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Contemporary period is a big-mixed era in the world. Many materials and ideas all can put into music or art works. In this research paper, I will talk about the background of the contemporary era, composers of the contemporary period, the modernism and many different styles of music in this period. This piece I want to talk about, is the horn sonata, wrote by Paul Hindemith. This piece is a good piece to describe the music of the contemporary period because we still perform this at present, and…

looks, with many composers dying in battle or left unwillingly scarred. Some pieces of music were composed with the emotions that composers captured from the war, while others were the result of despair at the tragedy of it all. World War One changed the course of music history and allowed for some incredible modern pieces with new techniques and ideas that may have otherwise not existed. The two sources that I have selected for further analysis will talk about several different composers and…

Friedrich Pustet (1854) Composer/Arranger: Felice Anerio Voicing: SATB Language: Latin Difficulty Level: Medium Length of Piece: 1:40 Accompanied or A Cappella: A Cappella Sacred or Secular: Sacred Comments: This is an A cappella piece that requires experienced singers. There are no extreme ranges. Ranges and tessitura are generally standard.. Highly recommended work for Easter as it’s a religious work. 2. Title: Factum est silentium Published: 1618…

However, despite the changes taking place, composers still produced mostly choral writing, or wrote instrumental music that seemed like it was written to included voices. Classical music began to truly come about during the last half of the 16th century when, after 300 years, composers began to change the way they wrote their music. They began to use the major and minor scales instead of the system that had been…

music was written with sacred Latin text, and sung without instrumental accompaniment. There was no set beat for these songs, and they contained a free-flowing rhythm. This means that composers of that time worked for the churches, composing music for their services. This definitely limited how and what the composers could compose, as these pieces were sacred and considered religious. As time went on, music slowly shifted to nobility as well. While the church still used music, music was no…

modernisation of the Australian landscape away from the natural beauty described by the composer and the tragic fading away of the aboriginal culture after attempts to display a sense of conciliation. In the poem, 'Time Is Running Out ', the composer - Oodgeroo of the tribe NOONCCAL - highlights the taking of land to mine minerals in a destructive manner just for a greedy cause; usually money. This can be seen when the composer writes, 'In his greedy lust for power, He destroys old natures…

suffered a stroke at home and died a few hours later (Pniewski, par. 16). His extensive musical career was over. But, his musical influence was not over, it spans the generations. During Bach’s lifetime he was known as an organ and keyboard virtuoso and composer. After his death, perceptions of his greatness changed slightly. In the 1800s, he was acknowledged as the “first Classicist” (Pniewski, par. 22) because he died…

own ideas. Artists and composers of electronic music acknowledged that there are main principles regarding electronic music. Technology naturally leads to experimentation any eventually acceptance of new sounds, styles, and techniques for making music. Composing and listening to electronic music require new skills. The seven aspects of electronic music were a set of guiding principles for the musician. To some artist, they imposed more independences, but for other composers, these directing…

Biography Scot Joplin was an African-American pianist and a composer who was born in between 1867/68 and died on the 1st of April 1917. Scot Joplin was born into a musical family of railway laborers in Texas. He was greatly helped by his teachers to develop and understand his knowledge of music in his early years. In his young age, the composer grew up in Texarkana where he was involved in the formation of a vocal quartet and also taught guitar and mandolin (Berlin, 1996). In the late 1880’s,…

a unique, overall sound. Composers and musicians learn ways to combine sound and to develop a conceptualization of orchestral sound. In orchestration, examples from past literature are studied and scrutinized in order to learn about effective ways to combine sounds. Counterpoint Creating parts that work together and create independent melodies is essential to music. Counterpoint is a concept that entails creating multiple independent lines. In counterpoint, composers learn about dissonant…