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was a medium sized venue and very casual. There was no program handed out but the name, composer and type of piece it was, projected on the screen behind the musicians. The theme of the concert was back to the future. It focused on the 20th century chamber music and was very contemporary. The ensemble for the men was simple, black tuxedo but the women wore something more modern, black pants and a multicolored shirt. It was a very inspiring concert. The first piece was the String Quartet No.3,…

Marcello Pellitteri, a sensitive drummer and experienced educator at Berklee, convenes an Italian quartet composed of Orazio Maugeri on alto saxophone, Salvatore Bonafede on piano, and Gabrio Bevilacqua on acoustic bass, to homage his daughter Veronica, who passed away in 2014, at the age of 23. Each member contributes with original compositions to Aquarius Woman an emotional record that also includes a couple of covers and poems. A few guests join the quartet along the way, and the first doing…

the age of 76. Composing over 23 pieces with opus numbers and 42 without, Clara spent every moment of her life doing what she loved and making musical history. She was given many awards, but her most prestigious is being named “Royal and Imperial Chamber Virtuoso,” Austria’s highest musical honor. Clara shattered gender normalities in the music industry, and was the inspiration for many future female…

Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time is scored for piano, clarinet, violin, and cello. It was premiered in a WWII POW camp where Messiaen was held. Messiaen had begun sketches of the piece before being captured, and he finished the piece in the POW camp for musicians that were present. The quartet was premiered in the camp for the prisoners. The piece is in eight movements, and Messiaen wrote an introduction describing the movements. His signature birdsong is featured prominently, as well as…

Graphic Organizer Hook Let’s start at the very beginning; a very good place to start. Meaning the beginning of my life course! Background Info/ Intro Hi! I'm Julie Andrews! I was born October, 1, 1935 in Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, England, UK, to Barbara and Ted Wells. When I was just a small girl, My parents got divorced. My mother wanted to pursue a life on the stage as a pianist. She remarried to Ted Andrews when I was around seven or eight. My new stepfather, Ted, was a professional…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria is one of the most well known and prolific composers of the classical era. As a child prodigy Mozart learned to play the piano at the age of three by watching his father teach his is older sister. By the age of six Mozart was composing his own music and with his sister, Nannerl, traveling Europe to preform concerts. During these travels young Wolfgang met Johann Christian Bach (youngest son of…

On September 8, 1841, Antonin Dvorak was the first born of nine children. Being born in Nelahozeves, he became adapted to music very early in his life. He knew the violin really well as a young child. He moved to Zlonice when he was just twelve years old to live with his aunt and uncle. There, he studied piano, harmony, and organ. While here, he wrote one of his most valuable pieces called the Polka. Dvorak worked hard from the 1850's to the 1860's. During the 1860's, he tutored many students.…

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scale system. These musical artists develop different types of sonatas solo, duo, trio and quartets in a concerto and the symphony. Public concerts grew quickly with the rise of new venues: a concert hall. Small group ensembles are also known as chambers that consist of two to ten players. Haydn had sixty-eight string quartets; quartets always has two violinists, one violist and one cellist. The violin “soloist” may stand out by having a solo, but the quartet works as a team in each piece. The…

Joseph Haydn is regarded by most musicologists as one of the premiere composers of all time. When Haydn's musical output is studied he is consistently discussed as one of the prominent members of the musical canon. Many historians often overlook one of the most important reasons why Haydn's compositions developed over time. Some say that Haydn was influenced by composers such as Carl Emmanuel Bach, Nicola Porpora, and Johann Stamitz. There's is no doubt that these composers were indeed major…