Oratorio

powerful, but Bach is language of the God. In personal opinion, Bach’s music is more connotative and complex. Bach had composed 228 church cantatas( including 21 lost or incomplete), 49 secular cantatas( including 16 lost), 17 latin church music, 10 oratorios, 10 motets, 192 chorales, 75 sacred, 66 organ works, 7 lute works, 31 orchestral, 39 chamber works which include Bach sonata…

Ellens dritter Gesang is written in strophic form like many other religious songs, repeating the same melody for every verse. This places importance on the lyrics and forces the listener to focus on the text rather than the melody. The melody is nevertheless attractive and simple, thus is easy to sing in church or at a religious gathering. Just like in many religious pieces, the song implements plagal cadences to create a greater effect of holiness and righteousness (Audio reference 4). The song…

Symphony is a multi-movement instrumental work for an orchestra originating from the Italian Sinfonia, which was an instrumental prelude to large-scale vocal works such as opera and oratorio. Sinfonia comprises of 3 movements written at the tempo sequence of fast- slow fast. According to Dr. Nolan Gasser, the new trend of adopting opera sinfonia for concert use emerged in the 1720s and 30s and soon, composers such as Giovanni Battista Sammartini and Johann Stamitz began composing symphonies as…

The word baroque came from the Portuguese word “barroco.” Baroque music had been used in western European music from 1600 to 1750. The baroque era includes spirit, opera and its components, cantata and oratorio, concerto, and instrumental music. The greatest example I choose from our book for late baroque period music is an Antonio Vivaldi work, “Spring, from the Four seasons la primavera, from le quattro stgioni), op. 8 1 I.” Spring music is a good example of baroque period because it is…

I’ve listened to Messiah since I was very young. My grandmother is very fond of baroque music, and has about a dozen different versions of Messiah, let alone any other pieces. Because I’ve listened to so many versions of it for so many years, I know a quite a bit about what the piece sounds like or at least what it should sound like. The instrumental backdrop of the piece is predominantly homophonic and is founded on the combination of smooth strings, gentle woodwinds, and strong brass in a…

In this research paper I will discussing the Classical Style Comparison of Franz Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Comparing similar pieces, and works, and symphonies. Also comparing their relationships to string instruments. Including Haydn’s Oxford symphony no. 92 in G Major, Mozart’s symphony No. 40, 1st movement “Allegro”. In his time, Haydn 's style was perceived as exceedingly person. His syntheses had expansive interest since they joined the acquainted with the unforeseen. Outline of…

J.S. Bach was a German composer and musician in eighteenth-century. He serves at courts. He has three most important positions. There were at Weimar, Cöthen and Leipzig. He has little responsibility at Cöthen and Leipzing. Therefore, he composed 250 sacred cantatas. The most notable one is Cantata No.140. It has seven movements. The melody and text are based on chorale tune Wachet auf. The first movement has sopranos and tenors singing a polyphonic texture. The melody and lyrics use imitation…

string quartets, piano concertos, symphonies and mastering them all. Mozart was born in 1756, and was able to perform multiple instruments at the age of 6. He was a child prodigy, he was able to write a symphony at the age of eight; at age eleven an oratorio, and at age of twelve he wrote an opera. He unfortunately died at the age of 35.4 The works Mozart were performed at the concert I attended were Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) and Cosi fan tutte. Le nozze di Figaro (The…

sponsored by Queen Christina for the British ambassador who had been sent by King James 2 of England to attend the inauguration of Pope Innocent 12 to Rome, which Arcangelo conducted an orchestra of 150 strings. Corelli directed the performances of the oratorio Santa Beatrice d’Este by Giovanni Lulier, called del violino, also with a large number of players which include: 39 violins 10 violas 17 cellos and additional instruments to make a total of more than 80 musicians in 1689.Cardinal…

On Thursday, April 19. 2016 at 7:00 Pm a Junior Music Recital was held at Barry University in the Cor Jesu Chapel. Performers were Leonell Figeredo, Yanessa Morillo-Delerme, Travis Hogue, Evan Post, Beverly Coulter, Daniel Daroca and two unknown females. Dr. Coulter and Mr. Daroca played the piano. The space was large. 45 people were seated in the chapel. The piano was placed at the front of the room to the left of the persons seated. People were also seated to the side of the room. There was a…