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born in Germany, died in Austria at the age of 57. He became deaf before he died, but that did not spot him from composing music. His work took time to complete and look than the other composers at his time. Throughout his career he completed nine symphonies, nine concert overtures, nine piano concertos, one violin concerto, sixteen string sonatas, and more. Beethoven’s career could be alienated in three different periods; the first period was based on assimilation of two great music composers:…

Antonin leopold Dvorak Keyboard creator Antonin Dvorak was born on september eighth in 1841. Dvorak had eight other siblings and he was the first of the nine children. Dvorak was a composer for years before him and his brother invented the keyboard. First his work was the polka in music. He came to america in 1892 and found many things to find fun in but soon he missed his country and returned to it in 1895. When Dvorak and his brother invented the Dvorak keyboard They found…

Gabriel Faure was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers and he was best known for his Requiem. Life and Music It would appear that Fauré’s exceptional gift for music was obvious to everyone except his father, Toussaint-Honore. Being musically inclined since early childhood, he turned his talent into profession and is remembered for his-well known piece…

“Best ten dollars I ever spent!” I exclaimed to my friend while leaving the Disney Concert Hall. On Thursday November 17th, Dr. Brand and Dr. Posegate from the California Baptist School of Music led a school trip to the Los Angeles (LA) Philharmonic at the Disney Concert Hall. There, we experienced a splendid program, including Mosolov, Dvorak, Sibellius, featuring the talented conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali and solo cellist Johannes Moser. My favorite parts of the program were the performance…

In Kierkegaard’s, Either/Or, he explains the opinion about Mozart’s, Don Giovanni in which he formed after sitting through multiple performances of the opera. He did this to try to analyze and breakdown Mozart’s thinking when he composed the opera. According to Kierkegaard, the character Don Giovanni makes the opera appealing with the characters seductive nature which therefore, makes the opera Don Giovanni stand the highest of the classics for Kierkegaard. In his work, Either/Or, he describes…

began around 1816 and lasted until he stopped composing in 1826. His late works are some of his most important and admired pieces because they contained intellectual depth and intensity on his personal life. Some of these pieces include the Ninth Symphony ("Choral"), the "Missa Solemnis", and his last six quartets and last five piano sonatas (Rodman sec. 3). Beethoven reflected all of the dark personal problems going on in his life into his music, which often depicted struggle followed by…

in which words do not suffice. Emotions can be generalized as jovial or lugubrious, stern or radiant, but classical music mixes all them. Modern 20th century composer Dmitri Shostakovich composed a range of musical works, ranging from operas to symphonies. However, one work often overlooked are his pieces for string quartets. Being strictly influenced by the political situation of the USSR, the emotions evoked are profound in this particular facet of his musical works. Dmitri Shostakovich’s…

The Romantic Period, one of my favorite periods, gave birth to a lot of famous composers. The beginning and ending dates are difficult to pin down. Approximately, it started at 1820 and ended at 1910. During this period, a few major events greatly affected Europe. The American and French Revolution had just occurred and brought more freedom, the Industrial Revolution brought many people from the country to the city, and the Napoleonic Wars brought confusion and poverty to many. However, poverty…

Programme Music in the Romantic Period This essay will be exploring the romantic period in general, as well as the composer Edvard Greig and his piece: In the Hall of the Mountain King. Later on this essay will be critically analysing: 1. The Romantic period and its styles of music. 2. The importance of Romanticism in the history of music 3. Discussing the Inquiry Questions (factual, debatable, conceptual concepts) 4. The introduction of the musician I have chosen and why 5. My chosen piece…

Classical Requiem – The first transformation The symphonic requiem came into existence during the Classical period (1750-1830), an era which was also called the Age of Enlightenment. The time of Classicism differentiates from Baroque music in many aspects; new musical forms came up, a unique style of composing, the new modern orchestra got its shape and worked more detailed with its sound, as well as the evolution of the bel-canto singing technique. It is also significant to mention that…