End-of-Semester Program Notes I. Allegro from Sonata in G minor for flute and harpsichord Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) BWV 1020 The Sonata in G minor‚ BWV 1020‚ is traditionally attributed to Bach‚ but it is almost certainly not a work by J.S. Bach; it may‚ however‚ have been composed by his son C.P.E. Bach. The originally intended ensemble seems to be flute and harpsichord‚ but the work is commonly performed on both flute and violin. Anyways‚ this is an elegant piece of lateBaroque chamber
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organ) were primarily used throughout the 18th century to write keyboard music. While Mozart’s concept of the concerto was the model for many composers throughout the 19th century‚ the keyboard concerto was said to have originated in the family of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach’s greatest contributions to the concerto are his six Brandenburg concertos. Although he primarily wrote these for chamber and orchestral instruments‚ it was not until the fifth Brandenburg concerto that Bach chose to raise the
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Bibliography: Estrella‚ Espie. "Baroque Music Timeline." Music Education. The New York Times Company.‚ Winter 2009. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. . "Johann Sebastian Bach: Biography from Answers.com." Answers.com: Wiki Q&A Combined with Free Online Dictionary‚ Thesaurus‚ and Encyclopedias. Summer 2007. Web. 26 Sept. 2010. . Sartorius‚ Michael. "BAROQUE MUSIC DEFINED." BAROQUE MUSIC PAGE: Biogs‚ Pictures
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Although this was not all too similar to that of the Greeks‚ it helped create a new style that would last through the ages to what we know today as Opera. The Baroque period was marked today as the achievements of the two most known composers Johann Sebastian Bach and George Friederick Handel‚ but they were not the only composers of the Baroque period. Antonio Vivaldi was a composer during this period‚ manly known for his concertos “Four Seasons”‚ “Opus 3”‚ and his many student exercises. Antonio
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (December 16‚ 1770 – March 26‚ 1827) He was a German composer of Classical music‚ the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest of composers‚ and his reputation inspired – and in some cases intimidated – composers‚ musicians‚ and audiences who were to come after him. Beethoven’s first music teacher was his father‚ who worked as a musician in the Electoral court at Bonn. Beethoven’s
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Did you know that each time period has its own name called an era? The violin has come quite a long way since the beggining of its time. Music through the centuries has been changed time and time again‚ each era sacred to its particular style of music. The music aswell‚ as the people‚ welcome everyone to join in its beaty. Music is an open door for interpretation‚ some people find the camouflaged beauty in song. Music isn’t just a bunch of notes and lyrics written on a piece of paper‚ it’s stories
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Longwood Haimovitz‚ performed at the Chamber Music Series‚ he titles his performance the “Bach Listening-Room.” The compositions performed by Haimovits were Fancy on a Bach Air by John Carigliano‚ Suit V in C Minor by Johann Sebastian Bach‚ Orbit by Philip Glass‚ and Suit VI in D Major by Johann Sebastian Bach. Haimovitz played these pieces on a 17th century cello that was set up exactly as it would have been in that time period‚ I feel that because Haimovitz played on this select cello the way the music
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returned to Berlin‚ Abraham put into effect a systematic plan of education for his children. Under this plan‚ Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse (father of poet and short story writer Paul Heyse) taught the children general subjects and classical languages; Johann Gottlob Samuel Rosel taught drawing; Ludwig Berger taught piano; Carl Wilhelm Henning taught violin; and Carl Zelter gave lessons in musical theory and composition. The children were up at 5 A.M. and began their lessons right after breakfast. Abraham
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Bibliography: Malcolm Boyd‚ Oxford Composer Companions: J.S. Bach (Oxford university Press 1999) Joseph Groocock‚ Fugal Composition‚ A Guide to the Study of Bach’s ‘48’ (Dorone Groocock 2003) Hermann Keller‚ The well-tempered clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach (Allen & Unwin 1976) Ralph Kirkpatrick‚ Interpreting Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier (Yale University Press 1984) David Schulenberg‚ Music of the baroque (Oxford University Press 2008) -------------------------------------------- [
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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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