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    Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto no.5 Overview: This baroque concerto is composed by Johann Sebastian Bach‚ the famous baroque composer of his time. This work is the fifth of six concertos the composer dedicated to Christian Ludwig‚ Margrave of Brandenburg. This piece showcases Bach’s inimitable strength as a contrapuntist. Bach’s music has flexibility in its form and influence‚ but still retaining the constraints of the form of baroque music. He blended Italian and German music in these concertos‚ giving

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    J. S. Bach and the Second Brandenburg Concerto In December 1917‚ Johann Sebastian Bach began working as Prince Leopold of Cothen’s Kappelmeister (German: “chapel master‚” director of music)‚ tasked with composing for celebrations and holidays. A lover of music‚ the prince held Bach in high esteem; paying Bach more than twice the salary of his predecessor. Restricted by the chapel’s low-quality organ‚ Bach negotiated for new instruments in Carlsbad and Berlin‚ traveling with the prince throughout

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    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 The composer of this song is Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach). He was born on March 12‚ 1685 in Eisenach‚ Saxe-Eisenach‚ Germany. His first experience with a musical instrument is when his uncle‚ Johann Cristoph Bach (1645-1693)‚ introduced him to his first organ. He learned how to play the organ. His mother died in 1694 and his father died 8 months later. He was ten when this happened so he moved in with his eldest brother‚ Johann Cristoph Bach (1671–1721)‚ who was

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    Brandenburg Gate Speech “Mr. Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall‚” stated Ronald Reagan in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. June 12‚ 1987 was the day a speech was given that was the start of unity for all of Berlin. Within two short years of this speech being presented‚ the wall that divided freedom and totalitarianism was tore down for good. President Reagan’s purpose was clear to all. His duty was to visit Germany as all of the past presidents had done‚ and promote the means of freedom

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    The Piano Concerto

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    The Piano Concerto The development of keyboard music reached staggering new heights at the turn of the 18th century. It was during this time that the idea of the concerto became a very innovative and popular style of music which combined a large symphony setting and a virtuoso. With the growing popularity of the piano‚ the end of the 18th century saw a new and more innovative genre of piano concertos. However this concerto received a great deal of criticism due to its lack of proper form and

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    Referring to Bach’s Brandenburg concerto no 2 in F major 1st movement allegro (up to end of page 6)‚ write a critical analysis of the score excerpt. You should refer to as many of the topics studied‚ as is possible‚ including the following: a) Examples of diatonic harmony b) Unison c) Disjunct and conjunct melody d) Ostinato e) Phrasing and articulation Candidate number: 2199931 Word count: 432 In the Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F Major 1st movement allegro‚ there is use of diatonic harmony

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    Brandenburg V. Ohio

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    Charles Brandenburg was the Ohio leader of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Brandenburg held a gathering for the members of the KKK.. Brandenburg also invited the Cincinnati television crew to film his gathering. Although twelve members showed up‚ it did not stop Brandenburg from continuing. During this gathering‚ Brandenburg had said that “if our President‚ our Congress‚ our Supreme Court‚ continues to suppress the white‚ Caucasian race‚ it’s possible that there might have to be some revengance

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    In this assignment I will look at how adaptable the form of the classical concerto was to the compositional aspirations of composers of the Romantic era. I will do this by outlining the form of the classical concerto and looking at the changes between the Classical era and the Romantic era in music. I will then discuss a composer who changed from composing in the classical style to composing in the Romantic period (Romanticism) and why they changed to it. The composer I will look at is Ludwig van

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    Concerto Grosso Analysis

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    Before concerto grosso took form‚ it had a series of predecessors that morphed over time to finally become what we recognise today as concerto grosso. The first of these predecessors was the trio sonata – a work composed for two violins and cello. Trio sonatas were composed in the style of da chiesa (to be performed in the church) or da camera (to be performed in the courts of noblemen and aristocrats). Trio sonata evolved into solo sonatas where a solo instrument such as violin‚ flute‚ oboe or cello

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    the history of music. His Violin Concerto in D Major has been played by nearly every soloist in the past 150 years and‚ today‚ it is one of the major works in violin repertoire. Since its premiere by Franz Clement in the winter of 1806‚ many aspects of the violin‚ bow‚ and performance have undergone changes. This paper discusses the modern day knowledge of Beethoven ’s Violin Concerto‚ and how it is influencing the way violinists interpret and perform the concerto. It also points out some of the different

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