The Baroque period existed through the 1600’s to the 1750’s which was a time for European art‚ music and culture. The characteristics of the Baroque music which make it distinctive and noticeable are its melodies‚ rhythm and texture: this devised one single feeling or mood throughout the piece‚ a balance of chordal harmonies and a rhythmic drive. One of the many famous composers for the Baroque period was Johann Pachelbel‚ born in the year 1653 and died on the 3rd of March 1706 Nuremburg Germany
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Son of Solomon Eccles and brother of John Eccles‚ Henry Eccles was a Baroque composer of British origin. He was a violin player of great caliber who played in the court of King Louis XIV from 1694 to 1710. Having found‚ what he felt to be‚ little to no recompense for his efforts in his native country‚ Eccles decided to move to Paris‚ France. It was in France where he was fortunate enough to find and obtain a position as a performer for the King of France’s Band. It was also in France‚ in the year
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Chapter 1 Franz Joseph Haydn was a Classical composer. He was born on April 1‚ 1732 in Rohrau‚ Austria. Died on May 31‚ 1809 in Vienna‚ Austria‚ he died at the age of 77. When he was 8 years old he was recruited to sing in a choir for St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna. His parents were Matthias Haydn and Maria Haydn‚ he had 4 siblings there names were Michael Haydn‚ Johann Evangelist Haydn‚ Franziska Haydn‚ and Anna Katherina Haydn. Franz was married to Maria Anna Aloysia Keller‚ they had one son
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Machaut’s Felix Virgo/Inviolata/ Ad Te Suspiramus The fourthteenth century saw tremendous development in music. All across Europe‚ composers were trying to find new ways to push the boundaries of music. This led to the creation of a rhythmic device known as isorhythm. Isorhythm can be defined as a repetition in a voice which contains the same rhythms. The leading composer during this period of time was Guillaume de Machaut‚ who composed works for many different genres. His motet Felix virgo /
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Pet Sounds Together a group of five young men‚ using the expressions of theme and idea to create the infamous 1966 album known as Pet Sounds are known as The Beach Boys. The group is considered a family affair. Which consisted of three brothers Brian‚ Carl‚ and Dennis Wilson‚ a cousin Mike Love‚ and a classmate Alan Jardine (Rock and Rock Hall of Fame Museum). This collection can be described as a concept album. Thus‚ creating a magnificent production that is contemplated as a piece of
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The "classical school" (so-called because the divergent ideas of many scholars with similar ideas during this epoch were called that by history) was a social movement that existed during the late 1700s and the early 1800s. The "classical" part of it is derived from the similarity in thinking between those scholars and early Greek philosophy (Aristotle‚ Plato‚ etc.) which also put forth the importance of free will. However‚ "free will" is NOT the only defining feature of something that is "classical"
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The Bible’s Influence on Western Music Abstract: The Voice‚ one of the America’s most-watched TV shows‚ exhibits distinctly different styles of music by different color.‚ including American country music‚ Latin music‚ R&B‚ Jazz‚ Gospel music‚ etc. However‚ it’s tough to distinguish which style a certain song belongs to. It arouses my interest to find out what impacted western music during its long-term development and what the western music derived from. This article provides brief introductions
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As the final chord of our theatrical production‚ “The City of Angels‚” roared through the antique St. Petersburg High School auditorium‚ my cello and I found ourselves in the pit orchestra eager to vamoose home. The band continued to play as the audience left‚ though I dared not join in - I left that to the horns‚ drums‚ and guitar players. I secretly put my instrument in its case and snuck away‚ trying not to disturb the band. On my way to my car‚ cello in hand‚ I crossed paths with a member of
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Jeffery L. Wright Humanities 523 Professor Caldwell 28 November 2005 Performance Review of The John Proulx Trio at LACMA By Jeffery L. Wright The John Proulx Trio performed on Friday‚ November 25‚ 2005 at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Musically speaking‚ John Proulx stands out as one of the most consistent and significant artist in jazz today. Leading a tight‚ well-rehearsed trio through a mix of originals and well-known pieces from modern Jazz repertoire‚ pianist/vocalist/composer
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Fred Kim Mr. Gillespie IB Music 12 April‚ 2011 Musical Links Investigation Music is a form of communication that varies distinctively among different countries just as each country has their own language. However‚ music does not only vary with region‚ but also with time period and the neighboring musical cultures. To investigate how two very distinct and different musical cultures can be connected through their musical qualities‚ I will compare the similarities and differences between romantic
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