A congenial blend of the provocative imagery of poetry as well as the beautiful melodies and illustrious moods portrayed through musical accompaniment‚ German lied proved to be a significant musical genre during the 19th century and owed much of its success to inspirations not only from poets of the time like Johann Wolfgang von Goethe‚ but also composers like Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann. Due in part to the continued innovation at the time of the modern piano‚ which introduced an entirely
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Johann Sebastian Bach was a German Baroque composer. He was born on March 21‚ 1685‚ in Eisenach‚ Germany. He was a member of one of the most superior musical families of all time. For over 200 years‚ the Bach family had some of the most excellent composers and performers. His father‚ Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645-1695) lived in Eisenach since 1671 as string player‚ town piper and court trumpeter. In 1668‚ Bach’s father married Elisabeth Lämmerhirt (1644-1694) from Erfurt‚ who also grew up in a
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CULTURE/PERIOD PHILOSOPHY ACTIVITIES/PRACTICES MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PROPONENTS/COMPOSERS Medieval Ages Music Timeline (500-1400) Believed that music should make a listener receptive to spiritual thoughts and reflections They allowed music in Christian churches in the form of medieval music that involves chanting Their characteristic of music as based on plainchant improvising with parallel melodies Medieval singers continued experimenting with melodies and polyphony became more elaborate
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little tune in the style of Johann Sebastian Bach. This is in fact an error‚ because nobody could remember Bach in the late seventeen eighty’s. In truth he was completely forgotten about when he died seventeen fifty and remained forgotten until Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdi discovered some of his work in the early eighties. It is possible that Mozart knew Bach‚ but it is very unlikely that normal people‚ without thorough musical training‚ knew his name. Also considering the party he was at and the fact
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“CLASSICAL PERIOD” (Music IV) Presented by: Kevin Abad‚ Max Lee‚ George Ingram Presented to: Ma’am Chesyl Momin Date: February 9‚ 2012 The Classical Era spanned roughly 80 years in music history and gave us 3 of the most famous composers of all time: Mozart‚ Beethoven and Haydn. The classical era spans roughly 80 years in music history during the 18th and 19th centuries and is often associated with the movement called
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George Frederick Handel George Frederick Handel was born on February 24‚ 1685 in Halle‚ Germany. One of the greatest composers of the late baroque period (1700-50) and‚ during his lifetime‚ perhaps the most internationally famous of all musicians. Handel was born February 24‚ 1685‚ in Halle‚ Germany‚ to a family of no musical distinction. His own musical talent‚ however‚ expressed itself so clearly that before his tenth birthday he began to receive‚ from a local organist‚ the only formal musical
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Christmas is a holiday full with joy. During this season‚ we think about presents. Family is a big part of the holidays. Music can bring us all together and some will talk about Christ‚ and His birth. “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” is one of these songs and it has a very interesting history‚ a message in the song about our Lord and Savior’s birth‚ and favorites always occur in songs and stanzas - mine for this song are just around the corner. ”Hark the Herald Angels Sing‚” has some history and
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Instrumental Form * Sonata * Chamber Music * Concerto * Ballet * Suite Lesson 2- The Composers of the Romantic Period 1. Franz Peter Schubert (1797-1828) – turned poems into music. He is the father of German Lieder. 2. Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) – a German composer‚ pianist and conductor. 3. Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) – is the creator of romantic melody. He is the poet of the piano. 4. Franz Joseph Liszt (1811-1886) – was a proponent of the tone poem or symphonic
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The Biography of Johann Sebastian Bach Many people today look back to the writings and works of Johann Sebastian Bach‚ “Bach‚” to learn and admire the indelible marks and influence that he was to the world of music as a composer‚ organist‚ harpsichordist‚ violist‚ and violinist of the Baroque Period. Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach‚ a town in Thuringia‚ Germany; he was raised and spent most of his life there. Because a scarcity of finances his career and himself were limited to where he could
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Reconsidering Moses Mendelssohn: New Perspectives on Enlightenment‚ Religion‚ and Politics (University of Maryland Press‚ co-editor with Charles Manekin‚ in press) Faith‚ Reason‚ Politics: Essays on the History of Jewish Thought (Academic Studies Press‚ 2013) Faith and Freedom: Moses Mendelssohn’s Theological-Political Thought (Oxford University Press‚ 2011) Overview: The outbreak of the "Pantheism Controversy" in the eighteenth century sparked arguments between Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and the
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