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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.…

In this essay, I will be taking an in depth study into a musical idea or possibly referred to as a musical movement or genre. This process will then further consist of 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…

The composer i am writing about is Richard Wagner. Richard was a German composer and he was born in Leipzig, Saxony and on May 22, 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…

Beethoven relationship with his father was considered unsatisfied and inferior. The father was always hard and cruel to Beethoven when he was a children, which make Beethoven did have a content relationship with his father, due to the actions the father gave him. Beethoven generally suffered a tragic childhood; his father was also an alcoholic, creating more complications in Beethoven’s life. Moreover, his father would frequently abused him. The father would consistently force him to…

On December 16, 1770 one of the world’s greatest pianist and composer was born. Ludwig van Beethoven creative pieces consolidated vocals and instruments, broadening the extent of sonata, orchestra, concerto and group of four. He is the urgent transitional figure interfacing the Classical and Romantic times of Western music. Beethoven's own life was set apart by a battle against deafness, and some of his most vital works were created amid the most recent 10 years of his life, when he was very…

There were many great composers throughout the period of 1600-1750 A.D. which is known as the Baroque period. I am going to be researching specifically into the composer named Giovanni Battista Sammartini. Giovanni Sammartini was born sometime in the year 1700-1701 in Milan, Italy. Giovanni passed away January 15th, 1775 also in Milan. He spent most of his entire life in Milan, Italy. Giovanni was the son of a famous oboist of the time named Alexis Saint-Martin. Charles Burney, a British…

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…

John Dunstable was an English composer that was born in 1385 and died in 1453. 68 years seems like a short life, but Dunstable accomplished a lot of things during his lifetime. Due to the age in which Dunstable was alive, not many records reveal much information about his personal life, but there is some very interesting information that can still be found about Dunstable. As well as being a composer, Dunstable was also a mathematician and astronomer. It is also known that he was in the service…

Beethoven & Tchaikovsky: Musical Geniuses of Their Time and Ours When performing a song, how do you make it yours? Do you sing it faster than is written, add extra harmonies or play an instrument with you? The way you perform a song is unique to your style. The same concept applies to composing a song- and is exemplified by Ludwig von Beethoven and Pyotr Il'ich Tchaikovsky. Beethoven’s parents were extremely persistent on getting Beethoven to be a Mozart-esque child prodigy when he was young (c.…

composing, Beethoven was said “If I ever become anybody”, I shall owe it to you” (Pg7). Neefe considered Beethoven on of the most skilled pianist in Germany, soon enough Beethoven was sent to Vienna in order to pursue a higher level of studies with F.J Haydn. Beethoven’s studies consisted of a profound focus on the fugue, from 1792 to 1796 they perpetrated this counterpoint. To be able to support himself and continue his studies, Beethoven decided to give lessons to earn a living. His…