learn to play the piano or sing in order to improve their marriage opportunities as well as to provide entertainment. However‚ the influence of the Enlightenment philosophy from the past century indicated that women should only be educated to become a wife and a mother‚ preventing the early 19th century women from taking music as a profession (Halstead‚ 1997). In the same way‚ Fanny Mendelssohn‚ the eldest child of a wealthy converted Jewish family in 19th century Germany was given piano lessons from
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PROGRAMME Sonata No.52 in E flat major‚ Hob. XVI: 52‚ First movement: Allegro……………………………………………… J. Haydn (1732-1809) Nocturne in F major‚ Op.15‚ No.1……………………………... F. Chopin (1810-1849) Prelude in D major‚ Op.23‚ No.4……………………………… S. Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) Alla Turca Jazz …………………………………………………………W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Arranged by Fazil Say (b. 1970) To avoid discomfort to yourself and others‚ please switch off your mobile
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General Knowledge Notes: Bach Biography The Well-Tempered Clavier Piece Mozart Biography Sonata form Piece Chopin Biography Piece Liszt Biography Piece Debussy Biography Piece Bach – Biography When? Where? What did he do? Major Life Events Chopin – Biography When? 1810 - 1849 Where? Warsaw‚ Poland What did he do? Chopin was dissatisfied by the audience who only expected technical exhibition from performers‚ which was the musical fashion in Paris in the 1830s Chopin virtually
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lived between 1810-1849 and was born in Warsaw to French parents. Chopin was considered to be a child prodigy at the piano and composing music. When referring to Romantic Music‚ he is said to
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The Oboe HISTORY The oboe first appeared during the 17th century. Even though the oboe made its orchestral debut in France in 1657‚ its earliest ancestral oboe like instruments were first used around 2800 B.C. The closest predecessor of the modern oboe is an instrument also part of the double reed family called the shawm‚ which dates way back to its creation in the 1200’s. The first baroque oboe made out of boxwood was created in France for the purpose of entertaining the French court. Its
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ended his tour in Paris‚ where he eventually died. He composed mostly in the summer at in the village of Nohant. Genres: Chopin’s main genre was the character piece for the piano‚ but he also wrote a few concertos and sonatas. Bio: Chopin was a major figure during the romantic era and exclusively wrote music for the piano‚ aside from two concertos he wrote in his younger years. Fitting into the romantic era well‚ emotional significance was at the forefront of his most respected works.
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MUSI4813 5/20/09 Music History Synopsis Ancient Greece Major Political events- Much of the written compositions made in this time were destroyed or went missing as the Christian church got rid of pagan influences. Rome was overthrown and Europe went into turmoil and people focused less on music and more on survival. Historical perspective- Aristotle and Plato wrote about music which they believed to have moral and ethical properties essential to the complete education of young students.
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musical career and how he was responsible for and assisted in the sudden and drastic transition from the Classical style of music in the 18th Century to the Romantic style of music in the 19th Century. As Giorgio Pestelli states in his book The Age of Mozart and Beethoven‚ “In few other periods has the social world of music suddenly undergone such vast and radical changes as it did in the years 1770 -1820” The way in which he achieved his status as a transitional composer is the main focus of this essay
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Haydn’s symphony no. 94 second movement Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was born in Rohrau. He was exposed to a lot of folk music when he was younger and this had an effect on his later style. His talents were soon discovered and at the age of 29 he started working for a wealthy family in Hungary‚ where he worked for almost 30 years. Haydn composed his works extremely quickly‚ performing two concertos and two operas weekly‚ and chamber works daily. Haydn’s compositions became popular throughout Europe
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people around the world are familiar with the Classical period‚ as it is extremely well-known for its extraordinary talented and famous composers and performers. Some of these famous Viennese performers and composers include but are not limited to: Mozart‚ Beethoven‚ Haydn‚ Schubert and Gluck. This style’s form differs greatly from the form of its predecessor‚ Baroque. Unlike Baroque‚ Classical music established many musical advances that still stand strong today‚ including norms of
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