Sonata

History and/or Manufacturers: According to violin maker William Bartruff, the violin first appeared in Italy in the 16th century. While the very first violin is maker is not precisely known, scholars debate between Andrea Amati and Gasparo di Bertolotti da Salò. However, debates lay in Amati’s favor. He was considered a lute maker at the time and as the violin was not well known, he would not be documented as the maker of such. Also, the first four string violin as well as the oldest surviving…

On April 7, 2018 the New York Repertory Orchestra played in the church of St. Mary the Virgin and performed three musical pieces. The architecture of this church is so beautiful, it has a bunch of details, paintings and sculpture that resemble the Catholic religion. Inside the breathtaking church, where the father usually gives his sermon, the orchestra took their places surrounding the conductor. The cello and the percussion were in the back and the violins and the brass were in the front. They…

Part I. The Hyundai Motor group of South Korea is one of the largest automobile firms in the world. They did not earn this title without great failures, questioning and learning. South Korea has unique customs and political affiliations compared to those in Europe and the Americas, the targets of their global market. The Chung family, who have remained in control throughout the firm's entire existence, have different morals and values with the generational changes in power, causing…

emblem. A king of France in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries 40. Ecrasez l’infame Crush the infamous, Voltaire 41. Sonata form a type of composition in three sections (exposition, development, and recapitulation) in which two themes or subjects are explored according to set key relationships. It forms the basis for much classical music, including the sonata, symphony, and…

From 1740 to 1760, Haydn worked hard and he came to know the leading Viennese musical figures along the way. (Geiringer, 1982) In those times, it was necessary to have sponsorship of nobility for support. In 1761, Hungarian Prince Paul Anton Esterházy, contracted Haydn and asked him to be assistant kapellmeister, or composer for the Prince. The contract included an exclusivity clause that required the Prince’s permission for any outside compositions. When Prince Paul died in 1762, his brother…

Luigi Boccherini. Born 1743 in Lucca, Italy, and died 1805 in Madrid, Spain. He lived for 62 years. His body was buried in Pontifical Basilica of St. Michael in Madrid, until 1927 when Mussolini had him dug up and moved his body to the church of St. Francesco in his native place, Lucca, Italy. Luigi’s bloodline still goes on to live in Spain this day. Boccherini’s father sent him at a young age to study in Rome(1757). He later went on to Madrid, and worked for the younger brother of Charles…

The theme of this section was described by flute and clarinet. The rhythms in the classical period were to be pleasing to the ear, like all of which Mozart piece does. The final part had many similarities with the two previous chapters. However, this chapter was less bleak but happier and livelier. This chapter started with the swapping of the range of music and the tonal sense of the piece was very strong, hence the apparent comprehensibility, with the rhythms was very flexible, and…

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born January 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria is one of the most well known and prolific composers of the classical era. As a child prodigy Mozart learned to play the piano at the age of three by watching his father teach his is older sister. By the age of six Mozart was composing his own music and with his sister, Nannerl, traveling Europe to preform concerts. During these travels young Wolfgang met Johann Christian Bach (youngest son of…

Among the many legends in humanities, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart stands out for the hundreds of pivotal compositions established throughout his short-life. At age 3, Mozart began his musical education in his childhood home in Salzburg, Austria. His father, Leopold Mozart, a German composer and teacher, acknowledged the rapid advancement of his son’s talent. “‘The miracle which God let be born in Salzburg’ was Leopold’s description of his son” (Sadie 2017). Leopold influenced his son by not only…

innovative compositions, combining vocals and instruments, widened the sphere sonatas, symphonies, concertos and quartets. Like another pianist I researched Beethoven also struggled with a disability. Beethoven began to lose his hearing, yet the remarkable thing is that it did not hamper his talents, some of his most important works were composed during the last ten years of his life, when he was quite unable to hear. The piano sonatas before Beethoven all followed the same structural blueprint,…