Amadeus Mozart Word Count 1‚045 The composer I chose is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for my composer report. The reason I chose this composer is because his life was very interesting to me. I learned things that didn’t know about him until we read about him in class. His life was so interesting that someone wrote a movie about him and several books have been written about his life and work as well. His work has made a lasting impression on the world and our society. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was brought
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had a profound impact on the young Mozart. It was also through this appointment that Haydn met Maria Magdalena Lipp‚ soon to be his wife‚ she was a singer in the archbishop’s court and daughter of the court organist Ignaz Lipp. The two were married in 1768. The couple’s only child‚ Aloysia Josepha‚ was born in 1770. She only lived for one year. Next‚ in 1777 Johann Michael Haydn took over as the organist at Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Trinity Church). When Mozart left the employ of the Archbishop Hieronymus
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melodies were at time very emotional with a sudden burst of excitement which maybe an expression of anger. The second part of the concert was limited in variety but with a thicker texture. The instruments involved only the piano the interesting part however‚ was that two piano played a single piece as a duet. When I was a kid I had a very special
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before. The orchestra just kept growing. The average orchestra size during the romantic period is 80-90 people. The piano was still the main instrument during the Early Romantic period. Most Romantic Composers composed not only concert music for the instrument but also music intended for amateur use. Because of the political and social changes meant that most people owned pianos in the home. Another change made was the percussion section‚ which grew massively during this period‚ from 1 drum to
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rough‚ delicate‚ wide‚ narrow. ● Every person in the world has his or her own timbre because of overtones. Oscilloscope shows you your voiceprint. 3. Dynamics- how loud or how soft. Volume in music. ● Pianissimo- (pp) very soft ● Piano- (p) soft ● Mezzo Piano- (mp) medium soft ● Mezzo Forte- (mf) medium loud ● Forte- (f) forte ● Fortissimo- (ff) very loud ● Crescendo- becoming louder ● Decrescendo/Diminuendo- becoming softer 4. Duration- Length Elements of Music 1. Melody- Meaningful
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The piano teacher Anastasia Cucu I sit now quietly in front of a grand piano in my cousin’s living room. My cousin‚ Lana‚ is speaking to me- she had me over for lunch to discuss the family- yet I am distracted by the large instrument that takes up almost half the room. I can only assume the baby grand was once a shiny black‚ though because its keys have been played
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MUS 100 FINAL STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 17: - Fortepiano: early piano‚ named for its range of dynamic levels; it was smaller and less sonorous than the modern instrument. - Classical style: restrained‚ objective style of art. Classical refers to Western music characteristic of the period from 1750-1825. Composers: - Mozart: Invested much of his music with a degree of emotion expression unusual for his time. Never allowed emotion to dominate his art. - Haydn: Wrote pleasant‚ good-natured music throughout
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warmhearted gentle women. There were seven children born into this family‚ only three survived‚ in which Ludwig was the oldest. Johann supplemented his income by teaching piano and violin and so took an interest in teaching Ludwig from a very early age. He began to see Ludwig as prodigy‚ a young “Mozart”. Ludwig gave his first public performance at the age of 7-1/2‚ in Cologne‚ however‚ his father exploited his son‚ announcing that he was only 6. Because of this‚ Beethoven was always
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appeared to rise from his misfortunes and follow his passion. Mr. Beethoven created some of the most wonderful music and is considered one of the greatest musicians of all time. Ludwig‚ at a very young age‚ began his career as a marvelous piano player and composer of piano music. Beethoven continued his work expanding to string quartets and other kinds of chamber music‚ songs‚ two masses‚ an opera‚ and nine symphonies. The German musical genius made amazing new strides at the end of the Classical era and
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Nationality: German • Contemporaries: Haydn‚ Mozart‚ Clementi • Works included: • 32 piano sonatas (including the ’Pathetique’; the ’Moonlight’; the ’Appassionata’); bagatelles‚ 6 sonatinas • 9 symphonies - including the ’Eroica’ (3rd); ’Pastoral’ (6th); the ’Choral’ (9th) • chamber music - including 9 piano trios‚ 5 cello and piano sonatas and 10 violin and piano sonatas • Opera - Fidelio • 5 piano concertos • 1 violin concerto • 1 triple concerto for piano‚ violin and cello Classical Period
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