Sonata form

The Fifth Symphony in C minor is one of the best-known symphonies Beethoven composed in his middle period. As mentioned before, it carried a “heroic” style throughout the piece and it is well-known for using a simple four-note motive as a theme that reoccurs throughout the piece. He structured this composition in a way that developed the theme through “‘modulation,’ that is, a change in the feeling of the home key, through a variety of keys or harmonic regions” (Beethoven’s Musical Style and…

A1 Bedrich Smetana’s The Moldau begins in a light, uplifting tone that brings hope and possibilities to mind. I imagined ladies busying about to ready themselves for a grand dance. Soon, the song brings to mind a romance, with emotions of love. The rest of the song seems to ebb and flow with intense conflicts followed by warm satisfaction and even light-hearted playfulness. Minor conflict followed by warmth and comfort. The song is familiar, but not easy to place from where. The music lingers…

Two violins, one viola, and a cello played Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet, Op. 76, No.3 (Emperor), II in quadruple meter and in the form of one homophonic theme with four polyphonic variations. The theme is introduced by the entire quartet in an conjunct melody that has three unique phrases. The first phrase, “A”, is the first to be introduced and repeated a second time, “A-A”. Phrase “A” moves smoothly from mid to high in ascending and descending conjunct intervals and is repeated. A second…

The concert I will review for my final assignment will be Ludwig Van Beethoven’s 9th symphony as performed by The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. It contains four movements: The first movement starts with hard dramatic strings, leading into a plethora of pleasant melodies and lovely consonance. An emotional rollercoaster would best describe this movement as the piece transitions from soft calming sounds from the horns and woodwinds to hard-pressed portions that are dominated by the string group.…

Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, op.83, composed by Johannes Brahms. In order to analyze this piece properly it is best to know the rondo within the piece. It helps to determine repetition and the featured alternating episodes. For this piece you can hear ABABA, which makes it a dynamic piece to listen to.When listening to the First A and the Last A sections you can here how similar they are. When you pay close attention to the Middle A you notice more instruments in this area.…

Beethoven and Mozart: both masters of their generation’s music and often portrayed as the building blocks of what music is today. Each made significant movements under the genre of classical but are both known for their unique executions of duets. Both Beethoven’s Allegro comodo and Mozart’s Allegro demonstrate each of their technical abilities yet are completely different in the way each piece is executed. Beethoven’s Comodo demonstrates his focus on both parts, in which they both share…

The main theme is played in various forms throughout the first movement. During the end of the first movement, there’s a call and response section between the Horns and woodwind (oboe and flute). The movement ends with a restatement of the main theme. The Overall mood of the first movement is somewhat neutral. A musically colorful, but not overly emotional work. During this pieces I felt excited and eager to see what was going to come next.…

The Symphony in C is a work planted immovably in Stravinsky's neoclassical period. He headed out to California where he finished the last development of the orchestra in August 1940.Shortly after he started the work in late 1938 his girl kicked the bucket of tuberculosis; this was followed in March of 1939 with the passing of his wife, and his mom's demise in June. He proceeded with work on the ensemble, in any case, and by August had finished the initial two developments. He directed the main…

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…

Though they are both very different, the songs “Hooked on a Feeling” by Blue Swede and “A Quick Exit” by Darren Mitchell can be broken down into their musical elements and easily compared. The elements that are most apparent in these two songs are rhythm, melody, harmony, and dynamics. Both pieces use these same elements, but in different ways, which produce the different songs that we hear. Also since these songs are different genres, there will be distinct differences between how they convey…