Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
... - originally composed as a Ballet for a Russian Ballerina, although widely played today as an orchestral concert piece. - It is based on a Spanish dance called a Bolero - Ravel wanted to create a Theme and repeat it a number of times without any development, gradually increasing the orchestra as bes ...
... - originally composed as a Ballet for a Russian Ballerina, although widely played today as an orchestral concert piece. - It is based on a Spanish dance called a Bolero - Ravel wanted to create a Theme and repeat it a number of times without any development, gradually increasing the orchestra as bes ...
* Serenade for strings Op.2
... Jan Stanienda, Agata Szymczewska, Sławomir Wilk, Filip Wojciechowski, Tytus Wojnowicz and Marcin Zdunik. The orchestra has taken part in many prestigious events, such as the 39th anniversary of the December 1970 workers’ protest on the Baltic coast (organized by the European Solidarity Centre), the ...
... Jan Stanienda, Agata Szymczewska, Sławomir Wilk, Filip Wojciechowski, Tytus Wojnowicz and Marcin Zdunik. The orchestra has taken part in many prestigious events, such as the 39th anniversary of the December 1970 workers’ protest on the Baltic coast (organized by the European Solidarity Centre), the ...
MUSIC LITERACY FACT SHEET
... likely born on August 6, 1871 in Nashville, Tennessee. His father, John Wesley Work, was a church choir director in Nashville, where he wrote and arranged music for his choirs. Some of his choristers were members of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers. He attended Fisk University in Nashville where he ...
... likely born on August 6, 1871 in Nashville, Tennessee. His father, John Wesley Work, was a church choir director in Nashville, where he wrote and arranged music for his choirs. Some of his choristers were members of the original Fisk Jubilee Singers. He attended Fisk University in Nashville where he ...
PROGRAM NOTES Overture to “The Hebrides
... of dances is the 'Little Suite No. 3' or the Manx Suite Op. 142 (1990). This is atypical in relation to the other works as it is actually based on Manx folk tunes. Once again it is music that is much more 'simple' than the earlier suites. The Scottish Dances Op. 59 was composed in 1957, having been ...
... of dances is the 'Little Suite No. 3' or the Manx Suite Op. 142 (1990). This is atypical in relation to the other works as it is actually based on Manx folk tunes. Once again it is music that is much more 'simple' than the earlier suites. The Scottish Dances Op. 59 was composed in 1957, having been ...
world music notes
... • Evolved out of the __________ musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe • The term Celtic music is applied to the music of Ireland and Scotland because they have commonality and ____________ influences • The terms 'Scots/Scottish' and 'Irish' are purely modern geographical referenc ...
... • Evolved out of the __________ musical traditions of the Celtic people of Western Europe • The term Celtic music is applied to the music of Ireland and Scotland because they have commonality and ____________ influences • The terms 'Scots/Scottish' and 'Irish' are purely modern geographical referenc ...
comments
... The Mediterranean: a concept that has gone beyond the limits of geography to become the name of a complex and fascinating cultural reality. The Mare Nostrum, a sea on a human scale, has always favoured fishing, trade and cultural exchange. On the other hand, the Mediterranean Sea lies in a privilege ...
... The Mediterranean: a concept that has gone beyond the limits of geography to become the name of a complex and fascinating cultural reality. The Mare Nostrum, a sea on a human scale, has always favoured fishing, trade and cultural exchange. On the other hand, the Mediterranean Sea lies in a privilege ...
The Baroque Era - davenantperformingarts
... Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn were among his most prominent admirers; they began writing in a more contrapuntal style after being exposed to Bach's music. Beethoven described him as the "Urvater der Harmonie", the "original father of harmony". Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: http://ww ...
... Chopin, Robert Schumann, and Felix Mendelssohn were among his most prominent admirers; they began writing in a more contrapuntal style after being exposed to Bach's music. Beethoven described him as the "Urvater der Harmonie", the "original father of harmony". Toccata And Fugue In D Minor: http://ww ...
Music: An Appreciation by Roger Kamien
... Use of non-major/minor scales Sonata form (3 themes instead of 2) ...
... Use of non-major/minor scales Sonata form (3 themes instead of 2) ...
An American Sampler
... Nancy Bloomer Deussen is listed here as “a leader in the movement for more melodic, tonally oriented contemporary music.” Her “Trio”, in three movements (fast, slow, fast) for piano, clarinet, and violin, is a nicely presented and simply served confection; that it makes little demand on the listene ...
... Nancy Bloomer Deussen is listed here as “a leader in the movement for more melodic, tonally oriented contemporary music.” Her “Trio”, in three movements (fast, slow, fast) for piano, clarinet, and violin, is a nicely presented and simply served confection; that it makes little demand on the listene ...
ARCANGELO CORELLI Concerto grosso in B
... One of the great lights of the middle Baroque was Arcangelo Corelli, highly esteemed as a violinist and as an imaginative and fastidious composer who wrote comparatively little music, all of it highly polished and jewel-like. Fewer than 100 pieces survive, include his landmark set of 12 concerti g ...
... One of the great lights of the middle Baroque was Arcangelo Corelli, highly esteemed as a violinist and as an imaginative and fastidious composer who wrote comparatively little music, all of it highly polished and jewel-like. Fewer than 100 pieces survive, include his landmark set of 12 concerti g ...
File - MYP Arts Year 9 Music Major
... Antonio Vivaldi’s most popular work is undoubtedly “Spring”, one of the set of four concertos written for solo violin and small string orchestra, known as The Four Seasons, published in 1724. Each concerto is really a piece of program music describing the sights and sounds of one of the four seasons ...
