Chamber music

at the Ecole Niedemeyer, where he taught piano. When the Franco-Prussian war broke out in 1870, Saint-Saens was briefly enlisted in the French Army. After his release, he helped to establish the National Society of Music(Societe Nationale de Musique), promoting French music.…

composers worked for as long at a single noble court. In 1766, Haydn was named head Kapellmeister and governed a 12 piece orchestra and a assembly of singers. He had the obligation to provide a Sunday Mass, two operas and two concerts per week and other music as required by the Prince. Haydn was extremely productive and innovative during this time. As he described it in a famous statement: "As head of an orchestra I could experiment, observe what heightened the effect and what weakened it, and…

On April 18, I braved the blizzard-like conditions and attended Viterbo University’s Visiting Artists Chamber Music Concert held in the Nola Starling Recital Hall. This concert included celloist Stepan Filipek and pianist Katelyn Bouska. There was a wide range of contemporary music played by the duo including “Cello Sonata, op. 6)by Samuel Barber, “Pohadka” by Leos Janacek, “Klid Lesa, op. 68” and “Rondo for Cello and Piano, op. 94” by Antonin Dvorak, “On an Overgrown Path” by Leos Janacek, “Dos…

Programming repertoire for an ensemble is one of the most important aspects of one’s job as a conductor or director. Not only is this facet an important quality to have, but it is also a necessary staring point on the road to a wonderful performance. In this rationale, we will elaborate on a hypothetical approach to this necessary process with an imaginary high school group. General Context The imaginary group, called the Applevalley High School Symphonic Wind Band, is an ensemble of around…

Music is nothing more than sound, with or without meaning, that the brain attempts to make sense of in a way that is comfortable. Over the years, there have been countless composers that have succeeded in not breaking tradition, per say, but rather adding to it. These influences are seen everywhere in today’s music from new age contemporary to country to hip- hop genres. John Cage, the composer that wrote 4’33”, believed that all sound is music which does not necessarily have to have meaning,…

violinist. The first time I heard the sound of the violin, I decided to take my passion to the next level. I began listening to the famous music composer such as Vivaldi, Bach, and Beethoven. The pieces these composers created opened up my eyes completely. For the first time, I experienced the most beautiful, unimaginable image, as if the way the music played through my head made the flowers bloom. After…

Robert Schumann was a German composer and music critic. He could be considered one of the most influential composer of the Romantic era. Schumann works as a writer and a critic played a great role in the works of some of the leading composers of his days and even today. The most unique detail in Robert Schumann's work is its relations to literature. Though several of his compositions portray scenes from poems, characters, plays and novels there are some that are about place and people that were…

Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy. Born in Halle, Germany in 1685, began studying music at the very early age of 7 under organist Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow despite his father’s disapproval. The young Handel then began composing music at the age of 10 which mostly composed of church cantatas and chamber music. From his father’s insistence, George agreed to study law but that commitment soon fell as his passion for music was too strong. His career officially began 1704 after teaching violin in…

of which is located in the U.S. the other is in Canada. Kratt Company still uses the original 1936 dies and hand presses to make several hundred thousand pitch pipes per year. These are made out of hand-tuned special bronze reeds and patented tone chambers. The outside is a polished aluminium that then would be covered in a full vinyl wrap with the band’s logo printed on it. Being that they don’t sell directly to the public and a small business I couldn’t find if they required a minimum order. I…

Aaron Copland Hayden Bennett MUHL 332: Music History III Aaron Copland was born at the end of the turn of the century on November 14, 1900. He was born in Brooklyn, New York to Harris and Sarah Copland. Aaron grew up in Brooklyn helping his parents and 4 older sibling run a department store. Aaron was a salesman in the Toy department. Music became an interest of Aarons when he was seven, when he would spend hours listening to records on his cousin’s brand new phonograph. Eventually,…