The emphatic‚ stirring conclusion to The Firebird leaves the listener with the sense that a favorable event of great significance has occurred‚ or that a long-sought-for goal has been achieved. This effect is achieved mainly through Stravinsky’s peculiar choices of instrumentation and dynamic markings. As far as I could tell‚ Scene 2 was in a major key throughout‚ with no modulation to a minor tonality. Because major key music typically conveys positive emotions‚ the overall mood of the work is
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It is fair to say that every piece of composition has a hidden significance behind it as well as a certain impact on the listeners. Alexander Nevsky’s fourth movement Arise‚ Ye Russian People‚ composed by the famous Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev‚ was a cantata (vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment) designed to fit the film directed by Sergei Eisenstein on the thirteenth-century Russian hero Alexander Nevsky. Although this movement is relatively short‚ but the music as a whole
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Gustav Holst: The Planets The two movements I focus on in my analysis are the first movement: Mars‚ and the third movement‚ Mercury. Mars Mars is the first movement of the suite and it starts with a bang. A slow‚ ominous intro begins with the sound of snare drums being played in the background. Soon the horns greet the drums‚ creating an immediate feeling of danger within the first movement. The powerful tones by the strings section set for a very dramatic‚ almost inhuman feel‚ to the movement
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Andrew Walker Mr. Ruiter Choir M3 12/14/2015 Benjamin Britten Benjamin was brought into the world on November 22‚ 1913 on the east coast of England in a town called Lowestoft. At age 5 he was composing music for the first time. His mom‚ Edith Rhoda was an amateur singer and that was his first musical exposure. Without musical guidance he somehow progressed enough to at the age of 6 write a play called “The Royal Falily”. As much as he liked music‚ he also loved mathematics as well as being
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born in Eisenach‚ Germany as the youngest child of a church organist father‚ Johann Ambrosius Bach (1645-1695)‚ and a mother‚ Maria Elisabeth Lammerhirt (1644-1694) and into a great musical family‚ stretching back seven generations. Bach’s family was devoutly Lutheran. Bach learned violin and music theory from his father and organ from Johann Christoph Bach (1671-1721). In 1692‚ when Bach was seven years old‚ he attended Lateinschule in Eisenach and studied religion‚ Latin
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Title: The Sound of Silence Which version of “the Sound of Silence” did you like the best-the poem‚ the old Simon and Garfunkel version‚ or the newer version by Disturbed? Why? I like the newer musical version redone by the group called Disturbed. Because the lyrics have a modern twist‚ and the words are very clear somewhat haunting. I did not get the feeling from the Simon and Garfunkel original version the words were not very clear. Disturbed’ s band was a full orchestra band which made the
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One of the lesser known composers represented in the album‚ French composer‚ conductor‚ educator and organist Henri Büsser was born in Toulouse in 1872. Showing signs of musical proclivity from a young age‚ and with encouragement from his organist father‚ Büsser began his musical studies at the Ecole Niedermeyer in 1885 where he studied with Alexandre George [French organist‚ composer‚ and harmony teacher]. In 1889‚ Büsser entered The Paris Conservatoire‚ studying organ with Franck and Widor‚ as
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After writing short dramatic scenes‚ just thirteen years composed the opera in a prologue and two acts‚ Folquet‚ inspired poem T. Grossi libretto brother Alberto‚ who in turn was asserting as librettist and playwright. The work‚ composed in 1892‚ performed only once private‚ however‚ sufficient to reveal the theatrical talent of young composer. D. still left after musical studies to undertake those classics that continue until the beginning university. Then he returned commit himself to music
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Franz Liszt was born on October 22‚ 1811 in Hungary. Liszt father was a multi-instrumentalist who taught him how to play the piano. When Liszt was already nine years old he was performing in concert halls. When Liszt became an adult he started exploring all through Europe. Liszt was a very handsome‚ irresistible to women and he was a magnificent showman. Liszt performed the piano like a superhuman‚ impressing both the public and musicians. Liszt reputation was that he gave away many of his concerts
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Little Red Riding Hood On April 22‚ 2017‚ Clayton State University’s very own musical drama put on an outstanding performance of‚ Little Red Riding Hood‚ with a twist. Little Red Riding Hood music and text was all written by the late Seymour Barab (1921-2014). The outstanding cast‚ background‚ stage lighting‚ and orchestra all included Clayton State University’s students. The “Wolf” was played by Brian Adams‚ “Little Red Riding Hood” was played by Olivia Bradley‚ and the “Mother and Grandmother”
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