Journal IV Music Appreciation Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major‚ K. 488 I love Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Bach‚ Chopin‚ and all the classical period instrumental compositions. This piece is whimsical and reminds me of a butterfly just flying through the spring air after coming out of a cocoon. The tone is very warm and bright‚ listening to the overall allegretto tempo you get excited when you hear the tempo jump to vivace and back down to moderato. This concerto was completed in 1786‚ which also happened
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The Piano Lesson Production The Piano Lesson‚ written by August Wilson and directed by Lou Bellamy is placed in the 1930’s and is about an African American family haunted by American slavery. The play mainly focuses on a piano that has been in this African American family for decades. The piano represents strength and courage. During the production not every single scene and line in the playwright was included in the production. It was not actually needed because the actors were really able
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film you have studied. In The Piano‚ New Zealand director‚ Jane Campion comments on the isolation and restriction placed on people in Victorian Colonial society. The techniques of symbolism and lighting she uses are vitally important to successfully portray her important message. James Berardinelli said that in The Piano “symbolism abounds and most of it is clear enough for even the casual viewer to grasp”. Campion relies on a range of symbols like the piano to fully develop her message. Ada
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create lifelike characters. To give more power to the plot‚ recitativo secco was used to keep the plot rolling. His arias often had multiple moods through sectional forms‚ and vocal lyricism was included in instrumental writing. STYLE OF BEETHOVEN Beethoven was the first person to cherish cyclical structure. His compelling themes are still memorable today‚ such as the short-short-short-long theme from Symphony N.5‚ and Ode to Joy‚ in Symphony N.9. It took him lots of time to compose his music
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“The instrumental music of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven forms a peak in the development of tonal music and is one of the crucial evolutionary developments in the history of music as a whole.” ~ Unknown Mozart aside‚ Ludwig van Beethoven is the most famous classical composer of the western world. Beethoven is remembered for his powerful and stormy compositions‚ and for continuing to compose and conduct even after he began to go deaf at age 28. The ominous four-note beginning to
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Beethoven’s Symphony No.9‚ Op.125‚ D minor “Choral” was completed in 1842 and premiered on Friday‚ May 7‚ 1824. Beethoven was already completely deaf at that time. His symphony No.9 is his final symphony and one of his greatest masterpieces. This symphony is seventy-four minutes long and consists of four movements. The first movement‚ Allegro ma non troppo‚ un poco maestoso‚ is in sonata form with a stormy mood. The opening theme which sounds like an orchestra tuning‚ is played softly over the
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African Americans from gaining more equality and they had many struggles in their lives because White Americans generally did not accept for them to be on the same level. These changes were seen through the perspectives of characters in the play‚ “The Piano Lesson”‚ written by August Wilson. Although there was social
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Steinway and Sons remains one of the best-known producers of concert pianos in the world. Throughout its great history the company has shown a distinctive talent at innovation and quality workmanship‚ as evidenced by its 114 patents. In an age of mass production‚ Steinway continues to manufacture a limited number of handmade pianos in a unique testament to individual craftsmanship. However‚ Stein¬way’s dominance in the concert piano market is being chal¬lenged by several rivals. Can Steinway continue
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Pianos For a long period of time‚ playing the piano has become very popular because it can help pianists to express their feelings through songs and also transfer those emotions to people around them. It is the most popular instrument‚ and it can play most popular types of music from classical to jazz‚ pop‚ or blues. People play the piano as a leisure activity. It is not too much to say that more and more people want to learn to play the piano than any other instrument. There have been many types
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A great example of a tragic hero is a man by the name of Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven was born into a dutch family of nobility in the field of music on December 17th 1770 in bonn. He was named after his grandfather‚ a bass singer. Beethoven’s father‚ Johannes‚ was a court Tenor and pianist and was the first person to instruct young Ludwig in music. He taught him the piano‚ violin‚ and also possibly the viola. He went to elementary school in the Neugasse until his first public performance at the
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