Ludwig Wittgenstein

Auto-Tune In the reading “Seduced by ‘Perfect’ pitch: How Auto- Tune Conquered Pop Music” the reading had many main points for example does society like auto-tune, for some they don’t mind artists using auto-tune but some of the older generations do because they listened to music before there was such a thing called Auto- Tune they can pick it more then todays generation can. Auto- Tune was created by Dr. Andy Hildebrand who is a classically trained flautist, who spend most of his younger days…

You’ve probably forgotten about 7th grade by now. What you looked like, how you acted, and how you dressed is all in the past. Thanks for forgetting me, by the way. I’m you from your 7th grade year. Currently, I have the long, ash brown hair you’ve grown to hate. With the same chocolate brown eyes and thick-rimmed glasses, I most likely do not dress like you. I have my signature look; black skinny jeans, black band shirts, and red flannels. I joined the marching band in the summer along…

The Curtis Institute of Music is ranked as one of the top ten music schools in the country. The students enrolled in this institute, are some of the best musicians from around the world and are granted a merit-based, full tuition scholarship to fulfil their academic success. On Monday, December 5th, the South Orange Performance Arts Center held Curtis Chamber Orchestra Curtis on Tour, the Nina von Maltzahn Global Touring Initiative of the Curtis Institute of Music. This concert included some of…

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany, on December 16, 1770. He was the eldest of three children of Johann and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven. At an early age, van Beethoven took an interest in music and his father taught him day and night, on returning to the house from music practice or the tavern. Without a doubt, the child was gifted and his father Johann envisioned creating a new Mozart, a child prodigy. On March 26th 1778, at the age of 7 ½, Ludwig Van Beethoven gave his first…

sing. They were so well trained and talented that they could improvise cadenzas on their feet. It is well believed that castrati were only known for singing fast agile coloratura, when in fact they were also well known for the sheer power and volume of their voices. As a result it is important to look at not only agility but also vocal strength when it comes to casting castrati roles in our modern day productions. Much like other trends, the castrati soon died out towards the end of the 18th…

Giacomo Puccini was an Italian composer born in 1858 and is known to have put a considerable amount of thought into creating the mood and literary components of his librettos (Kamien, Roger Music An Appreciation p.280). Richard Wagner was a German composer born in 1813 to a theatrical family (Kamien, Roger Music An Appreciation p. 289). Both of these composers are famous for their operas and are from the Romanic Period. Their compositions, La Boheme and Die Walkure, share the characteristics of…

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is an interesting musical, in that it is a musical that is markedly different from most of Sondheim's other works. "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" is a good example of a silly song that Sondheim wrote without any particular reason, other than for the audience's amusement. Though the song does add humor, it is not necessary to the musical, overall, and it would likely be just as good without it. Its melody is memorable enough, but it does not…

laissez-faire economy. Within a free market economy, there is a push for globalization based on individualism (self-interest) rather than a push for community. Carl Menger, founding intellect of the Austrian school of economics and influence of Ludwig von Mises, was one of the biggest advocators of self-interest in the free market during the 19th…

Zoya Alikhan Humanities 1101 Professor Clifford October 25th, 2017 Reflection on “The Joy of Mozart” Video 1. In the video, “The Joy of Mozart,” the radio presenter Tom Service learns about the life of a man named Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart was one of the greatest Austrian composers of the classical era. He composed operas, concertos, symphonies, sonatas, masses, and chamber music. Service travels from London to Vienna and Salzburg and visits the cities where Mozart lived and…

The National Hymn, also known as "God of Our Fathers”. This hymn was written in 1876 to help celebrate the 100th anniversary for the Declaration of Independence. Daniel C. Roberts wrote this well-known hymn. He was also a priest at the Protestant Episcopal Church and served in the American Civil War. The Metronome was not originally created by Maelzel, but he got it patented in 1815. This small device keeps a beat and makes a noise each time it passes the center. It helped may musicians and…