particular means by which it accomplishes its function in the form.Since its establishment, the sonata form became the most common form in the first movement of works entitled ""sonata"", as well as other long works of classical music, including the symphony, concerto, string quartet, and so on. Accordingly, there is a large body of theory on what unifies and distinguishes practice in the sonata form, both within eras and between eras. Even works that do not adhere to the standard description of a sonata form often present analogous structures or can be analyzed as elaborations or expansions of the standard description of sonata form.