David Lee Cox Cactus Samuel Harris 1November 2016 Antonio Vivaldi: Master of Seasons Antonio Lucio Vivaldi was born March 1st‚ 1678 in the city of Venice‚ Italy‚ to mother Camilla Callicchio‚ and father Giovanni Battista Vivaldi‚ a violinist in the employ of Saint Mark’s Church. In addition to musical training from the elder Vivaldi‚ it was also rumored (but not proven) that the young Vivaldi received instruction from Giovanni Legrenzi‚ a composer. Antonio was destined for the priesthood at an early
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‘A Bit of Singing and Dancing’ Susan Hill CBE (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black‚ The Mist in the Mirror and I’m the King of the Castle for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to literature.[1][2] A Bit of Singing and Dancing is a short story collection by British writer Susan Hill. It
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Raga is a form a of Indian Classical music‚ which in Hindi means‚ “beauty”‚ “harmony”‚ and “melody.” The Raga performance in Queensborough Community College consisted of two vocalists and one tabla player. The type of Raga that was performed is called Jog. It is one of the more popular Indian Classical songs performed. It sails away to ascending and descending‚ where there is a space between the notes‚ which is explored by the performer. Raga music is expressed as spiritual and harmonic‚ the instruments
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Edward Bunting was an Armagh-born organist‚ who was commissioned to transcribe all the dance tunes played at the Belfast Harp Festival over the period of the four day event. It is mainly due to his efforts that we still have this ancient music in Ireland at this time. The repertoire consisted mainly of parlour songs and drawing room music. The demise of the Irish Harping Tradition remained‚ until the mid 1950s. This is when the harp received a revival of sorts‚ meaning that this tradition has steadily
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Renee Fleming The most renowned singer of our generation‚ Renee Fleming‚ was awarded her America’s highest honor for an artist‚ the National Medal of Arts in 2013 by the former President Obama. She carried her voice to a new crowd in 2014. She was the first classical musical artist to ever sing the Star Spangled Banner at the Super Bowl. Renee Fleming was the winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for “Best Classical Vocal Solo‚” and had sung for significant events from the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
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Sir Edward Elgar’s Inspiration Elgar was born on June 2nd‚ 1857 in the United Kingdom. Around this time English music was in the Romantic Era‚ which meant that all the music made during this time was generally very emotionally demanding. Sir Edward Elgar did not go to school to learn about music‚ rather his father‚ William Henry Elgar‚ owned a music store. The only formal music education he received was a few violin lessons. Along with running a music store‚ Edward’s father played the organ‚ conducted
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Edward Elgar Sir Edward William Elgar‚ 1st Baronet‚ OM‚ GCVO (2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer‚ many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestral works including the Enigma Variations‚ the Pomp and Circumstance Marches‚ concertos for violin andcello‚ and two symphonies. He also composed choral works‚ including The Dream of Gerontius‚ chamber music and songs. He was appointed Master
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Today I will be talking about Vivaldi’s Four Seasons‚ particularly focusing on the first movement of “La Primavera” (Spring). For the purpose of this presentation‚ I will be focusing on each area of the piece‚ in particular focusing on how Spring is depicted throughout them. The Four Seasons is a four part concerto composed in 1723 and published in 1725 and the whole concerto‚ especially Spring‚ is considered to be one of the greatest works of the Baroque period. This work is also considered to
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Music Comparison: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Ludwig van Beethoven Inspired by Ludwig van Beethoven and the ideas of Romanticism‚ the new group of composers in music were born. One composer‚ Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel‚ grew to love composing music‚ like Beethoven. The child prodigies both delighted in learning and performing music at a young age. Hensel learned music from many different teachers‚ but Beethoven was taught by more known instructors. Although the two composers both lived in Germany
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Jay Bocook was born in 1953 in Clearwater‚ Florida‚ and is recognized as one of the most highly distinguished composers‚ arrangers‚ conductors and educators in America. Bocook’s music‚ written mainly for symphonic and marching bands‚ has been featured across the world in countless events‚ concerts and schools‚ most notably during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City‚ Utah. Mr. Bocook received his B.M. Degree from Furman University‚ where he served in 2000 as director of athletic bands
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