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years 1804-1808. This is the most frequently performed symphonies and arguable one of the best classical pieces ever composed. This piece was first performed in 1808 and achieved its fame shortly afterwards. Beethoven was a major composer who help music transition from the classical to the romantic era. Beethoven did not only compose 9 symphonies but he also composed a few piano concertos, violin concertos and many more. The symphony consists of four movements: Allegro con brio, Andante con…

Hamilton’s research found that students in the United States and members of a remote Cambodian hill tribe express emotions through music and movement in nearly the same way. Both the students and the people from the Cambodian Kreung tribe were asked to manipulate five slider bars to change the characteristics of an animated character representing bouncy ball and make it look peaceful, scared, happy, sad or angry (Fig 2). Fig 2. Paradigm. Participants manipulated five slider bars corresponding…

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…

from their home country. For instance, the orchestra may invite a German violinist to perform Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. When the orchestras go on a tour to other country, they may programme some works from or relate to the country. A series of music from a specific country can also be one of the options. For example, it was a convention for the BBC Proms to feature a “Viennese Nights” concert once a…

Music surrounds us and has an influence over much of what we encounter in our everyday lives. Music is more than just what you hear in concert halls or on the classic radio stations, it is in background of much of what we do. It can be playing in the stores we shop in and influence what we buy, embellish TV advertisements, and enhances movie scenes. It has the power to influence the moods of those who listen and can change the atmosphere of an entire room. This outstanding power of music is…

between Mozart’s Sonata No. 14 in C minor, K. 457 and Beethoven’s Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 10. Despite the fact that this is only one comparison between the the pieces of the two composers, it demonstrates numerous ways Mozart influenced Beethoven’s music. Although the pieces contain different notes, the two characters they depict are nearly identical. Characters can be created with a multitude of different elements: dynamics (volume), phrasing (tapering of phrases, voicing certain notes,…

Music has always had an important role in society throughout the ages. Through the decades music has changed in regards to style and its culture. As with anything that stimulates change music brought about conflicts between racial and gender classes. The book I selected to read, All Shook Up: How Rock ‘N’ Roll Changed America, was written by award winning author Glenn C. Altschuler. In his book Altschuler discusses specifically how rock and roll aided or discouraged the changes that were brought…

when I watch a film and that's how I create music. I mean, I'm watching a film and feeling something and trying to create that in music […] It is about these people and you want to relate to Frodo, and you want to relate to Bilbo and you want to feel what they're…

Vocal music in the Baroque era Introduction to the baroque era Taken from the Portuguese word “barroco (oddly shaped pearl)”, the term “Baroque” is associated with Western art music between the periods of 1600 to 1750 (Nicholas Kraemer accessed: 1 September 2016). In congruence to the word it derived from, Baroque music focussed on musical ornamentation, technique and contrast. Additionally, the concept of “melody” and “harmony” began to be articulated and implemented, in contrast to the…

n the Russian classical music in the history, has the inestimable influence folk songs. The world famous Russian composer "powerful group" and Tchaikovsky had to folk music has a strong interest in. A major factor in these composers writing is the folk song. They learned from the folk song in his works, folk songs which music language acquired unique incomparable. People in the "powerful group" and a Tchaikovsky symphony and opera works according to their own fantasies created gained new…