Today I will be providing you with information on the three compositions chosen for my music repertoire each coming from different eras. I chose these three compositions due to how much they have impacted me before and during the class. Learning a lot more about these specific compositions really made me enjoy them a lot more.
The first piece I would like to talk about is Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, specifically the 3rd movement. Coming from the Classical Era, Moonlight Sonata actual title is “Piano Sonata no.14 in C# minor, op.27 no.2”. The piece was written in 1801 and is still popular today. Created by Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the most influential musicians in late 18th century, the title of the piece was given five years after Beethoven’s …show more content…
If you have ever thought about multiple things or have the problem of overthinking a lot, this piece really depicts that. The loudness of the piano, the fast and exciting tempo they are going at. It is an extremely powerful, passionate piece and is the hardest movement in terms of skill. One of the things I noticed from this piece is that it is not all loud. The piece is not crammed with fortissimos, blasting the piece into oblivion. In fact, it is the opposite, although there is accents scattered across the piece during piano parts, that catch you off guard but at the same time, it was expected. An example is the first 1-65 measures of the piece, it is the exposition, mainly quiet but containing the loud accent blasts which really grasped my attention when I first listened to the piece. The second example is the development of the B part in measures 66-102. The harmony is jumping from the same two notes while eventually alternating to a different set that is repeated during this part. The melody at this part does either a extremely fast trill or goes up and down notes extremely fast. During this part, it’s extremely quiet, playing the notes quietly as if her fingers were bouncing off of clouds with delicate touch. It sounds really impressive and the image really fits. Although the image of multiple things happening at once is my first impression, I also picture like what’s …show more content…
The melody is provided by all three of the instruments listed above. Mainly for me was the violins at first then it alternates between the three. The harmony that is created in the song is provided by the brass for the most of the A part but they eventually play the part the strings play. Combining these instruments really creates the atmosphere of a royalty like ball. I imagine a ballroom similar to Beauty & The Beast. The orchestra playing as people danced the night away. The strings really brings out vibrant colors in my head while the brass provides the royalty like sound. The A part is a mix of the strings and the woodwinds which did not really seem apparent to in the piece. They later play a call and response with the trumpets first then the french horn. The B part is only strings and the woodwinds with no brass involved. Although the brass is not involved, it becomes a lot lighters and quieter, it is more of a beautiful part. It is as people are dancing on the dancefloor the girl takes over and leads the guy. The best way to describe it is elegant, graceful dancing as they glide across the dancefloor. It is beautiful and it sounds sassy. Then it repeats back to the first section. The image portrayed for me is like I said, the royalty-like dance ballroom. Everything is suppose to be grand, everyone is in expensive clothing and the dance floor is open to whoever wants to dance to the piece.
The first piece I would like to talk about is Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, specifically the 3rd movement. Coming from the Classical Era, Moonlight Sonata actual title is “Piano Sonata no.14 in C# minor, op.27 no.2”. The piece was written in 1801 and is still popular today. Created by Ludwig Van Beethoven, one of the most influential musicians in late 18th century, the title of the piece was given five years after Beethoven’s …show more content…
If you have ever thought about multiple things or have the problem of overthinking a lot, this piece really depicts that. The loudness of the piano, the fast and exciting tempo they are going at. It is an extremely powerful, passionate piece and is the hardest movement in terms of skill. One of the things I noticed from this piece is that it is not all loud. The piece is not crammed with fortissimos, blasting the piece into oblivion. In fact, it is the opposite, although there is accents scattered across the piece during piano parts, that catch you off guard but at the same time, it was expected. An example is the first 1-65 measures of the piece, it is the exposition, mainly quiet but containing the loud accent blasts which really grasped my attention when I first listened to the piece. The second example is the development of the B part in measures 66-102. The harmony is jumping from the same two notes while eventually alternating to a different set that is repeated during this part. The melody at this part does either a extremely fast trill or goes up and down notes extremely fast. During this part, it’s extremely quiet, playing the notes quietly as if her fingers were bouncing off of clouds with delicate touch. It sounds really impressive and the image really fits. Although the image of multiple things happening at once is my first impression, I also picture like what’s …show more content…
The melody is provided by all three of the instruments listed above. Mainly for me was the violins at first then it alternates between the three. The harmony that is created in the song is provided by the brass for the most of the A part but they eventually play the part the strings play. Combining these instruments really creates the atmosphere of a royalty like ball. I imagine a ballroom similar to Beauty & The Beast. The orchestra playing as people danced the night away. The strings really brings out vibrant colors in my head while the brass provides the royalty like sound. The A part is a mix of the strings and the woodwinds which did not really seem apparent to in the piece. They later play a call and response with the trumpets first then the french horn. The B part is only strings and the woodwinds with no brass involved. Although the brass is not involved, it becomes a lot lighters and quieter, it is more of a beautiful part. It is as people are dancing on the dancefloor the girl takes over and leads the guy. The best way to describe it is elegant, graceful dancing as they glide across the dancefloor. It is beautiful and it sounds sassy. Then it repeats back to the first section. The image portrayed for me is like I said, the royalty-like dance ballroom. Everything is suppose to be grand, everyone is in expensive clothing and the dance floor is open to whoever wants to dance to the piece.