Dear Mr. Arrayan Last weekend my Fine Arts class attended the Oregon Symphony’s presentation of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The piece was monumental and included a tribute to the recently departed conductor James DePreist. The symphony played one of his favorites‚ “Adagietto” from Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony‚ and Benjamin Britten’s “Ballad of Heroes”. The piece from Gustav Mahler was very dynamic and only included a timbre of string instruments that were well blended. The piece included very
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Viva Voce A piano sonata is a sonata of course written for a solo piano. Piano sonatas are usually written in three or four movements‚ although some piano sonatas have been written with a single movement (Scarlatti) two movements (Haydn)‚ five (Brahms’ Third Piano Sonata) or even more movements. The first movement is generally in sonata form. This Pathetique song was Beethoven’s eighth Piano Sonata written in 1797 and was published in 1799. This sonata was written during his early period
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music‚ a concerto. More importantly‚ his work began the search for a new identity of a concerto. An identity that is known as a concerto grosso. Several of Vivaldi’s movements consisted of more than one soloist supported by an orchestra. However‚ the piece I am going to discuss only consists of a single soloist and his or her accompaniment. Vivaldi composed a series containing four separate parts‚ but I am only relating to the second one. I am covering Summer from The Four Seasons concerto. Summer
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Everyone has heard Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata. This piece of music has 3 movements‚ which are major changes to the song such as the key‚tempo‚and volume. This piece of music is very passionate‚ it was written after Beethoven had gone deaf. from the eerie but beautiful begging to very intense near the end. This song can be compared to Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein‚ which also has a lot of passionate written on its pages. Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata begins very eerie and soft. It can make
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Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn‚ Germany. He started playing piano and violin from a very young age. He was a pupil of his father‚ whom was a drinker and often forced him to wake up in the middle of the night to play for him and his drinking companions. Beethoven pursued his studies with many different great composers. He first studied with Hayden‚ but after a clash of temperaments he became a student of Schenk‚ Albrechtsberger‚ and Salieri. From the age of 12‚ Beethoven became
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Commentary – Piano and Drums by Gabriel Okara In Gabriel Okara’s poem‚ “Piano and Drums”‚ Okara expresses his feelings and thoughts of a primitive society in contrast to a western society. Being an African himself‚ and having studied in a western society‚ the poem reflects the confusion in his emotions as well as the loss of self-identity. The title of the poem itself‚ “Piano and Drums” displays a sense of dissimilarity and contrast as the instruments are so unalike in terms of sophistication.
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Ludwig van Beethoven The Deaf Maestro Essential Question: Who was Beethoven‚ and what was his effect on European? Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and pianist. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music‚ he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best known compositions include 9 symphonies‚ 5 concertos for piano‚ 32 piano sonatas‚ and 16 string quartets. He also composed other chamber music‚ choral works
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of a Legend Ludwig van Beethoven‚ also known as " The General of Musicians‚" was born on December 16‚ 1770. However‚ this date is not exact because it is believed that Beethoven’s father lied about his son’s age in order to portray him as an infant prodigy. As a result‚ Beethoven is convinced he was born on December 16‚ 1772 at the Rheingasse home‚ which belonged to the Fischers‚ who were close friends of the family (Orga 8). Johann van and Maria Magdalena Beethoven bore five children of which
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It has been over 200 years since the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven‚ but his music is alive and excites millions of people‚ almost as if it was created by our contemporary. Anyone who is even slightly acquainted with Beethoven`s biography and musical legacy‚ cannot help but fall in love with pieces of music of this composer. Between high ideals praise in his musical works and his life‚ there was no single abruption. Beethoven’s life is an example of courage and persistent struggle against life’s obstacles
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Outline Title: Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven and His Achievements Thesis Statement: Beethoven is one of the greatest composer in the history of music. He played a big role in the world of music. He was the one who initiated among his co-composers the freedom to express themselves. Some of his masterpieces were Eroica Pastorale‚ Fideleo and the religious composition entitled Missa Solemnis. I. Introduction II. The Man and His Music A.
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