Opera buffa

The Romantic period began around the 1800’s and lasted only until around the 1850’s but with it came two fantastic God-fearing musicians. Johannes Brahms was one of those musicians and his music was truly emotional. Johannes was born in Hamburg, Germany in 1833 and was first introduced to music by his father. Dedicated to both music and his son, Brahms’ father, who played double bass in a civic orchestra,had Brahms taught by Friedrich Cossel and Eduard Marxan, whom kindly taught him without pay…

Rent, a rock-musical set in New York, follows seven artists working for their dreams of stardom without becoming sellouts. Originating in 1996, Rent was composed by an almost unknown composer at the time, Jonathan Larson. From small beginnings in the Off-Broadway New York Theater Workshop, Rent made its way to Broadway, and became an American hit. This hit musical was written and composed by Jonathan Larson. Living from 1960-1996, dying the morning Rent was to be performed in its first…

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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…

develop his voice, Das Klagende Lied. Once he graduated he decided that conducting was the main thing he wanted to do. He thought it would be the best career choice. On January 1, 1908, Mahler debuted as director of New York City’s Metropolitan Opera. One year later he was conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. He returned to Vienna to die of heart disease on May 18, 1911. He passed away before he fully completed his tenth and final symphony. Mahler has been named as an influence by…