Johann Strauss Jr. was born on October 25, 1825 in Vienna
... the waltz”.Although the elder Strauss wanted his sons to pursue his business careers , the musical talents of Johann, Jr .,quickly became evident , as he composed his first waltz at the age of six. Strauss’s mother secretly encouraged the musical education of her son behind his father’s back. She ar ...
... the waltz”.Although the elder Strauss wanted his sons to pursue his business careers , the musical talents of Johann, Jr .,quickly became evident , as he composed his first waltz at the age of six. Strauss’s mother secretly encouraged the musical education of her son behind his father’s back. She ar ...
Vox Luminis - The Friends of Chamber Music
... work is preserved attest to its fame. All indications point to its being written for the Capella Giulia in Rome, the Pope’s own choir of St Peter’s Basilica. The vocal arrangement is astonishing – neither simply a choir split into two halves, nor a choir with soloists, but a choir consisting of ten ...
... work is preserved attest to its fame. All indications point to its being written for the Capella Giulia in Rome, the Pope’s own choir of St Peter’s Basilica. The vocal arrangement is astonishing – neither simply a choir split into two halves, nor a choir with soloists, but a choir consisting of ten ...
America - HCC Learning Web
... Classical music, opera, ballet, and European influences • In 1924, Gershwin composed his first major classical work, Rhapsody in Blue for orchestra and piano. It proved to be his most popular work. • Gershwin stayed in Paris for a short period of time during which he applied to study composition wi ...
... Classical music, opera, ballet, and European influences • In 1924, Gershwin composed his first major classical work, Rhapsody in Blue for orchestra and piano. It proved to be his most popular work. • Gershwin stayed in Paris for a short period of time during which he applied to study composition wi ...
Wolfgang Mozart, Serenade No. 10 for winds K. 361 “Gran Partita”
... and what is more the greatest skill in composition." ...
... and what is more the greatest skill in composition." ...
Grammys! Burning Grammys!
... Because of its enormity, the work has been performed only 16 times since it was completed in 1982, some thirty years after Bolcom first started work on the ambitious piece. “Ever since I ...
... Because of its enormity, the work has been performed only 16 times since it was completed in 1982, some thirty years after Bolcom first started work on the ambitious piece. “Ever since I ...
Set Work Summaries - The Hazeley Academy
... “And the Glory of the Lord” is from ‘Messiah’ - an ORATORIO – a large-scale, usually narrative musical work for orchestra and voices, typically on a SACRED theme, performed without costume, scenery or acting. Oratorios haves 3 main vocal forms: ARIAS (a solo song which reflects on a mood or emotion) ...
... “And the Glory of the Lord” is from ‘Messiah’ - an ORATORIO – a large-scale, usually narrative musical work for orchestra and voices, typically on a SACRED theme, performed without costume, scenery or acting. Oratorios haves 3 main vocal forms: ARIAS (a solo song which reflects on a mood or emotion) ...
Music Exchange
... however, are discussed at length in the writings of such philosophers as Aristotle, Boethius, Plato, and Pythagoras. Music was extremely important to the ancient Greeks, and all the major Greek philosophers theorized about the origin, nature, and function of music. Most of the music seems to have be ...
... however, are discussed at length in the writings of such philosophers as Aristotle, Boethius, Plato, and Pythagoras. Music was extremely important to the ancient Greeks, and all the major Greek philosophers theorized about the origin, nature, and function of music. Most of the music seems to have be ...
Franz Peter Schubert (January 31, 1797 * November 19, 1828)
... and composer of church music. One of his most famous organ compositions is called Little Organ Fugue in G minor. This piece is filled with big, powerful sounds. It had an energy and force that was known to cause church rafters and windows to shake. Sebastian also wrote pieces for church services cal ...
... and composer of church music. One of his most famous organ compositions is called Little Organ Fugue in G minor. This piece is filled with big, powerful sounds. It had an energy and force that was known to cause church rafters and windows to shake. Sebastian also wrote pieces for church services cal ...
Powerpoint slides for Lecture 6 File
... minor. The fourth (in A major) is titled “II. Partie” and is followed by the refrain written out with a little coda. So it is an extended version of the Baroque model that CPEB knew from Francoise Couperin. ...
... minor. The fourth (in A major) is titled “II. Partie” and is followed by the refrain written out with a little coda. So it is an extended version of the Baroque model that CPEB knew from Francoise Couperin. ...
biography in English
... Prokofiev, Reynaldo Hahn, Ibert, Bruneau, Fibich, Ostrcil and many other composers on texts by Musset, Daudet, Goethe, Byron… which he discovers in European libraries and bring back into light after a musicologist, translation and rewriting work where his voice is the one of a comedian and a musicia ...
... Prokofiev, Reynaldo Hahn, Ibert, Bruneau, Fibich, Ostrcil and many other composers on texts by Musset, Daudet, Goethe, Byron… which he discovers in European libraries and bring back into light after a musicologist, translation and rewriting work where his voice is the one of a comedian and a musicia ...
THE ROMANTIC PERIOD (1820-1900)
... • In Vienna resurrects forgot Bach , Handel, and Mozart pieces • Lived rest of life very frugally • Died at 64 of cancer • Listening Journal : • Brahms • Symphony No. 3 • 3rd Movement ...
... • In Vienna resurrects forgot Bach , Handel, and Mozart pieces • Lived rest of life very frugally • Died at 64 of cancer • Listening Journal : • Brahms • Symphony No. 3 • 3rd Movement ...
chamber symphony no. 1, op. 9 composed from 1905
... UNCONVENTIONAL WORKS Given audience expectations at the time, the hostility Schoenberg encountered toward his music during the first decade of the 20th century may not be unexpected, even if most of these early works seem rather tame today. The date the 25-year-old composer affixed to his first inst ...
