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For my first Vocal Performer report, I chose to review the classical tenor named Juan Diego Florez in his performance of the French opera La fille du regiment (The Daughter of the Regiment). Juan Diego was Juan Diego Flórez is a renowned operatic tenor that was born in Lima, Peru on January 13, 1973. Juan Diego studied at the Curtis Institute of Music where he is said to have developed the Bel Canto technique. Bel Canto is a term related to Italian singing and as well as a particular music style…

Elle Varner, A “Conversational Lush” Watching her mom and dad do their thing in the music industry, Elle would follow in their footsteps. She is born to two musically inclined parents and spent much of her remarkable childhood years in the studio and in the entertainment world. Elle's talents are many but include singing, playing the flute, guitar and piano. Born on February 12, 1989, Gabrielle “Elle” Varner has become a popular R&B recording artist. It's no wonder as her family is actually…

There are many historical perspectives in this event that may be considered important. Many of these perspectives come from the composer, and from the time period a piece was written. These perspectives will give someone an idea regarding what the time period was like when the piece was written. Many composers in the time period lived through events that are well known today, many controversial to this day. Sonata Number 3 was composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian…

During the Enlightenment period, Europeans began to see themselves as the most rational and thoughtful people of the land and particularly ruined the reputation of Turkish people using musical exoticism emphasizing and theatrical musical stereotypes of the Turkish. Exoticism popularizes a trend influenced by different ethnic groups or civilizations. Musical Exoticism in particular is very interesting. It is intriguing how, in the 1700s, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart used his musical talents to help…

Music these days is mostly associated with songs, people singing and a melody as an accompaniment. Many of the biggest composers in the history of music were in the classical and romantic era, where voices were rarely seen in a performance; almost every composition was instrumental. Through this method of expression they were capable of transmitting the mood and feelings of that particular time in history. An example of these master composers was Frederic Chopin, a Polish composer and virtuoso…

I first started playing the Trombone when I was four years old, after being taken to countless Jazz concerts by my father and Grandmother. To this day, I still vividly remember those performances, emphatically tapping my foot to the beat while trying to listen to every note played by my Jazz idols, Wynton Marsalis and Wycliffe Gordon. There, at Jazz at Lincoln Center, I was taught a new language, a new way of communication and expression; music. Wanting in every way to emulate those defining…

him, Mendelssohn was regarded as a child prodigy. He began taking piano lessons from his mother when he was six, and at seven, he was tutored by Marie Bigot in Paris. After his family moved to Berlin, all four Mendelssohn children studied piano with Ludwig Berger, who was a former student of Muzio Clementi. From at least May 1819 Felix and his sister Fanny studied counterpoint and composition with Carl Friedrich Zelter…

The history of the violin is pretty cool. People believe that the violin originated from Italy in the early 1500s. It seems to have been evolved from the fiddle and rebec considering they were stringed instruments. The person who is known to be the one who made the instrument is Andrea Amati. Others were recognized also such as Gasparo de Salo and Giovanni Maggini. They were both italians (I guess their not only good for making food.) but during the 17th and early 18th century violin making…

Sarah Nilsen Ms. Daley Music History II February 28, 2016 Performance Review #2 The following performance paper critiques the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestras 8:00 p.m. performance of “The Best of Mozart” on February 26. Mira Glodeanu directed this performance at Trinity St-Paul’s Centre in Jeanne Lamon Hall. The performance featured three of Amadeus Mozart’s compositions, including Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola in E-flat major and Symphony no. 40 in G minor.…

During the Middle Ages, Pythagoras explored mathematical ethics through musical harmony.The main purpose of having music is to improve the ceremony of the Catholic Churches. The fundamental of music was the Gregorian chant, named after Pope Gregory I. It is a serenade with single line of music, which is a monophonic texture. The Renaissance Period is when composers start composing by adding profound meanings and feelings to the world of music. It has many lines of music being performed all at…