Berdahl's Chamber Music

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Ever since entering Dr. Berdahl’s chamber music class, I have grown more found with working with other instruments from outside of my comfort zone. I really like the idea of sight reading and being able to accompany other instruments to create wonderful music together. This semester I would like to recommend just two pieces of music for Chamber ensemble from the same composer, to focus on working together and learning the appropriate style.
Franz Schubert, January 31, 1797 - November 19, 1828, was brought into a world where music was changing rapidly. Baroque music slowly drifted away around the year 1750 and now the Classical Era was greatly being more favored by the main public. Schubert wrote various melodies in all of his music, slowly

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