Piano Concerto No. 1

At 10 years old he quit school and studied music full time with Christian Gottlob Neefe, the newly appointed Court Organist, by whom he was introduced to Johann Sebastian Bach. At 12 years old he published his first composition of piano variations. When his father's alcoholism got to the point that he was not be able to support his family, Beethoven requested an official appointment as Assistant Court Organist, which he received and he was put on the payroll. In 1778, the court…

1. The piano sonata was a genre that was very important to the Classical Era and that somewhat evolved from the regular sonata. The piano sonata was an instrumental work that was designed for two pianos, or similarly one other instrument (violin, cello, etc.) and a piano. This genre became very important for amateurs who wanted to practice and perform in the comfort of their own home and for composers who wished to express the conversation-like aspects of this genre. 2. Ludwig Van Beethoven has…

Madison, WI. Garrick Ohlsson was the piano soloist that night in a Johannes Brahms piece after the intermission. The conductor came onto the stage before the show to give a brief explanation of the concert for the night and why he chose the musical selections he did, and I found it very interesting how he chose three very different composers; a more recent composer; a more powerful composer from a different time; and a well known lullaby composer for his classical concerto. The first piece of…

woodwinds, brass and the percussion sections. For the third piece, the piano and the harp were also added to the orchestra.…

some of Mozart’s most legendary violin concertos, played on the violin by the talented Hsuan- Hao Hsu, Stephen Kim, and Angela Sin Ying Chan. All three musicians, have entered the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and are now studying with renowned violinist,…

He wrote operas, eleven concertos, solo works, chamber music with string quartets and instrumental sonatas, film scores also he created ten symphonies. one instrument that I believe he composed a lot for was a violin also he was very into the keyboard and piano. A violin is a part of the string family which in an orchestra they are mainly in the front row of the conductor. The first song that I listened to from my composer Philip Glass was a violin concerto No.1. During the song I heard plenty…

I am a guy that is big on music. Ever since I was a kid, I found music as a getaway tool and a stress reliever. Music is a very big part in my life and i can't go a day without listening to music. I am very picky when it comes to music choice. Not any genre can impress me, but I found out classical music very interesting, full of life, and a lot of history lies behind it. Just to keep it simple I gave Very Best of Beethoven on Amazon. It has 2 CDs and 10 tracks each. History behind Ludwig van…

used for piano education. Arlene Steffan, MM, who is an adjunct teacher at Fresno Pacific University, discuss’ Bach’s two-part inventions which “take several skills: analysis, coordination, stylistic articulation and, most importantly, the ability to listen in layers” (“This and That”, 30). A research article on the harmony patterns in classical music found “Bach 's harmony patterns were having the most influence on those used by other composers, followed closely by Mozart” (Wu, et al. 1).…

all time and one of the most outstanding melodists amongst composers, was born at Oneg, near Novgorod, on 20 March 1873 (1 April New Style), into a musical family: his grandfather had been a pupil of John Field and his father, too, played the piano. When Sergei was nine, financial difficulties forced the sale of the family estate and they moved to St Petersburg, where he took piano lessons at the Conservatoire. Rachmaninoff’s cousin, the pianist and conductor Alexander Siloti, had studied in…

a successful career, he has faced lots of criticism. One is his crazy, out of this world interpretations. Another is his posture; he sat at the piano incorrectly and hummed along with his playing. He sat on a bench that was about 14 inches high. This put him almost horizontal to the piano. In reality, your elbows should be perpendicular to the piano and you should be able to sit up straight. Fortunately, Gould recorded over 80 CBS recordings for the public to listen…