Contemporary classical music

world of music are not only vast in numbers, but they span a very broad range of composition including his piano sonatas and lied. Although this output is grand and very influential, it is important to keep in mind that Robert Schumann was fighting with mental illnesses throughout his life. With the knowledge of his struggles with depression and other illnesses, one must look deeper and ask if his mental illness affected his music, and if it did, to what extent does it reveal itself in the…

Bieber, an incredibly wide variety of music has been recognized as ‘good,’ but why are these songs good? Why is Trout Mask Replica, an awful sounding cacophonous mash of notes, seen as good?” Interest Explained. (What experiences have caused the writer to become interested?) I first heard Trout Mask Replica on a video I saw on Facebook, and since then I have been enthralled in finding out why the video declared it to be as influential as they claimed. Music has always been a large part of my…

Franz Jospeh Haydn was crucial figure within musical history. Born 1732, he was an essential figure in the growth of chamber music and his influence within musical form earned him the name of the father of the classical period. A symphony typically refers to a large work for an orchestra that was usually in four movements. During the 18th century, the symphony had been developing and by this point most composers had established a pattern of four sections that became known as movements.…

portray love, it was the hardest to compose for Berlioz. He wanted to get the feel and mood of the movement to be just right. The next movement moves on to the execution of Berlioz at the guillotine; this was after he killed Harriet. The march includes music that would be played while heading to the guillotines, in real life. Just before his head is cut off, we hear the theme of Harriet portray his last thoughts being of her. Her theme is, suddenly, cut off; just as Berlioz’s head is cut off by…

hallucinating. This I know: when his music spilled out of our record player, he came to life for me right there in our living room. He might have been dead and hypersensitive and invisible to everyone but me, but sometimes you don’t choose your best friends. Sometimes, they choose you.…

Julian Howard Music History 3210 Professor Barte December 8th, 2015 Final Term Paper Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21st, 1685 in Eisenach, Germany. Bach’s musical talent was no surprise due to the great reputation the Bach family held for their musical talents; learning to play violin and the harpsichord from his father and organ from his famous uncle. Bach considered one of the best composers of all time, you may recognize a few of his most popular compositions such as “Toccata and…

looking at a single composer and a chosen piece of work. The musical idea I chose to be electronic music, as I feel in this current musical era, its is incredibly popular and so wanted to have a look into its roots and someone who impacted the growth and style - Pierre Schaeffer. This composer had his very own particular outlook on the concept of formation within musical structures concerning electronic music especially his composition Phonogene. French artist and acoustician, Pierre Schaeffer…

1813. He died February 13, 1883 and his cause of death was heart failure. The genre of his music was classical. He began in the 1830s to write his music. He was the ninth child in the family of Carl Wagner, a police clerk. Richard was only six months when his father died. Wagner studied piano from the age of 7 and soon developed ability to play by ear. From 1836-1839 he was a music director in Riga Opera. Wagner's four Ring operas gradually evolved, and he completed…

Beethoven Center The Beethoven Center, located on the fifth floor of the MLK library, holds many historical artifacts and background on Beethoven and his time period. The center was much smaller than what I had originally anticipated. However, I was able to learn a lot of new facts that fascinated me about Beethoven during the visit. The person conducting the presentation for the class seems to be highly educated about Beethoven’s entire life. It was nice to hear her play different pieces by…

Have you ever played the viola? It seems hard and may not fun, but once you practice it, the viola is easy and fun to play. In order to play this instrument, you need a viola, a bow, a case, a sholder rest, and a rosin. Also playing at a concert is not bad as you think. First, you have to be able to hold your viola and bow. To be able to hold your viola you need a sholder rest. Hold the viola upside down with the back facing you and make sure your sholder rest looks like a frowny face. Then…