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Pianist and composer, Cecile Chaminade is the only female composer represented in the Flute Music by French Composers collection, and is one the early emerging female composers of this era, though not very well known. Born in Paris in 1857, “Chaminade received her earliest instruction from her mother, a pianist and singer” (Citron). With both parents amateur musicians, Chaminade was showed early talent, with her earliest compositions date to the mid-1860s. Her father did not want her to attend…

Music Appreciation Fanny and Felix Life of the mendelssohns paper Kylah Rivera Introduction My report is over the life and music of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. I will include their music, family life, and struggles. Life Fanny mendelssohn was the oldest of 4 children in a jewish family in Germany. Felix was 4 years younger than Fanny. Fanny and felix were considered musical child prodigies.fanny died at the age of 41 due to a stroke, and in result Felix was crushed. Felix…

Italian opera and French opera both contrast in many ways but are both as unique as each other and the way in which their music is expressed is very powerful. The first Italian opera house, ‘Teatro San Cassiano’ opened in Venice in 1637. This was an important development of the Italian opera. For the first few years of Italian opera, it was only for the viewing of the upper-class, it was courtly entertainment for invited guests only. As it developed, it became available to the general audience.…

At one point in their career, most music students are met with a rather difficult choice: whether to join concert band or a symphonic orchestra. While both are ensembles with a conductor that play music arranged into different parts together, there are several important differences to take note of when deciding which one fits each musician perfectly. First of all, not every instrument is represented in every ensemble. A concert band, often called symphonic wind band, consists, as the name…

Furthermore, I finally moved to the other side of the bar. I still my concert clothes on (black shirt, paints, and blazer), so people were slightly looking at me and perhaps mentally saying "why is he dressed like that?". I ordered another Double-white and started enjoying the music more deeply, for now I was able to see "hell" as it's. I stayed by myself for fifteen minutes and I was able to approach a few people and talk to them a little bit. Talk after talk, I met a guy who also plays the…

In the opinion of one of the world’s most significant pianists of all time, Frédéric Chopin always had thought that the piano playing is a form of art, and teaching students how to play piano should not merely about how students can be capable of performing a musical piece with faster tempo and strong dynamic. A good piano teacher should explain to student the art of the music for them to able to comprehend the pieces, and the students should be able to express themselves throughout the learning…

Since mankind could ever remember, music has always been a part of our lives. As time has gone by we have created and used music for many purposes. It 's in out everyday lives, and there are many kinds. Such as rock and roll, rap, hip-hop, classical, R&B, Pop, country, underground, and even classical. While many can agree that music has impacted human kinds existence, there is a bit of a debate about exactly how important it really is to the human race. While musicians and song-writers say that…

sonata reflects Beethoven and how this piece exemplifies the era it was created. Who is Beethoven? Where does one begin, when describing such an influential figure in the history of classical music? I will first start with this, his full name is Ludwig…

On Friday, November 25, 2016, at 8pm, I attended the Mozart and Brahms’ concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall’s Los Angeles Philharmonic in Los Angeles, California. This was a very nice venue with a mixed crowd. They offered a student rush discount ticket which was amazing because they were pretty good seats for $10. The concert was held on “casual Friday.” People were still a little over dressed for being a casual night. As soon as I walked into the concert hall, I noticed an organ straight…

The greatest composer of liturgical music of all time, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was an Italian born on February 3rd 1525. He took his name from his birthplace of Palestrina. As a youngling Palestrina sang in the streets of Rome while selling his parents farm products. While roaming the streets Palestrina was heard by the choirmaster of the Santa Maria Maggiore who then decided to educate him musically. Palestrina then got the job as an organist in his hometown principal church, St.…