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as a whole. Other notable composers of zarzuela music include Felipe Pedrell, Francisco Alonso, Amadeo vives, and Rafael Millan. In 1873 Felipe Pedrell went to Barcelona where he co-directed a zarzuela troupe. Shortly after, in 1875, he composed an opera piece for Quasimodo which contained four acts. The piece features expressive instrumentals that intensely accompany the libretto recited by a male tenor. It is personally one of my favorite pieces to listen…

Fortunately, Handel's operas were still played and modernized by his successors. His music was studied by later famous musicians like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. Beethoven stated this about Handel " He is the greatest composer that ever lived. I would uncover my head and kneel…

Neurologically, there is a chemical called Dopamine. Dopamine is released whenever we as humans find enjoyment in an activity. I will not pretend to be an expert on the chemical compounds and neurological travel of Dopamine, but I know my strongest reaction to it. All of my life I have felt the most happy when I have been surrounded by music. I’m not by any means an expert on music or even remotely gifted in it, but music has consistently been the most important part of my life. The earliest…

“What Music Means to Me” Music could inspire anyone in numerous amounts of ways, because music inevitably consists of everyone’s daily life through the 3 elements of music which are rhythm, harmony, and melody. I listen to music because of how soothing and relieving it can be especially during rough times. I don’t only listen to music when I’m down; I’m basically always doing so in any of my emotions because there are many different types of music to reflect your mood. When I’m listening to…

The musical piece Flight of the Bumblebee is an orchestral interlude from opera The Tale of Tsar Saltan written by Rimsky-Korsakov in 1899 based on the poem of the same name by Aleksandr Pushkin. It comes as the prelude to Act III, where a prince rescues a swan which is attacked by a bumble bee. The composer professionally used instruments of the orchestra to create pictures from the story. The musical piece is a programmatic music in ternary form that is representing the sound of a bumblebee.…

working on his second opera, 'Un giorno di regno', that Verdi's wife died. This opera, which was given in 1840, was a not well received and Verdi decided to give up composing, but Merrelli persuaded him not to give up his music. Verdi then composed two new, four-part operas in 1842 and 1843, 'Nabucco' and 'I Lombardi alla Prima CrociataIt'. Both of these pieces earned Verdi a great amount of success. The years between 1855 and 1867 Verdi composed over a dozen great Operas. Some important works…

The concert that I attended was the Redlands Community Orchestra at Redlands High School Clock Auditorium. The orchestra consisted of three pieces which were Fanfare to the Common Man by Aaron Copland, Les Preludes by Franz Liszt, and Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven. These pieces are capturing pieces of art and history that surpass time and yet are still know in this modern era. The composers were well known artist that created a kind of movement in music history and…

well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His most popularest piece is a work is a series of violin concertos known as The Four Seasons. Many of his compositions were written for the female music ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children where Vivaldi (who had been ordained as a Catholic priest) was employed from 1703 to 1715 and from 1723 to 1740. Vivaldi…

Listening Assignment 6: Melody: Phrase, Motive, Tune Noticing details in the melody, such as the phrase, motive, and tune isn’t always an easy task, but what a better way to practice and get better at it than by listening to a piece by Beethoven. Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 proved to be another masterpiece in orchestra, as many recognized it due to something known as the four-note opening motif. Listening more to it people heard the twice a descending sequence;…

Brahms Johannes Brahms was born May 7th 1883 and he dies April 3 1997.He was a German composer and a pianist of the romantic period. He was born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family. He spent most of his life in Vienna, Austria. Johannes composed symphony orchestra,chamber ensembles, piano, organ,and voice chorus. He worked with a pianist named Clara schumann and a violinist named Joseph Joachim and they were very close friends. His father’s name was Johann Jakob Brahms and he lives from 1806-1872…