Chamber music

20th century was trivial in the world of music. It lead to the development of new genres and musical concepts. Composers around the world wrote beautiful pieces that forever influenced music. Of these composers, many consider Arnold Schoenberg to be one of the most important musicians of this era. Although the majority of people in the 20th century did not appreciate Schoenberg’s extremely modern work, his pieces led to much innovation in the world of music. He wrote numerous works of art…

Performance: I was very impressed! This was my first classical music concert and was at first a little skeptical. I was never exposed to this type of music and, to be honest, was not looking forward to going to this. My wife, on the other hand, loves all types of music and was excited to go. I have to say, I really enjoyed it. I was amazed at the musicians and how well they could play. I have a whole new feeling for classical music and am looking forward to attending my next concert on…

Mozart’s Allegro in C K5a was my choice of music for that day’s function. One of Mozart’s earliest compositions, it was a lively piece. After my name was announced, I started gliding my finger tips on the white keys, the lilting notes started wafting in the hall and mesmerized my audience that comprised of faculty of my school and my fellow students. I loved that piece; its fluidity and ease of composition exhilarated me. Each movement was perfect and the tempo quick and happy. I had played with…

Arcangelo Corelli is an impressionable Italian composer and violinist who exercised a wide influence on his musical peers and on the succeeding generation of composers. Arcangelo Corelli is the 5th child of very prosperous landowners. He was born on February 17 1653 in Fusignano near Bologna, Italy to Santa Raffini who was recent left a widow after his father died just five weeks before his birth. His mother named him after his deceased father Arcangelo. His first teacher is thought to be the…

At this concert, the best music that I like is the Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz which is the Op. 14, Reveries, Passions: Largo; Allegro agitato e appassionato assai (lively, agitated, and impassioned) which is movement no. 1. And also on this concert they played movement no. 2, A Ball:Valse, Allegro non troppo. It is Program symphony with five movements. Each movement has a story of it, such as Beethoven with his symphonies and movements. This music tells a story of an artist’s…

cultural changes there and changed the way music was look at. His music was truly one of a kind, for his time. Before moving to Vienna in 1781, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756. He was the last of his seven siblings, most of them died at childbirth. Music was already a prime objective in Mozart’s home. At a young age, Mozart was showing to be a child prodigy. According to John Rosselli‘s The Life of Mozart, though not knowing any music…

Study: Liberace Liberace was a world-renowned pianist. Even in the early 20’s, when Liberace (full name Wladziu Valentino Liberace) was a child, he showed great aptitude for the piano, beginning his formal musical schooling at the Wisconsin College of Music when he was merely seven years old. His skill at the piano earned him several positions in orchestras when he was only a teenager. He became no less successful as he grew up— in fact, the Guinness Book of World Records lists Liberace as the…

as a prodigy, and the man who people admired, praised, and idolized. However, those who detested Mozart could not deny the significance of his work, his music, and his art form. In the beginning of the movie Amadeus Mozart is already a famous composer. People identify him as a great composer, but they don’t really know the real Amadeus behind music that they love. People like Antonio Salieri, who is the composer for the emperor Franz Joseph and the narrator of the story. Salieri only knew…

message could be spread by a quartet playing classical music. It is a different type of music for the subject and as the performance went on it became clear it was a great fit for the material. To address the basics of the concert its intended audience was really just about anyone. Mostly students were in the audience there for assignments of some sort. However, there were many others from family to fans of the quartet to people there just for the music. I felt for the most part like I belonged…

who died at 17 years of age in 1833. Verdi went to Milan when he was twenty years old, where he continued his studies. Personal Life After spending a few years in Milan, Verdi returned to Busseto as town music master. Antonio Barezzi, a local merchant, who had supported Verdi’s ambitions in music while at Milan, continued to help Verdi in Busseto as well. Verdi’s first public performance took place at Barezzi’s home in 1830. Impressed by Verdi’s talent, Berezzi asked him to teach…