Classical Music Review In the 18th century‚ Europe underwent several social changes as exemplified by the many revolutions. These changes profoundly affected the lives of composers‚ makers of musical organs‚ and musicians were. Composers‚ unlike before started holding concerts in a bid to introduce their music to the public. There is great debate among academicians on what entails classical music. To some scholars music produced in the 18th century in the Western hemisphere is referred to as
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THE LATE-ROMANTIC GERMAN CELLO SCHOOL – AN INTRODUCTION TO JULIUS KLENGEL AND HIS COMPOSITIONS written by David Johnstone AN IMPORTANT NOTE FROM johnstone-music ABOUT THE MAIN ARTICLE STARTING ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE: We are very pleased for you to have a copy of this article‚ which you may read‚ print or save on your computer. You are free to make any number of additional photocopies‚ for johnstone-music seeks no direct financial gain whatsoever from any download; whether it be an original work
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Walls‚ Peter‚ ed. Baroque Music‚ The Library of Essays on Music Performance Practice‚ series editor Mary Cyr. Farnham‚ Surry‚ UK‚ and Burlington‚ VT‚ USA: Ashgate‚ 2011. ISBN 978-0-7546-2882-8. David Schulenberg Copyright 2012 © Claremont Graduate University In the sciences‚ there are foundational articles on which entire disciplines are founded. Physicists today rarely read the papers in which Einstein demonstrated the principles of the theory of relativity‚ but thousands of papers based
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Secondary part contrasting primary and connective part‚ differs with its closed structures. But the lack of internal contradictions and conflict of images eliminates the need for dramatic-effective development. Indeed‚ the functions of development in sonata Allegro concert rather modest and limited. While refreshed tonal modulation moves the scope of the concert; motivic fragmentation of thematic material makes it possible to keep close and give the simultaneous sounding melodic theme elements to complement
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19th and 20th Century composers: Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok Many composers existed during the 19th and 20th centuries who defied the principles of common practice tonality. In my opinion‚ Claude Debussy‚ Igor Stravinsky‚ and Bela Bartok are great examples of composers who often refused to follow the norms. Each of them created new compositional methods and structures and each had their own reasons for doing so. In the end‚ their innovation and originality is what has kept
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Frederic left much to be remember by‚ he wrote many preludes‚ etudes‚ waltzes‚ nocturnes and scherzos. Still his Piano Sonatas are what he is most famous for. It seems that someone his solo pianos compositions resemble the works of John Field and Bach. One great example is Chopin’s 24 preludes in all keys obviously mirroring Bach’s 48 preludes and fugues. (Encyclopedia Britannica
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Chopin is no builder of the lofty rhyme‚ but the poet of the single line‚ the maker of the phrase exquisite” (Hadow 274). Chopin wrote two movements of a piano sonata that is one of my personal favorites‚ Nocturne Op. 9 number 2 is in E-flat major and was written in a dance form. The temp in the first movement is Andante this makes the introduction glowing and extravagant because of the softness. This work was
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never seen two pianos placed right across each other playing the same piece. The introduction of Mozart’s Sonata for two pianos in D major had a cute back to back melody. The piece sounded as if a couple‚ just starting a relationship‚ were singing to each other about their feelings. The rest of the pieces were done either by a solo or duet but didn’t leave as much as an impression as the sonata for two pianos. This was my chamber music concert and to be honest the experience was bittersweet. The
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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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Antonio Vivaldi was one of the most influential composers of the Baroque period. He‚ along with many other composers‚ created some of the earliest European music familiar to us today (What is Baroque Music?). The Baroque period can best be described as using the power of music to communicate (What is Baroque Music?). The composers used a single voice that was accompanied by instruments‚ as well as specifying the instruments used‚ to capture the importance of the relationship between tonic and dominant
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