phenomenon of the “Mozart Effect”. The article detailed their research which involved exposing college students to ten minutes of Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K. 448)‚ a relaxation tape‚ or silence‚ then followed by a test on spatial reasoning‚ taken from the Stanford-Binet intelligence test. The results demonstrated that listening to a Mozart sonata subsequently induced
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harmony‚ essentially eliminating one of the viola’s lines‚ violas gradually fell out of demand. The emergence of the trio sonata as the most popular form of chamber music in the seventeenth century excluded the viola completely‚ as it generally featured two violins and continuo. In his book‚ The History of the Viola‚ Riley states: The omission of the viola from the trio sonata was an unfortunate development that retarded the progress of this instrument in many ways. Not only was the viola usually
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician capable of playing multiple instruments who started playing in public at the age of 6. Over the years‚ Mozart aligned himself with a variety of European venues and patrons‚ composing hundreds of works that included sonatas‚ symphonies‚ masses‚ concertos and operas‚ marked by vivid emotion and sophisticated textures. Budding Young Composer In December‚ 1769‚ Wolfgang‚ then age 13‚ and his father departed from Salzburg for Italy‚ leaving his mother and sister at home
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Ashley Harris Professor Kantner Flute Literature 13 December 2012 Henry Dutilleux Sonatine Program Notes Music of the twentieth century seems to be one of exploration and experimentation of sound and technique. Composers of this time period examined new musical languages particular to each instrument (or voice)‚ some even rejecting the tonal language all together‚ and others expanding upon the boundaries of traditional tonality. Then there were also those that looked at experimentation of new
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All the great developments in music had arisen there. Examples of important musical techniques that have come from Germany include he Classical sonata and sonata form‚ which was of German development‚ being discovered by German composers. Nationalism in music is an aspect of Neo-classicism which is a style of composing brought by the reintroduction of balanced forms and clearly perceived thematic processes
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“Pianoforte: the development‚ technological changes and performance practice” [pic] London Metropolitan University Module: Musical Instruments Student: Silvija Armonaite 07062934 Lec: Lewis Jones‚ Christina Paine. Introduction The early history of piano is familiar or at least easily accessible. It has been summarised in many reference books and explored in recently growing literature. The piano music has occupied a central place in
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The History of Western Music Music has been around since the dawn of time‚ ever since man first inhabited this planet we have learned to communicate in ways other then conventional speaking. Different Cultures all have there own specific way of communicating through music. Music is basically broken into two specific groups Eastern Music and Western Music. Eastern music is mainly derived from the orient and India. While‚ Western music first emerged from Europe. Western music has developed
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Guide to Music History Part 1 – Introduction Whether you need to brush up on your knowledge of musical styles for your grade six music theory exam (or higher)‚ or are just keen to learn more about our rich heritage of “classical” music‚ I hope this new series of articles about the history of classical music will offer you something of interest. Here’s a quick introduction to the new series! Each article will take a brief look at one of the main eras that “classical” music is divided into. I’m using
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delightful music from the top performing arts students of Colburn. This concert series is free admission reservation is required. “Autumn Winds” included the following composition or pieces played in order: 1. Ricochet - Kerry Turner‚ 1960 2. Clarinet Sonata in E-flat Major‚ Op. 167 (1921) - Camille Saint-Saens‚ 1835-1921 I. Allegretto 3. Rhapsody for Clarinet (ca. 1979) - Giacomo Miluccio 4. Selections from Divertissement for Oboe‚ Clarinet‚ and Bassoon (1927) - Erwin Schulhoff‚ 1894-1942
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Art 199 / Motion Picture Appreciation Due Date: Nov 6th‚ 2008 5 Principles of film form in Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut Stanley Kubrick once said "If it can be written‚ or thought‚ it can be filmed". With that in mind‚ my paper today is an analysis of the 5 principles of film form in Stanley Kubrick’s last film “Eyes Wide Shut”. Even tough “Eyes...” isn’t my favorite of the Kubrick films‚ it is surely really close to being‚ I love every aspect of it‚ from the music‚ to the themes‚ to the way
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