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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shifts in orchestra. The entire piece consisted of flutes‚ violins‚ strings‚ and the harpsichord‚ a primitive piano that played a very supporting and above all else a concertino piece that seemed to unify the piece as a whole. The repetition of the piece is in a concerto grosso format‚ consisting of a Tutti-Concertino-Tutti‚ where the song continuously traverses from a mezzo-piano to a fortissimo‚ with the Harpsichord as the strongest appearance. The texture and harmonic features of this piece is the
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introductory movements in harpsichord suites. Louis Couperin (c.1626–1661) was the first composer to embrace the genre‚ and harpsichord preludes were used until the first half of the 18th century by numerous composers including Jean-Henri d’Anglebert (1629–1691)‚ Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665–1729)‚ François Couperin (1668–1733) and Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)‚ whose very first printed piece (1706) was in this form. The last unmeasured preludes for harpsichord date from the 1710s. The
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Handel’s Messiah – Background information for set work George Frederic Handel‚ considered one of the greatest composers of the baroque period‚ he was born in Halle‚ Germany on February. 23‚ 1685. He died in London on April. 14‚ 1759‚ and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Handel is best known for his English Oratorios‚ particularly the Messiah. Handel was distinguished for his musical ability from his earliest years‚ was sent to Berlin to study when he was 14‚ began his musical career as a performer
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The concerto form was developed significantly from the Classical to the romantic era; producing changes within its instrumentation‚ form thematic material and rhythmic devices. The societal attitudes towards the composition and consumption of the concerto form also changed during this time. A concerto is an arrangement with solo works performed within the piece‚ alternating between a larger ensemble and the soloist. The root of its definition was believed to mean to ‘skirmish with one another’
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1. Johann Sebastian Bach Coming in at number one is Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach was a genius keyboardist (mastering the organ and harpsichord) and brilliant composer. Bach brought baroque music to its culmination‚ writing music for nearly every type of musical form. Popular Works: Air on a G String‚ Double Violin Concerto‚ Brandenburg Concerto No. 3‚ B Minor Mass‚ and The Unaccompanied Cello Suites Ads Beethoven BustElementsOfHome.comLarge variety of composer busts. Great selections and quality
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13 chakras. Bartolomeo Cristofori was born on May 4 on 1655 and passed away in 1731. Bartolomeo Cristofori’s occupation was a harpsichord maker and a designer. By 1688‚ Prince Ferdinando de Medici of Florence‚ son of the Grand Duke of Tuscany got Bartolomeo Cristofori because of his talent and reputation. The princes owned forty harpsichords and spinets‚ and hired Cristofori at the age of 33 to both curate the collection‚ and build new ones. Cristofori became the custodian of the instruments
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instrument‚ derived from the harpsichord and the clavichord. Also called the pianoforte‚ it differs from its predecessors principally in the introduction of a hammer-and-lever action that allows the player to modify the intensity of sound by the stronger or weaker touch of the fingers. For this reason the earliest known model (1709) was called a gravicembalo col pian e forte (Italian for “harpsichord with soft and loud”). It was built by Bartolomeo Cristofori‚ a harpsichord maker of Florence‚ Italy‚
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Violin sonatas were written in Italy. Also‚ harpsichords and clavichords had been perfected which were the forerunners of the piano. In 1685-1750 Johann Sebastian Bach became one of the most famous musicians the world has ever known. This man was an organist‚ violinist‚ and player of both the harpsichord and clavichord. He composed music‚ taught it and directed choirs in Leipzig; wrote over 300 cantatas and numerous accomplishments for the organ‚ harpsichord‚ clavichord and for small orchestras! George
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Elements Music is an art based on the organization of sounds in time. Also the universal language of man or something who knows Pitch is the relative highness or lowness that we hear in a sound Tone is a sound that has a definite pitch Interval is the distance in a pitch between any two tones Tones are separated by an interval called the octave Tones have a specific frequency in music Pitch range is the distance between the lowest and highest tones that a voice or instrument can produce
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