Frédéric Chopin

Hans Christian Andersen, an author and pianist, said, “Where words fail, music speaks.” ("Hans Christian Andersen Quotes" 2006). Through research, it is apparent that this quote is a reflection of each composer’s personality. Piano composers have changed dramatically through the ages. Each composer has their own style of music which varies with the time period. Composers from different musical eras show how musical compositions have changed throughout the years. George Frideric Handel, composer…

The Classical Period and The Romantic Era of classical music have many similarities and differences in form, texture, and articulation. Ultimately, the Classical period is known better for being extremely structured, usually having binary or rondo form, whereas the Romantic era is known for the more flowing, unorthodox structures. This is because the Classical period focused more on form, whereas the Romantic period focused on emotion. Also, the Romantic period allowed for the use of rubato, or…

wonderful pieces of music. Additionally, there were unique pieces such as an original composition which was played with guitars which no other performances used. Another was the Tristette by Chopin which was performed by Linda Lin (piano) and Cindy Le (violin) and the violin emphasized the sadistic tone that Chopin wanted when written. The finale was more like a performance of a school band with the whole Music Society coming together for the last piece of music, Serenade for Strings by Edward…

It is dark and he is trying to open a can of Polish pickles he has found in the house. The can falls on the floor and a German Captain, standing at the bottom of the stairs, encounters him. The Captain asks several questions from which he learns that Szpilman is a pianist. He asks Szpilman to play something on the piano which is in a room nearby. This film presents many intertextual elements: The film is intertextual in itself as it is based on the book “The Pianist”. Films and…

The Romantic Era started and ended from 1820-1900. An overview would be the transition from classical to Romantic, of Beethoven, who broke the boundary rules and attached everything together between the two. Because it was Beethoven, he made it okay and possible to have changes and still acceptable. This talented and strong/brave individual changed music for the better and did what he felt and wanted, with his unique personality came his unique composed music. After Beethoven music changed to…

seeing performers’ play with such passion for their music. After nearly forty rigorous minutes, Prof. Morkoski finishes off the concert off with Frederic Chopin’s famous “Ballade No. 4 in f minor, Op. 52.” Chopin’s was well known for being really slow and more of a romantic most composer. For being a composer that worked during the Romantic era of music, Chopin really captured the emotions of his audience in displays love, affection, drama, sadness in all of his works. Once again, Prof. Morkoski…

Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, pedagogue, and virtuoso pianist. He was born on October 22, 1811 and died July 31, 1886. For many years, up through the 19th century, he was regarded as the world’s best pianist. Liszt was renowned for his unparalleled piano technique. Liszt extensively toured Europe, celebrated as the world’s best pianist. Liszt saw both fame and fortune in his career. He died in Germany due to complications from pneumonia. Liszt was born in Raiding, Austria on…

tears, causing women to weep, and the audience to shower the stage in flowers. One such musician was Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886) of Hungaria. Liszt introduced the solo piano instead of the entire orchestra and wrote more than 600 compositions. Frederic Chopin (1819 - 1849) of Poland, a pianist who most likely had tuberculosis, was a favorite pianist who gave private lessons to many of the elite in Paris. In America, there was Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829 - 1869) from New Orleans became known all…

ARABESQUE no. 1 Title & opus/catalogue no.: Arabesque No.1. Andantino con moto Composer background: Achille-Claude Debussy was a French composer. Him, along with Maurice Ravel were the most outstanding people related to Impressionist music. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His music is noted for its sensory and sonic content and the use of nontraditional tonalities. The French literary technique of his period was known as Symbolism. This…

Scriabin’s Early Period roughly began around the 1880s and concluded around 1903 (Opp. 1-29). This period was highly romantic in style as Scriabin was heavily inspired by the works of Frédéric Chopin. These works were highly tonal and were composed in genres common for that time. Representative works from this time include his Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-3, Fantaisie in B minor, 12 Preludes Op. 8 (including No. 12 in D# minor), Symphonies 1-2, and…