On Christmas Day 1989‚ the city of Berlin got to enjoy a concert for the ages: the "Ode to Freedom‚". A composite event‚ covering centuries worth of work by the composers Schiller‚ Beethoven - and Leonard Bernstein. The purpose of the concert was to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall in a way that would be remembered forever. Bernstein had the soloists and chorus sing in the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that truly symbolized freedom‚ as a gift from the gods to the Germans. Not
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor‚ K. 310 Mozart’s Mourning “Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent” – Victor Hugo The Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor‚ K. 310‚ composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ is an original piece which stands out even among all of his other works. To fully appreciate this sonata however‚ one must understand the events in Mozart’s life preceding the writing of this piece. Written in the summer of 1778 shortly after the
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of the entire symphony I can sympathize with people who feel the first movement is over played and dull; however‚ I personally feel it is the most important movement because it is where the motive is established and the climax just can’t be beat. Beethoven gives it to the listener up front: the four-note motive upon which the entire symphony is based (short-short-short-long). You can’t help but get chills when a brief pause before the recapitulation
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Ludwig van Beethoven 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827 [pic] [pic] Ludwig van Beethoven is perhaps the most famous and influential of all the pianist composers of his time. He was considered instrumental in the transition of between the classical and romantic eras in Western Art Music. Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn (now called Cologne‚ Germany) to parents of Belgian descent. His father‚ Johann‚ was a musician at the court of Bonn‚ and his mother‚
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relaxing for me and I wasn’t wrong about my thoughts. When I bought my ticket‚ I thought I was going to listen just Beethoven but I was wrong. I listened different pieces from different composers. I was perceptive listener. I did my best to observe as much as I can and through this observation I took some notes during the concert in order to write my report. First piece was Pohjola’s Daughter Op.49 which was composed by Jean Sibelius. It has very colorful scores and it was played by a large orchestra which
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The text of the second song of op. 48 is taken from an earlier volume of poetry than that of the previous song. The poetry collection “Abschied” (Farewell) from 1930 is one of two books by Haringer that were published by Paul Zsolnay Verlag. Zsolnay’s co-manager‚ Felix Kostia-Costa‚ did originally not want to publish the volume‚ but was probably swayed by Alma Mahler-Werfel . The poem’s title is the adjective “tot” (dead) which must not be confused with the noun “Tod” (death) that is pronounced
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him to go back to the traditional way of playing music. 1814 came‚ Beethoven was 44‚ and he created a masterpiece Opera that everybody raged over. The name of the Opera was Fidelio; it was his only Opera. It was so popular it was known for the newly free Europe who had just been saved by the tyranny of Troika. Towards the end of Beethoven’s life‚ he leads his reputation into the ground. After his brother died‚ Casper‚ Beethoven fought to have sole custody of his son‚ even though‚ it said in the
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School Security My topic is on School Security because On April 20‚ 1999‚ in the small‚ suburban town of Littleton‚ Colorado‚ two high-school seniors‚ Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris‚ enacted an all-out assault on Columbine High School during the middle of the school day. The boys’ plan was to kill hundreds of their peers. With guns‚ knives‚ and a multitude of bombs‚ the two boys walked the hallways and killed. When the day was done‚ twelve students‚ one teacher‚ and the two murderers were dead; plus
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was born in December 16‚ 1770 in Germany. His father‚ Johann van Beethoven‚ was his first music teacher. It is reported that Beethoven’s father was a very strict and hard music teacher. Beethoven knew how to play the piano‚ viola‚ and the organ‚ and was on his way to showing the public his talent at the early age of 7. His most important music teacher in Germany was Christian Gottlob Neefe‚ who helped him publish his first composition at the age of 10‚ which was a set of nine
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Composer and pianist Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ who is commonly considered the greatest composer of all time‚ was born on or about December 16‚ 1770. He was born in the city of Bonn‚ Germany to the parents of Maria Magdalena van Beethoven and Johann van Beethoven. However‚ his exact date of birth is uncertain‚ Beethoven was baptized on December 17‚ 1770. It was a law that babies be baptized within twenty-four hours of birth‚ however‚ Beethoven believed he was born in 1772 even when provided official
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