John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5‚ 1912 – August 12‚ 1992) was an American composer. A pioneer of chance music‚ electronic music and non-standard use of musical instruments‚ Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde and‚ in the opinion of many‚ the most influential American composer of the 20th century.[1][2] He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance‚ mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham‚ who was also Cage’s romantic partner for
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One of the most prolific and world renowned composers of his time‚ during the Baroque era‚ was Johann Sebastian Bach. The German composer has composed over 1000 known works throughout his musical career which included pieces for organ and over 300 cantatas. Most notably‚ his works for organ are among his most revered and well known. Bach was known for not just his compositional skills but his performing skills on organ‚ keyboard‚ and violin. His use of harmony and contrapuntal techniques paved the
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Musi1103 Final Exam Take Home Essay 16 December 2013 Cynthia Laker This essay will include an introduction‚ and then use examples of works from Mozart‚ Haydn and Beethoven to discuss the historical significance and evolution of the six genres of the Viennese Classical Style. I. The String Quartet; II. the Symphony and the Symphony Orchestra; III. Sonata; IV. The Concerto; V. Serenade This essay will also describe the four forms found in the four-movement symphony. Sonata allegro;
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Twenty-century music for Tuba: Analysis and Pedagogy methods of Solo Tuba of the master recital selected repertoire Chapter 1 Even though the tuba was not known as a solo instrument for another century‚ the bass tuba in F was created by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht and Johann Gottfried Moritz (1777–1840) in September 1835. It was decided that a big bass instrument was required‚ to produce low harmonics in the brass family. Since then it has been used as a bass part to support and accompany other
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Essays on the Origins of Western Music by David Whitwell Essay Nr. 138: Music of the Renaissance Banquet From a musical perspective‚ the most important music heard at Renaissance banquets was that heard when the banquet was concluded. The brief concerts‚ that is to say the moment when music was actually listened to by contemplative listeners‚ which were always specified as taking place “after the tables were cleared‚” were really an important step toward today’s
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Ludwig Van Beethoven and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are often compared in their musicality because of their time periods and the way they both changed music. Throughout their lives these two composers had come across many trials and success‚ while coming from different backgrounds they had many similar childhoods with tragedy. These great composers brought up many different reactions of people in their unique presentation and composition of their works. Each composer developed their own unique styles
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Analysis: Bach Suite No. 3 in D major The instruments used in the piece are: * Trumpet 1 * Trumpet 2 * Trumpet 3 * Timpani * Oboe 1 * Oboe 2 * Violin 1 * Violin 2 * Viola * Continuo – Harpsichord or Double Bass Why this piece is typically baroque This is piece is baroque as it includes many of the baroque characteristics: * Perfect Cadence!! – In the concept Pitch‚ the perfect cadence is very obvious at the end of the sections and phrases – change
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Achievement Standard Music Studies 91423: Examine the influence of context on a substantial piece of work Symphony No. 41 in C major‚ K. 551‚ Jupiter - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ 10 August 1788 Cultural and Social Impacts During Mozart’s time in Vienna in the late 18th century‚ one of the most fruitful and successful composing periods of his life‚ there were a number of cultural and social impacts that were likely to have an effect on his music. Mozart’s ultimate goal with his music was to appeal
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History Of Western Music Chapter #1 Direct unison-everyone in an ensemble sings the music together Antiphony-alternations of groups of singers Responsorial-alteration of soloist and group of singers Contrafactum-take a set melody and replace existing lyrics with new ones Gregorian chant- also known as : “Carolinian chant”‚ monophonic‚ limited melodic range‚ unmeasured rhythm‚ based on modes : Syllabic-one note per syllable Neumatic-2-6 notes per syllable Melismatic-many notes per
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I. Liszt and his Years of Pilgrimage “Western composers-Mendelssohn and Schumann‚ for example-wrote works using national color characteristics of various countries. In so doing they came to fabricate some imaginary national atmosphere‚ as in the making-believe Hungarian and Spanish music of Liszt‚ Brahms‚ Bizet. But above all‚ new national styles of their own developed in the various countries of East as well as West Europe”. The Years of Pilgrimage is a collection of Liszt’s trip. During the years
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