The late 19th century and early 20th century witnessed many significant changes of the appearance of the Global politics and arts. Especially in music‚ after centuries dominated by tonal music‚ many composers of the 20th century revolted and decided to find new music styles to break with traditional music style‚ which marked by the appearances of the impressionism‚ the expressionism and the serialism. This essay will discuss about serialism and its development during 20th century. According to
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best composer in the Baroque era. Georg Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach are both extremely important composers and musicians in the Baroque period. Handel‚ in my opinion was more humble and creative. His music was based off of his own life experiences while a lot of Bach’s music was gathered from the composers he liked. Bach did travel but often times it was not to perform yet it was to listen to other performers. Therefor‚ I feel as if Georg was more of the international composer yet
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innovative aspect of Stravinsky’s second and third ballets is their bitonality‚ which is the use of two different keys at the same time‚ as seen with the juxtaposition of the two chords in "Dance of the Young Girls". According to Alfred Casella‚ the composer can be seen as the primogenitor of polytonality‚ as The Rite of Spring presents bitonality properly and is not just "a more or less happy ’experiment’ " (1924: 164). However‚ polytonality can be found in his previous ballet as well. Two major triads
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spot of American music. Yet compositions were not conceived until the early eighteenth century with the musical compositions by the drastically differing composers‚ Billings and Hopkinson. Francis Hopkinson was a popular composer of the time but does not change or influence music in society of today. William Billings is an original composer‚ writing from the heart‚ appealing to all classes and very influential in the furthering of "American" music. The venues playing these two types of music differ
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The Soviet Regime’s Effect On the Musical Career of Mstislav Rostropovich Subject: History Word Count: 3‚860 May 2009 Abstract Mstislav Rostropovich was one of the most famous cellists in world history and a very famous conductor. He popularized the cello to a level it had never reached before‚ expanding the cello repertoire more than any other cellist has ever done. This investigation will be focusing on the effect that the Soviet Union’s regime had on the musical career of Rostropovich
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2012 1. The multi-movement cycle is when one piece comprises three or four movements For example‚ the classical era symphony‚ sonata‚ string quartet‚ and concerto all follow this cycle. THe Sonata-allegro form is a structural pattern used by composers first in the 18th century as a means to organize their music. Some people like to compare it to a basic essay format which has in introduction with a thesis‚ supporting body paragraphs‚ and conclusion that restates the thesis‚ sonata-allegro form
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were amazing when holding an instrument‚ sitting at a piano‚ or writing on manuscript paper‚ but the finished products were always superb. Among the influential composers of Baroque music‚ there have been few who have contributed so much in talent‚ creativity‚ and style as Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach was a German organist and composer of the Baroque era. Bach revealed his feelings and his insights in his pieces. Bach ’s mastery of all the major forms of baroque music (except opera) resulted not
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able as playing the instruments with hand to so many people and musicians. There is history behind how classical music came out. Long time ago‚ the church was a very powerful institution because they needed music for services. So they used to hire composers‚ singers and instrumentalists. In a way‚ this type of music was sacred. So music was highly valued in the beginning of the civilization. There is an evidence of the importance of music in the beginnings of western civilization. In the Greek and Roman
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The motet was one of the most important forms of polyphonic music from 1250 to 1750. The Italian mottetto was originally a profane polyphonic species of music‚ the air‚ or melody‚ being in the Tenor clef‚ taking the then acknowledged place of the canto fermo or plainchant‚ theme. It originated in the 13th century resulting from the practice of Pérotin and his contemporaries in Paris. The term "motet" can be translated as "the word of movement". Sometimes two upper voices had different words. In the
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Koji Kondo: The Scores of Games Video game composers are in many cases the unsung heroes of the video game franchise. Many people don’t realize that the best games happen because of that sensational feeling when you fight off a horde of difficult enemies only to be elevated by the euphoric symphony of a master composer. Koji Kondo is one these people‚ only he has received much recognition for his many achievements. Most famously known for his role in the composition of Legend of Zelda and
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