Classical music

grew up, music was there for me at ever juncture of my life’s journey. When I was an anxious kid moving to a new area in elementary school, it offered me a release from stress and a way to bond with other students. Even without any shared tangible experiences with the other kids, I could relate to them through singing tunes of the popular music of the time. I listened to about 60 songs on my first-generation iPod Nano when I was alone in my room after school, and the consonant, uptempo music…

In the Slosberg Music Center the music was electrifying and it resurrected long gone composers such as Ludwig Van Beethoven and César Franck. While it also invoked Louis Gordon’s work, who it is the only out of the three composers whose work was presented that night and remains alive. On Oct. 3th, during Brandeis University’s concert series, named Primary Motivations, these three composers were very much alive and present thanks to the duo of Joshua Gordon, cello and Randall Hodgkinson, piano.…

Music is a hobby that should be considered a skill not an ability. In order to master it, hours and years of practice is required to master playing every note. No other profession requires as much devotion because once a person decides to put music behind their other priorities, it is difficult for one to pick it up again. I interviewed Gretchen Dekker, adjunct music director at York College and my piano studio teacher. As an active music student, I am very familiar with the responsibilities…

A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, most often written by composers for orchestra. Although the term has had many meanings from its origins in the ancient Greek era, by the late 18th century the word had taken on the meaning common today: a work usually consisting of multiple distinct sections or movements, often four, with the first movement in sonata form. Symphonies are scored for string (violin, viola, cello and double bass), brass, woodwind, and…

Music has influenced many societies over the yea, including the civilisation humans. Music is a method of self-expression, inspiration, give voice to the voiceless.it a tool that uses to communicate, as seen through how ancient aboriginal cultures around the world have always used music to tell stories and express their history, culture and themselves as people. so music is always there no matter what, it is something that I personal have had the fortune in understanding; how it functions and…

Music is one of the very few things that ties the human race together. Everybody knows what music is. Music is any vocal or instrumental noise that produces harmony. Almost everybody listens to music daily, whether it is actual music or rather enjoyable noises in the background. Music is everywhere, at groceries stores, dressing rooms, classrooms, elevators, restaurants, etc. It’s as if music were to follow everyone around wherever they went. An average American listens to music for about 4…

Lydia Goehr breaks down the question of how music is tied to politics, and specifically addresses arguments of whether it should be or not. The author starts her discussion with a historical example with the inquest of composer Hanns Eisler by the Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). The author’s intention in presenting this case appears when she focuses on the defense Eisler. He made statements to the Committee that suggested his music was “music, and nothing else,” having nothing to do…

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…

Viennese composer born on September 13th, 1874, would become one of the most important influences on classical contemporary music. Born to a non musical family, Schoenberg was a primarily self-taught cellist and joined an amateur orchestra under the direction of Alexander Zemlinsky. He would later be instructed in composition by Zemlinsky, and in counterpoint by Oskar Adler. Schoenberg became prolific in music theory and composition while working his job as a bank clerk, and later quit this job…

the show was set to his music and was inspired by his journey. Fortunately, my expectations were surpassed considerably. Love Lies Bleeding was a zestful, dynamic, and alluring theatrical experience unlike no other. This production was built on a strong foundation of classical ballet technique and repertoire but heavily infused with pop and rock style. The ballet technique was not hidden or shied away from. I was impressed by the successful integration of the classical style into the rock and…