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on July 28, 1750. During his lifetime, Bach was better known as an organist than a composer. Few of his works were even published during his lifetime. Still Bach's musical compositions were admired by those who followed in his footsteps, including Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. His reputation received a substantial boost in 1829 when German composer Felix Mendelssohn reintroduced Bach's "Passion According to St.…

Esparza. Although not quite an orchestral performance, the music presented still incorporated many of the concepts that we have reviewed over the semester, and a handful of composers that we have reviewed as well: two of these composers being Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert, and Giuseppe Verdi. The overall nature of the pieces selected involved various genres that incorporate a singer in its scoring, as well as a piano and at one point a clarinet. Some of the genres utilized in the…

The performance I attended to fulfill the requirements for this paper was “Celebration at the Station,” an annual concert put on by the Kansas City Symphony honoring veterans and celebrating America. The concert was held outside Union Station, on the grounds of the National World War I Museum, in downtown Kansas City on May 24th, 2015 at 8pm. The concert was concluded by a magnificent fireworks display above the World War I Museum tower. Michael Stern is the conductor of the Kansas City Symphony…

Hi, I am Franz Joseph Haydn, an 18th-century Austrian composer of the Classical period, and I played a major role in the development of chamber music. As one of the most prominent composers of my time, I am often referred to as the "Father of the Symphony" and the "Father of the String Quartet" in recognition of my immense contribution to musical form. I was born on March 31st, 1732 in Rohrau, Austria. My dad, Mathias Haydn, was a wheelwright and my mom, Maria, worked as a cook before marrying…

emerge. As the curtains slowly open, they not only unfold a love story, they also open the doors to the brilliant composer, Mozart. Now the curtains are pulled back and the spotlights are shining, now sit back, relax and watch as the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart unfolds. Behind the makeup, a costume, and arias, there, unfolds not only a love story but a story of this young, talented, and brilliant…

Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms 1. Mozart was born on January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. Beethoven was born on December 17, 1827 in Vienna, Austria. Brahms was born on May 07, 1833 in Hamburg, West Germany. 2. Mozart died on December 05, 1791 in Vienna, Austria. Beethoven died on March 26, 1827 in Vienna, Austria. Brahms dies on April 03, 1897 in Vienna, Austria. 3. Mozart had six siblings and he was the youngest, five of his siblings died whe…

does not matter if an individual goes to a “top school” what differentiates them reveals how hard they work to have a successful destiny. To further support his claim, Gladwell examines expert testimony on the talent of magnificent composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who he acknowledges, “Famously started writing music at [age] six” nevertheless “didn’t produce his greatest work until he had been composing for more than twenty years” (Gladwell). In other words Mozart is the perfect example where…

Julian Howard Music History 3210 Professor Barte December 8th, 2015 Final Term Paper Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. Bach’s musical talent was no surprise due to the great reputation the Bach family held for their musical talents; learning to play violin and the harpsichord from his father and organ from his famous uncle. Bach considered one of the best composers of all time, you may recognize a few of his most popular compositions such as “Toccata and…

Ludwig Van Beethoven was a stubborn inventive and creative composer and was the leading musical figure of the romantic and classical era who has inspired with his intriguing life from his youngest years to his oldest. Who also is considered one of the most widely recognized composers in the history of western music. Early life and family Ludwig Van Beethoven was born somewhere between the dates December 16th or 17th of 1770 in Bonn, Cologne Germany his birth date is uncertain because of laws…

after his father died, He met Cecile Jeanrenaud a clergyman's daughter, in Frankfurt. She was just 16 when they got engaged. They married on March 28, 1837. Over the course of their marriage, they had five children. Career[edit] Like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart before him, Mendelssohn was regarded as a child prodigy. He began taking piano lessons from his mother when he was six, and at seven, he was tutored by Marie Bigot in Paris. After his family moved to Berlin, all four Mendelssohn children…