Johann Bernoulli

Introduction Daniel I Bernoulli stated that “there is no philosophy which is not found upon knowledge of the phenomena, but to get any profit from this knowledge it is absolutely necessary to be a mathematician”(BrainyQuote). Daniel, a second generation mathematician, learned this valuable lesson, as his father and uncle had before him; mathematics is vital when interpreting the world. While Daniel was succeeded by a laundry list of mathematicians and physics, it is he and the men which preceded him that truly impacted the mathematical world of their time. “That calculus rose to its height of popularity in the eighteenth century,” is attributed to Jacques I and Johann I (Lick, 401). Daniel I’s accomplishments warranted him “the founder of mathematical physics”(Lick, 401). Along with their accomplishments, these men worked side by side with the most gifted and influential mathematical mind of the time. The following will discuss the lives of these three distinguished men, their associates, and their accomplishments. Jacques Bernoulli I While, in most recent history, the Bernoulli name is associated with mathematics, in 1654, Jacques I Bernoulli was born into a long line of merchants in Basel, Switzerland (Bernoulli A, 46)(Lick,…

Born on April 15, 1707 in Bales, Switzerland was man names Leonhard Euler. Following in his father's footsteps he was studying to be a rural clergyman. “Though originally slated for a career as a rural clergyman, Euler showed an early aptitude and propensity for mathematics, and thus, after studying with Johan Bernoulli, he attended the University of Basel and earned his master's during his teens.”(Biography.com Editors) During his time at school, Euler found a passion for mathematics. “By 1726,…

Considered one of his most famous pieces, Bach 's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" speaks a lot, both technically as well as contextually. Initially, my reaction for the piece was positive, with the notion that it would be used to accompany theatric performance of some sort. I noticed the song was composed in a way to have both slow and fast parts, as well as being complex yet easy to follow. Upon looking into Bach 's religious beliefs and lifestyle, in addition to the time period this was…

Xinfeng, Wang Professor Kim Music 121 30 July 2016 Pachelbel Canon in D Major Canon, meaning regular pattern, is a kind of polyphony. A voice part of melody always chases with another voice part until the end of section or final chord. Pachelbel Canon in D Major, full Title-Canon and Gigue in D for three violins and Basso Continuo, was created by the German Baroque composer Johann Pachelbel. It is the most famous composition in canon music. Canon refers to the song’s structure and Gigue is a…

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As far as the researchers have found out that Vivaldi wrote about five hundred concertos, forty-six opera, seventy-three sonatas, sinfonias, chamber music, and sacred music. Bach was influenced by Vivaldi’s concertos and arias, which later he used them in the Passions and Cantatas. Bach borrowed other composers composition ideas, not to copy, but to expand his composition musical style. Many composers traveled around Europe, but Bach did not, rather, stayed in Germany most of his life.…

On November 3, 2015 I sat in the red velvet stadium seating of the west campus performance hall for the performance of Isaac Bustos and Mariana Gariazzo. Both performers are faculty of the Texas A&M Performance Studies department. The pieces performed varied from solo pieces and duet performances. The theme of the presentation was titled “the influence of folk music in classical repertoire”. The pieces performed included: Prelude 1 and 2 of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Bachianas Brasilerias #5 by…

Last week I had the privilege of witnessing an hour performance of “Cello Suites: Bach and Britten” at hosted by the Canadian Opera Company at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitehere at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts. The performance consisted of Joesph Johnson, the principle cellist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The program that afternoon, Johnson produced intense sounds for an hour by performing two pieces cello solo works of inspired from the Baroque period and the 20th century.…

success he is known as today. In turn, some may claim that Beethoven would have made it “farther” in life if it wasn’t for these “distractions”; however, without these “distractions, or obstacles, Beethoven wouldn’t have lived the life that he did or fulfilled his legacy the way he did. Throughout Beethoven’s childhood, he was faced with challenges that many don’t seem to recognize. Beethoven was born on December 16th, 1770 in the city of Bonn, which is now known as Germany, to Johann van…