... UNCONVENTIONAL WORKS Given audience expectations at the time, the hostility Schoenberg encountered toward his music during the first decade of the 20th century may not be unexpected, even if most of these early works seem rather tame today. The date the 25-year-old composer affixed to his first inst ...
Two By Three - Michael Dellaira
... Stefania de Kenessey has earned a reputation for music that is tonal in the most literal and historical sense; those timid around any tonal music written after 1870 won’t object to her use of functional harmony so much as to her impudent use, say, of sonata form, or constructing filigree passages fr ...
... Stefania de Kenessey has earned a reputation for music that is tonal in the most literal and historical sense; those timid around any tonal music written after 1870 won’t object to her use of functional harmony so much as to her impudent use, say, of sonata form, or constructing filigree passages fr ...
Choral Music of the Great Spanish Masters
... cataloguers and historians who looked only at the 1585 Victoria collection - - but, Stevenson points out, the presence of the two bass parts was entirely uncharacteristic of Victoria’s writings. This Christmas motet is a marvelous example of modulating textures and harmonies which, in musical fashio ...
... cataloguers and historians who looked only at the 1585 Victoria collection - - but, Stevenson points out, the presence of the two bass parts was entirely uncharacteristic of Victoria’s writings. This Christmas motet is a marvelous example of modulating textures and harmonies which, in musical fashio ...
The Origin of South American Folk Music The Three
... music versus the classical tradition of reading music that was written down by a composer. Perform: Nubes Pasajeras (Charango and guitar). Explain where, how, and from whom we learned this piece. ...
... music versus the classical tradition of reading music that was written down by a composer. Perform: Nubes Pasajeras (Charango and guitar). Explain where, how, and from whom we learned this piece. ...
AoS5 – Structure and Form
... ! The word rondo is taken from a Latin word which means ‘to return’, and that is exactly what happens in the music ! The main theme (A) keeps on returning, with contrasting sections of music ...
... ! The word rondo is taken from a Latin word which means ‘to return’, and that is exactly what happens in the music ! The main theme (A) keeps on returning, with contrasting sections of music ...
A published composer of chamber music, Pamela Sklar plays many
... choral music. One of Native American legends, which inspired me to compose this piece, says that people used to come back to life after they had died and been gone for a little while. Then Coyote made death eternal. Ever since then he has been running away and starving, for no one will give him anyt ...
... choral music. One of Native American legends, which inspired me to compose this piece, says that people used to come back to life after they had died and been gone for a little while. Then Coyote made death eternal. Ever since then he has been running away and starving, for no one will give him anyt ...
Johann Sebastian Bach
... was destined to become a musician. While still young, he had mastered the organ and violin, and was also an excellent singer. At the age of ten, both of his parents died within a year of each other. Young Sebastian was fortunate to be taken in by an older brother, Johann Christoph, who most likely c ...
... was destined to become a musician. While still young, he had mastered the organ and violin, and was also an excellent singer. At the age of ten, both of his parents died within a year of each other. Young Sebastian was fortunate to be taken in by an older brother, Johann Christoph, who most likely c ...
Latin Rhythm From Mambo to Hip Hop Introductory Essay
... Man,” Ray Barretto’s “El Watusi” and Joe Cuba’s “Bang Bang,” among the first Latin tunes to make it onto the Billboard charts. By the time post-mambo styles evolved in the mid-to-late 1960s, issues of generational change, race and class, and political-cultural affirmation overshadowed those of geogr ...
... Man,” Ray Barretto’s “El Watusi” and Joe Cuba’s “Bang Bang,” among the first Latin tunes to make it onto the Billboard charts. By the time post-mambo styles evolved in the mid-to-late 1960s, issues of generational change, race and class, and political-cultural affirmation overshadowed those of geogr ...
File - tam
... The piece was written during the Romantic Period. At this time much emotion and expression was very fashionable therefore the composers added more instruments to their music in order to add much more flavor and variety to their pieces. Therefore some of the instruments were doubled in order to achi ...
... The piece was written during the Romantic Period. At this time much emotion and expression was very fashionable therefore the composers added more instruments to their music in order to add much more flavor and variety to their pieces. Therefore some of the instruments were doubled in order to achi ...
Notes on Rondo Form
... A sections generally return with no change or only minimal change. If they originally had repeats, the repeats may be omitted on their return, and they be decorated on their returns, but the basic material returns intact. They also generally return in the tonic key. Note the contrast with the ritorn ...
... A sections generally return with no change or only minimal change. If they originally had repeats, the repeats may be omitted on their return, and they be decorated on their returns, but the basic material returns intact. They also generally return in the tonic key. Note the contrast with the ritorn ...
Dynamics Powerpoint
... When there is a change in dynamic level, we use a few terms to describe the change. • When the dynamics get louder, this is called a Crescendo which means “Growing” in Italian. • When the dynamics get softer, this is called a Decrescendo or Diminuendo, and this means “getting smaller” in Italian. C ...
... When there is a change in dynamic level, we use a few terms to describe the change. • When the dynamics get louder, this is called a Crescendo which means “Growing” in Italian. • When the dynamics get softer, this is called a Decrescendo or Diminuendo, and this means “getting smaller” in Italian. C ...
Joan Arnau Pàmies
... majors. Emphasis is put on helping students develop a critical view towards their work, thus providing a healthy environment based on discussion and exchange of ideas. The course also incorporates a wide range of repertoire from multiple traditions, such as Maryanne Amacher, Francisco López, Brian F ...
... majors. Emphasis is put on helping students develop a critical view towards their work, thus providing a healthy environment based on discussion and exchange of ideas. The course also incorporates a wide range of repertoire from multiple traditions, such as Maryanne Amacher, Francisco López, Brian F ...