Symphony No. 9

not be free,” which means that she is not willing to let Spotify and other services undermine the hard work and dedication that she embeds into her music (Garthright et al para. 9). Despite her strong belief that music has great value, Taylor recently restored her music back on Spotify in June of 2017 (Garthright et al para. 9). She has not stated her reasons why she returned to the streaming service, but many people have speculated that her decision was to prepare for the release of her newest…

was definitely an innovator, as he employs multiple music topoi and unusual chords and modulations along with his highly repetitive melodic lines in the first movement of this sonata in F major. History has given him the titles of “father of the symphony,” “father of the orchestra,” and “father of the string quartet,” but he also deserves another one of “father of the piano…

ending concluding section called the coda. In the exposition the themes are present, then in the development the themes are presented in a new way and the themes reappear in the recapitulation. This is all concluded by the coda. An example of this is Symphony No. 40 in G Minor K. 550, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In this piece, he displays sonata-form by displaying an initial theme, treating the theme in a new way, and the theme returns again. The next major form is Theme and Variations, which…

However, Beethoven’s pursuit of receiving Mozart’s instruction did not stop there. Since Mozart died before he could teach Beethoven, Beethoven returned to Vienna once again to seek a new teacher, Joseph Haydn, who was another brilliant Classical composer. Beethoven hoped he could “receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands”, but sadly, Haydn wasn’t such a great teacher. According to Beachy, a previous composition major at West Virginia University who studied Beethoven’s influences from a…

in 1824. It is a romantic period drama. Beethoven is a legendary musician, and he is stone deaf. In last days of his life, he gets busy in preparing for his latest symphony. Beethoven is desperate to publish his “Ninth Symphony”. Beethoven’s publisher is Schlemmer, who is dying of cancer. Beethoven is in need to complete his symphony. So, Schlemmer sends the student Anna Holtz as copyist to complete Beethoven’s score. Anna Holtz is a Viennese music student. She is an aspiring composer and…

PETRONAS Philharmonic Hall which located in Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC). It was an around 120 minute concert including 20 minutes interval in between. Two great works was presented on this day which was Piano Concerto in A minor by Schumann and Symphony No.4 in E flat major- ‘Romantic’ by Bruckner. In this concert, Constantin Trinks was the conductor whereas David Fray was the pianist. The concert started with Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.54 by Schumann. This work consists of three…

Dziga Vertov’s conception of montage is defined by a borrowed reference to music called the theory of intervals. In music, an interval is the difference between two notes and can be wide or short. More than a mere parallel montage, Vertov’s montage using intervals consists in extending a filmic movement by using another shot placed in the same filmic continuity, even if this second shot has been recorded elsewhere or in another time. Like in symphonic music, with recurrent themes and patterns…

explain how Peter became one of the most famous composers in history by discussing many of his earlier compositions that earned him great popularity throughout the entire world. These compositions include Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor and Symphony No. 3 in D Major. While the article begins to build up the reputation of Peter, the author includes a…

Mozart’s “Turkish March” and its later adaptations This essay explores various functions of W.A. Mozart’s Piano Sonata No.11, third movement: Rondo Alla Turca. It is widely known as the “Turkish March” because it mimics the sound of Turkish Janissary bands. This song has remained its high popularity in the world by various adaptations. In the following discussion, I will explore its primary function as an education tool, and respective secondary functions in contemporary societies as a…

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…