Mozart: String Quartet in G Major‚ K. 80‚ III (Menuetto) Wolfgang Amedeus Mozart (1756-1791) was one of the most influential composers of the classical era. He was already proficient on violin and piano by age 5‚ which is the same age in which he began composing. In 1770‚ when Mozart was 14 years old‚ he composed “String Quartet in G Major‚ K. 80”. The string quartet has 4 movements: “Adagio”‚ “Allegro”‚ “Menuetto”‚ and “Rondeao Allegro”. The third movement‚ “Menuetto”‚ begins in the key of G
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Goal: Total word count in this document: Title: String Quartet A string quartet will always be the louder ensemble as there is one extra part‚ so if you’re in a large space — particularly outside — or have many guests you will generally need the extra volume. A string quartet arrangement will also create a more balanced sound as there are 4 even parts (melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm and beat) which musically always sounds better. The ’string’ in string quartet refers to the fact that all of the instruments
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Filippe Moura Dr. Polo September 22‚ 2014 ! ! Pyotr Tchaikovsky String Quartet No 1 in D Major‚ op.11 Pyotr Iliyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer born 7 May 1840. During his life as a composer he worked basically on symphonies‚ concertos‚ operas‚ ballets‚ chamber music and a choral. By the time Tchaikovsky composed this string quartet he was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory and with this job’s payment he was barely getting by. The composer decided to present the concerto of his own
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Analysis of Haydn’s String Quartet: Op. 76‚ No. 4‚ in B-flat Major “Sunrise” Haydn composed his Op. 74 quartets in the later years of his life between 1796 and 1797 and it was the last of his completed string quartets. The set of quartets were dedicated to the Hungarian Count Joseph Erdödy and were published in 1799. It was said that this selection of quartets was one of his “most ambitious chamber works” with his attempt of “emphasizing thematic continuity‚ seamlessly and continually passing motifs
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Analysis and Criticism‚ Semester 2 Project: Igor Stravinsky “Three pieces for String quartet” no. 2 Contrasting motives and different lines are the main theme in the second movement of Stravinsky´s “Three pieces for String quartet”. The movement divides into 5 different sections that all have different material and tempo. The first section (bars 1-14) begins with repeated descending movement in all voices. The movement goes down a semitone in I violin and viola‚ whole tone in II violin‚ but
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explanation of one of the following genres or topics. Be sure to discuss significant composers‚ cultural contexts‚ stylistic influences‚ and representative works‚ with extensive use of musical examples. a) String quartet from the classical era to the late nineteenth century The genre of the string quartet is one that was tremendously popular during the mid to late 18th century. Instrumental music during this time held many social purposes and roles. During this time of enlightenment where the new middle
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Captive of a G-string: An Analysis of literary techniques in Nicola Barker’s short story “G-String” Nicola Barker’s short story “G-string” relates the troubles of a middle-aged woman with her self-confidence‚ how she fails to achieve the respect and admiration she seeks from her boyfriend Mr. Kip‚ as well as how she struggles to attain a certain idea of herself as a modern woman by wearing a G-string. With a humorous tone and use of the G-string as a symbol‚ Barker allows us to follow her protagonist
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considered the pinnacles of composition: the string quartet and the symphony. With the composition of his first six string quartets (Op. 18) between 1798 and 1800 (written on commission for‚ and dedicated to‚ Prince Lobkowitz)‚ and their publication in 1801‚ along with premieres of the First and Second Symphonies in 1800 and 1802‚ Beethoven was justifiably considered one of the most important of a generation of young composers following Haydn and Mozart. He continued to write in other forms‚ turning
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major In my introduction to music class we were assigned to listen and evaluate a particular piece of music in order to reflect on our unique individuality. For my project I chose Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 and his work of the piano concerto No. 23 in A Major specifically the second movement that was created in 1786. In addition to listening‚ the piece must be broken down and organized into themes or motives. By the end of the project we should be able
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Why Should You Have G-String Underwear? Recently I asked my friends why do men have to wear something like g-string underwear? The simplest answer I got was “the same reasons for which women wear them”. Well‚ it literally summed up everything and I didn’t have any other question to ask after that. However‚ women and men privates are different and so are their needs from the same thing. If you don’t know anything about skimpily sexy underwear style‚ then this blog is just for you because I’ll be
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