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None of the other major 18th Century 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…

As the production of art songs among modernist composers faded, the young Samuel Barber was just getting his start as a composer, first gaining recognition in 1928 after winning the Bearns award for a violin sonata, and then again in 1931 with his Overture for The School for Scandal. 12 In the years that followed, Barber became a prolific song composer, anchoring his style in the Romantic traditions developed during the heyday of the European art song. Though judged by critics as “conservative,”…

Throughout my life I have seen how people admire artists and singer because for whatever reason these individuals have built their careers for the need. Many singers and artists that appear on tv have started from the bottom, and their stories have impacted the lives of people. I have seen superheroes with superpowers that people have followed for years. But neither the singers, artists, or superheroes have had some influence on me. It took me two years to realize what a great impact one of my…

Rent, by Jonathan Larson is a play that enters the life of a certain group of people, Bohemians, as they go along there journey of struggle to find love, life, and freedom. The film revolves mainly around two men named Mark Cohen, and Roger Davis. In the beginning we can see that the characters are unable to pay their rent, or even pursue a lifestyle to bring them happiness. As the plot of the film progresses we are introduced to more characters and their own individual predicaments. Their…

ensemble opening (which is still very common today). They also wrote songs in a more conversational style, each orchestrated to fit specific characters and situations. Oklahoma was the first production to break out of the typical musical comedy or opera mold. Rodgers and Hammerstein, the two who wrote Oklahoma, told a story and explored relationships the way a play does, which had never been done in commercial musical theatre before, but it’s something that people have done ever since making…

Maximilian Raoul "Max" Steiner (May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971) was an Austrian-born American composer of music for theatre and films. He was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional when he was fifteen. He worked in England and then came to New York to work on Broadway. He moved to Hollywood in 1929 and became one of the first composers to write music scores for films. Steiner is referred to as "the father of film music" and is…

known to be one of the greatest composers in history. One of Verdi’s most famous piece and one that I am familiar with is his work to assist completing Othello. You see this play read in schools and done in theatres around the world. It’s a four act opera and one of the last pieces Verdi created before he passed away. Verdi’s Requiem Mass is a total of seven movements. The first is called “Te Decet Hymnus”. It is the opening act, and it comes in with a lower pitch, but not quiet. It…

Alternative R&B PBR -Pabst Blue Ribbon, Music is shared all around the world for everyone to listen to and enjoy. Many different genres such as Jazz, Classical, Hip Hop, Rock, R&B, etc. Every song is different in its own way, but one genre really sticks out to me and that's Alternative R&B. Alternative R&B also goes by many other names such as PBR&B, R-Neg-B, and indie R&B. Alternative R&B definitely takes R&B and gives it a twist. This genre often focuses…

contributions. Mozart lived only 36 years, but started his musical career at 6. In childhood, despite of the numerous concerts, he created a lot of works. In general, Mozart wrote 50 symphonies, 19 operas, sonatas, quartets, quintets and other works of various genres. Today, Mozart's music is played in concerts, opera theaters, on the radio. Mozart’s musical compositions are mandatory in the curriculum of conservatories and international competitions. Course of Life Childhood. Wolfgang Amadeus…

The da capo aria is the perfect aria for a singer to show off their virtuosity. The better the singer is, the better they will do ornamenting the aria. The da capo aria is in ternary form, ABA. The first A section is typically not performed with many variances from the originally written piece, the B section follows with slightly more ornamentations. However, it is the second A section that can be the most decorated, and this is where the singer can show off what they can do. One of the sources…