Composer

ways that composers manipulate their audience through editing, showing partial amounts of a story, taking advantage of the audience’s lack of knowledge and the selection of participants. Through the use of editing, composers can mislead their audience. Editing a film allows the composer to change the original context of the film. This leads to the audience being presented with information that has been adjusted and not the original idea. From the use of editing, the…

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel is French and lived from the 7th of March 1875 to the 28th of December 1937. He was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with and along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was known as France's greatest living composer. Born to a music-loving family, Ravel attended France's premier music college, the Paris Conservatoire. He was not well regarded by its…

The trumpet is an instrument that many ensembles use for its versatility. A composer may write for a bright, high sound for the new salsa chart, or a composer may choose to write for a warm, dark orchestral composition. This opportunity would not be this accessible without the help of three individuals, Joseph Haydn, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and Anton Weidinger. Their influence on changing the trumpet greatly changed the future of the instrument and the music. The instrument was revolutionize, as…

Ragtime Jazz is considered the first completely American Music. As mentioned before ragtime jazz was popular towards the end of the 19th century and about two decades of the twentieth century. Musical Characteristics: Ragtime Jazz is structured in a way that is similar to the march. this music style’s use of syncopation is what makes it distinguishable. Ragtime Jazz is lively and springy and is ideal to dance for, much like todays music. The name “Ragtime Jazz” is believed to be a contraction…

still tends to be considered as an icon of aristocratic cultures in Haydn’s period (middle 18th century), the changing of economic system allowed music became cheaper and easier to experience. He spent most of his career at the Esterhazy palace as a composer and music director but also he wrote several pieces for sale in the market to the public. Haydn’s string quartet in E-flat major, op. 33 is one of the pieces that he composed for sale in the market. This piece was premiered on December 25,…

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…

took total control over art and music and put demands and limitations on creative artists to produce works that displayed an imposed reality rather than abstract themes and subjects (Huseynova, 2016). Cooperation with the new government promised composers, writers, and painters the benefits of state protection. However, if the artists refused to adapt their views and creative works to the new ideology, they risked being condemned and punished by the government. Socialist realism had…

composition and later became one of the greatest composers in the world of classical music. Throughout the “Leaving a Legacy” unit, students chose to research the legacy of a movement or a person. Mozart’s contributions embodied the ideal image of a long-lasting legacy. He composed from his early years until his last breath and his compositions are still listened to today. Mozart surpassed what he was taught, making his name one of the most unforgettable of composers. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was…

INTRODUCTION Johann Sebastian was a German composer who became a great violinist, violist, pianist and harpsichordist of the Baroque period. Bach wrote over eleven hundred music compositions in all different genres. His music became the essential part of the education today for every musician. Bach was an influenced composer and was an inspiration to many leaving a great legacy behind after his death. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Childhood & Place of Birth Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21,…

post war years. Audiences grew, government support in many nations rose, schools of music expanded. (Hanning) Benjamin Britten was one of composers of its time during the influential experiences of the World War and modernist ideals. While most composers focused on music of contemplation Benjamin was mainly concerned about communication.…