Opera Australia

Attention Getter: I will start by saying something to the effect of “From Beethoven to Bieber, an incredibly wide variety of music has been recognized as ‘good,’ but why are these songs good? Why is Trout Mask Replica, an awful sounding cacophonous mash of notes, seen as good?” Interest Explained. (What experiences have caused the writer to become interested?) I first heard Trout Mask Replica on a video I saw on Facebook, and since then I have been enthralled in finding out why the video…

Sing a Song of Significance: Keyword Definition Argument Everybody loves music. Everybody loves the performance arts. Combining those two facts create an extremely popular genre of entertainment known as the musical. However, combining those two aspects might be more challenging than one might initially suspect, as the idea of a musical is surprisingly difficult to categorize, and the reasons for their existence must be analyzed in order to properly identify their role in modern entertainment.…

Franz Jospeh Haydn was crucial figure within musical history. Born 1732, he was an essential figure in the growth of chamber music and his influence within musical form earned him the name of the father of the classical period. A symphony typically refers to a large work for an orchestra that was usually in four movements. During the 18th century, the symphony had been developing and by this point most composers had established a pattern of four sections that became known as movements.…

What is a woodwind instrument? The woodwind instruments are instruments that produce sound as a result of air flowing through them. Instruments that belong to this family include the oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon and flute. While all of the other instruments mentioned are actually classified as reed instruments because that is the way that the air flows through them, the flute is an instrument that makes its sound from air being blown across an opening. The openings are closed or kept open…

music that started during the Romantic period around the late 18th or early 19th century. During the Romantic period, music became more expressive and emotional. Art and literature greatly influenced and inspired symphonies, piano music, dramatic operas, and songs of passion throughout this era, as Romantic composers looked to the visual arts, poetry, drama, literature,…

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra and Chorus presented a beautiful concert called Christmas Pops. The concert had sing-along carols to sacred choruses, this is a must see concert for anyone wanting to enjoy the perfect holiday season music. Throughout the concert, pieces from different musical eras were played from baroque period to the classical period to present day. By being able to hear multiple pieces from different eras all combined into one concert was an amazing experience just because I was…

When most people hear the words “opera singer,” their mind conjures up images of bloated women, plunked down in the middle of a stage, illuminated by a spotlight, dressed in exotic costumes, and screaming at the top of the lungs in even more exotic languages. But frankly that stereotype could not be more wrong; I know that for a fact. If those stereotypes were right, then I would not be writing this paper. I love opera. I have been addicted to it for over five years now, and the fire that…

Certainly, there were those who crowded around him when he deigned to make a public appearance, their faces following him like sunflowers tilting toward the sun. And after he attended a performance at the opera, those same admirers would linger outside of Box Five (for all that no one knew him, where he would sit was certain. In that way, at least, he was a creature of habit). But he would manage to spin his words in such away that he was able to pull off…

Adele is the best singer of the current generation with extraordinary vocal facility and capability to pass on the enthusiastic of the music to her audience. She is a motivation to individuals from all kinds of different backgrounds and her intense vocal range helps to build her reputation. Her profound sound has made her a global accomplishment with hits like "Rolling in the Deep," "Someone Like you" and "Hello. There are a wide range of elements which forming Adele reputation as diva:…

Prelude Frederic Chopin, famous 19th century composer, taught me that life is lived in preludes. Beginnings, fragments, moods-in- miniature, some less than a minute long. Introductions to larger works that don’t even exist. Lullabies overtaken by laments. “Why can’t you be more like Mozart?” I once asked him. “More…predictable, more full of pleasing pattern?” “Why can’t you?” he shot back. Ghosts can be very peevish. But Chopin didn’t like to be called a ghost. Or an imaginary friend.…