“Music is the one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend.” –Ludwig van Beethoven. Throughout history music has been one of the best representations of a time period. Music has also been one of the biggest influences in many cultures of the world. The most influential time periods include the Baroque Age, the Classical Period, and the Romantic Era.
The Baroque Age was from around 1600-1750, this era is referred to as having the earliest pieces of European music that is familiar with people today. The term “baroque” is derived from the Portuguese word barocco, meaning “oddly shaped pearl”. One of the biggest philosophies of the Baroque Age was the idea that music was …show more content…
Mozart’s most famous piece is Serenade No. 13 also known as "Eine Kleine Nacht-Musik", is it easily recognizable and everyone has heard it or at least some of it in their life. Another famous piece that is very well known is his Symphony No. 40 movement 1 “Allegro”. Mozart has composed over six hundred musical pieces ranging from Symphonies to Concertos, and each one of them has been inspiration for centuries of musicians to follow him. Ludwig van Beethoven is most likely the first person someone thinks about when they here classical music and a large amount of his music is very recognizable to the common music listener. His most famous pieces are his Symphony 5 and Fur Elise. A majority of these pieces are instantly recognized the second they are heard, even by people who don’t fully understand classical …show more content…
Chopin worked mostly with preludes, which are introductory pieces meant to be the beginning of a recital, and they were predominantly written as piano solos. Chopin has written over 200 solo compositions for the piano and one of his best and most know is Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op 9 No 2. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky is another quite famous composer who wrote two of the most famous ballets The Nutcracker and Swan Lake., which have been performed throughout history an extraordinary amount of times. Another one of the composers of the Romantic Era is Richard Wagner and the piece that is most famous by him is the Ride of the Valkyries. This piece has been used in a vast number of movies, TV shows and even video games. Its tone and emotion give it the ability to be used in a diverse number of ways, whether for serious drama and action or playful comedic effect, it has been performed countless times and will no doubt continue to be heard for decades to
The Baroque Age was from around 1600-1750, this era is referred to as having the earliest pieces of European music that is familiar with people today. The term “baroque” is derived from the Portuguese word barocco, meaning “oddly shaped pearl”. One of the biggest philosophies of the Baroque Age was the idea that music was …show more content…
Mozart’s most famous piece is Serenade No. 13 also known as "Eine Kleine Nacht-Musik", is it easily recognizable and everyone has heard it or at least some of it in their life. Another famous piece that is very well known is his Symphony No. 40 movement 1 “Allegro”. Mozart has composed over six hundred musical pieces ranging from Symphonies to Concertos, and each one of them has been inspiration for centuries of musicians to follow him. Ludwig van Beethoven is most likely the first person someone thinks about when they here classical music and a large amount of his music is very recognizable to the common music listener. His most famous pieces are his Symphony 5 and Fur Elise. A majority of these pieces are instantly recognized the second they are heard, even by people who don’t fully understand classical …show more content…
Chopin worked mostly with preludes, which are introductory pieces meant to be the beginning of a recital, and they were predominantly written as piano solos. Chopin has written over 200 solo compositions for the piano and one of his best and most know is Nocturne In E Flat Major, Op 9 No 2. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky is another quite famous composer who wrote two of the most famous ballets The Nutcracker and Swan Lake., which have been performed throughout history an extraordinary amount of times. Another one of the composers of the Romantic Era is Richard Wagner and the piece that is most famous by him is the Ride of the Valkyries. This piece has been used in a vast number of movies, TV shows and even video games. Its tone and emotion give it the ability to be used in a diverse number of ways, whether for serious drama and action or playful comedic effect, it has been performed countless times and will no doubt continue to be heard for decades to