really stood out to me. The flute also played a major role during the short pauses and the less active measures. I think this woodwind instrument is what really gave this symphony its calmness. In certain sections‚ it may feel rushed and rapid due to the sudden
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Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 No. 2 in E Flat Major In darkness‚ small pinpoints of light begin to shine in the abyss of the night sky. These pinpoints of light twinkle in an absent minded daze‚ illuminating‚ only slightly‚ the velvet curtain of never-ending midnight blue. All is quiet‚ still‚ as fireflies hum by on their own accord. The dark only holds the premise of slight melancholy in its isolation‚ but a settling sense of calm persists. Nightfall brings forth beauty in its mysterious nature; it is
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Johann Michael Haydn Johann Michael Haydn was baptized on September 14‚ 1737‚ in Rohrau‚ Lower Austria‚ the exact date of his birth is unknown... Five years after his famous brother Joseph‚ their parents being a wheelwright and a cook. Michael Haydn left home around 1745 to attend the choir school at St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna‚ where he received instruction in singing‚ keyboard and violin. It was at St. Stephen’s that Haydn gained a reputation for his unusually clear and beautiful voice
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Two of history’s greatest figures in the development of Classical style music during the eighteenth century were Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Joseph Haydn. Both men worked together and were very close friends while living in Vienna. Between the two‚ Joseph Hayden and Amadeus Mozart devoted much of their music for composing symphonies‚ minuets‚ librettos‚ sonatas‚ concertos‚ masses‚ oratorios and operas. While both men achieved popularity and status during their time‚ they also discovered that success
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Comparison of Haydn and Beethoven Franz Josef Haydn and Ludwig van Beethoven are two of the greatest classical composers in the history of music‚ rivaled only by the masterful Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Beethoven‚ who was much younger than Haydn‚ moved to Vienna when he was young to study under Haydn. However‚ due to Haydn’s increasing age‚ and Beethoven’s increasing temper‚ the lessons only lasted for a little over a year. The lessons‚ if only for a short period‚ clearly left a mark on Beethoven
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Personalities of F. J. Haydn and W. A. Mozart The relationship of Haydn and Mozart has been the subject of much comment‚ most of it because Mozartians have always considered Haydn to be a second-rate composer. But contemporary and near-contemporary documents and Mozart ’s own compositions make it clear that Mozart treated the elder composer and his music with loving attention. Their close relationship both musically and personally makes the Mostly Mozart Festival ’s: Haydn Week appropriate. First
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Haydn Piano Sonata in Bb Major Haydn’s Piano Sonata in Bb major has three clearly defined sections: the exposition‚ the development‚ and the recapitulation. In the exposition‚ the thematic statement from measure 1 through 10 is more or less the introduction followed by a theme in parallel period from measures 11 to beat two of 22. Up to this point we are in the key of Bb major‚ ending on a half cadence. Though it stays in this key‚ E is tonicized with a five of four in measures 11 and 16.
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Sonata No. 1 in D major by Beethoven This sonata for violin and piano was written along with a series of sonatas written by Beethoven within a five year period between 1798 and 1803. This sonata has three movements. The first being allegro Con Brio‚ the second Tema Con Variazoini and the third‚ Rondo Allegro. The first movement has several characteristics from the classical period‚ resembling much of Mozart and Hayden’s work. This is not surprising considering the fact that Beethoven
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Haydn Symphony No. 44 This beautiful and melancholy symphony was written by Joseph Haydn in 1771 for the Esterhazy Family in Germany. It is also known as “Trauer‚” meaning “sad”‚ “mourning” or sorrowful and is written in Eb minor. Haydn rarely wrote his symphonies in minor keys. The symphony got its nickname supposedly from a story that Haydn wanted one of the movements‚ the slow movement‚ to be played at his funeral. His request was not met. The dramatic‚ expressive and different
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Franz Joseph Haydn‚ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ and Ludwig Beethoven are each well known in the classic period of music; all three of the composer’s music continues to be played to this day‚ their music is composed from amateur to professional symphony orchestras throughout the entire world. Frank J oseph Haydn was a very successful composer from Austria who worked within the aristocratic system. He was the court composer for the Prince of Esterhazy in Austria for 30 years. He wrote music for every
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