... Antonio Vivaldi’s most popular work is undoubtedly “Spring”, one of the set of four concertos written for solo violin and small string orchestra, known as The Four Seasons, published in 1724. Each concerto is really a piece of program music describing the sights and sounds of one of the four seasons ...
American Music: Aaron Copland Unit Organizer
... 3. Articulate music’s significance within an individual musical experience Common Core Standards - Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). - Describe the r ...
... 3. Articulate music’s significance within an individual musical experience Common Core Standards - Use information gained from illustrations (e.g., maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why, and how key events occur). - Describe the r ...
Music Progression of Skills
... (pitch/texture/ structure). Read/ work out the musical stave (notes as Year 4). Perform songs in a way that reflects the meaning of the words, the venue and sense of occasion so that the audience ...
... (pitch/texture/ structure). Read/ work out the musical stave (notes as Year 4). Perform songs in a way that reflects the meaning of the words, the venue and sense of occasion so that the audience ...
The Firebird - suite (1911) (Finale)
... Stravinsky wrote lots of ballet music, but ‘The Firebird’ was his first, and made him famous. The first performance in 1910, which took place in Paris, was very well received – it was just like having a No. 1 hit! Ballets are stories told using dance and music. Many people like going to watch ballet ...
... Stravinsky wrote lots of ballet music, but ‘The Firebird’ was his first, and made him famous. The first performance in 1910, which took place in Paris, was very well received – it was just like having a No. 1 hit! Ballets are stories told using dance and music. Many people like going to watch ballet ...
Music of the Baroque Period
... the same mood throughout movement; this heightened emotional state called affect (vocal music is exception; vocal music has many changes of mood, but closely follows text) ...
... the same mood throughout movement; this heightened emotional state called affect (vocal music is exception; vocal music has many changes of mood, but closely follows text) ...
Snímek 1
... vlast (‘My Fatherland’); the remaining four movements were written in Jabkenice over the next five years. During his final decade he also wrote the two string quartets (the first of which, subtitled ‘Z mého života’ – ‘From my Life’, movingly portrays the onslaught of deafness) and other works… (GROV ...
... vlast (‘My Fatherland’); the remaining four movements were written in Jabkenice over the next five years. During his final decade he also wrote the two string quartets (the first of which, subtitled ‘Z mého života’ – ‘From my Life’, movingly portrays the onslaught of deafness) and other works… (GROV ...
Baroque Music (1600 – 1750)
... ◦ Sometimes composed melody to fit a chord progression ◦ BASSO CONTINUO and FIGURED BASS ...
... ◦ Sometimes composed melody to fit a chord progression ◦ BASSO CONTINUO and FIGURED BASS ...
blazing baroque - Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
... stayed there in 1770 for Mozart’s opera Mitridate Re di Ponto, (Sammartini was ‘a person whom everyone trusts’, according to Leopold), and he provided his support when intrigues among the singers threatened to de–rail the opera. Publication of his music in London and Paris meant that he was better k ...
... stayed there in 1770 for Mozart’s opera Mitridate Re di Ponto, (Sammartini was ‘a person whom everyone trusts’, according to Leopold), and he provided his support when intrigues among the singers threatened to de–rail the opera. Publication of his music in London and Paris meant that he was better k ...
BACKGROUND to CD
... Aires. Throughout his life, he worked as a composer and choral director. In the 1950s, his unique style emerges, strong and decisive. During this time, he composed Cantigas de Amigo and a series of symphonic and vocal works: Canzona (1954); Cantata para la fundación de Buenos Aires (1956), based on ...
... Aires. Throughout his life, he worked as a composer and choral director. In the 1950s, his unique style emerges, strong and decisive. During this time, he composed Cantigas de Amigo and a series of symphonic and vocal works: Canzona (1954); Cantata para la fundación de Buenos Aires (1956), based on ...
Abstracts - New England Conference of Music Theorists
... composer’s music during the 1950s and the corresponding shift toward more transparent compositional techniques in later works due to Boulez’s increasing interest in musical perception. My paper nuances this perspective by arguing that practical compositional concerns (commissions, deadlines, and the ...
... composer’s music during the 1950s and the corresponding shift toward more transparent compositional techniques in later works due to Boulez’s increasing interest in musical perception. My paper nuances this perspective by arguing that practical compositional concerns (commissions, deadlines, and the ...
20th Century Music
... It creates a story and builds images Music is very vague and hazy. Has a dreamy sound to it. Debussy is a famous composer of this style Created using the Whole tone scale YouTube - Impressionist Art YouTube - Debussy: Nocturne (1892) ...
... It creates a story and builds images Music is very vague and hazy. Has a dreamy sound to it. Debussy is a famous composer of this style Created using the Whole tone scale YouTube - Impressionist Art YouTube - Debussy: Nocturne (1892) ...
Structure in Music - Fulford School : VLE
... A result of patterns of repetition and contrast between musical elements – themes, tonalities, rhythms, textures and instrumentation (timbre) in various combinations. The opening bars of the Sinfonia from Pulcinella return twice during the movement, for example, to create a ritornello structure (fro ...
... A result of patterns of repetition and contrast between musical elements – themes, tonalities, rhythms, textures and instrumentation (timbre) in various combinations. The opening bars of the Sinfonia from Pulcinella return twice during the movement, for example, to create a ritornello structure (fro ...
York Symphony Orchestra 2015-2016 Season Program Notes
... would pervade his own compositions. When he finally settled in Boston in 1861, Paine started a series of organ recitals and public lectures on music that ultimately won him an appointment to the faculty of Harvard University. Paine served the Harvard and Boston communities for the rest of his life a ...
... would pervade his own compositions. When he finally settled in Boston in 1861, Paine started a series of organ recitals and public lectures on music that ultimately won him an appointment to the faculty of Harvard University. Paine served the Harvard and Boston communities for the rest of his life a ...