Cited: Blokker‚ Roy‚ and Robert Dearling. The Music of Dmitri Shostakovich: The Symphonies. London: Associated University Press‚ 1979. "Dmitri Shostakovich." Wikipedia. 17 Nov. 2005 . "History of Russia." Wikipedia. 5 Dec. 2005 . Dakin‚ Deborah Dr. Personal interview. 3 Dec. 2005. Fairclough‚ Pauline. "Facts‚ Fantasies‚ and Fictions:
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THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1775-1825) The Baroque period culminated in the masterpieces of J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. In the middle of the eighteenth century‚ contemporaneous with the mature years of Bach and Handel‚ a new musical style developed that is known as Rococo or preclassical style. This style is most evident in keyboard and orchestral music‚ but it is mentioned here because it represented a transition from the Baroque to the Classical era‚ occurring between 1725 and 1770. In the world of painting
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Beethoven’s 9th symphony conducted by Leonard Bernstein is a truly sophisticated piece of art that takes you through a roller coaster ride of mixed emotions. Feelings of sorrow and fear throughout the piece are coated with affirmation‚ that there is a light at the end of the tunnel‚ and then Beethoven continues onto exploding your emotions using sounds that bring feelings of extreme proudness and accomplishment. This end of the journey is a magnificent chorale using a modified version of Schilling’s
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Contrapunctus XIX‚ from The Art of the Fugue‚ BWV 1080 by Johann Sebastian Bach‚ Metamorphosen by Richard Strauss and Symphony No.7 in A major‚ Op.92 by Ludwig Van Beethoven were performed. The style of Contrapunctus XIX‚ from The Art of the Fugue‚ BWV 1080 is set progresses to double‚ triple‚ and mirror fugues‚ culminating in a quadruple fugue. Metamorphosen is a memorial elegy. Symphony No.7 in A major‚ Op.92 is in four movements‚ Poco sostenuto - Vivace‚ Allegretto‚ Presto and Allegro con brio. The
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Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique movement V contains cultural and musical elements that are clear and accurate representations of Romantic era music. Berlioz’s symphony clearly aligns with elements of Romantic music through the effective use of contrasting pianissimo and fortissimo dynamics‚ dissonance‚ modern orchestra‚ and sudden rhythm changes. In the Romantic era of music spanning from 1825-1900‚ music was
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After he completed his first symphony‚ he had a nervous breakdown. Later‚ in the 1880s‚ he became depressed due to the failure of his marriage‚ which is said to be because of his homosexuality‚ which resulted in an attempt to take his life. Due to these events‚ Tchaikovsky composed
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April 29‚ 2013 Igudesman & Joo: “Big Nightmare Music” Wright Auditorium “Big Nightmare Music” Concert Report The Igudesman & Joo: “Big Nightmare Music” concert premiered in Wright Auditorium on April 13th‚ 2012; accompanied by the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra. Imagine Mozart taken over by Monty Python and you have some idea of the humor/seriousness created at the highest level of musicianship on stages around the world. Violinist Aleksey Igudesman‚ and pianist Hyung-ki Joo are both classically-trained
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Quartet‚ Mozart’s Symphony no. 40 and Beethoven’s Symphony no. 5 the music is a little more chaotic and not as in tune with the other pieces. Classical pieces also tended to be larger orchestras that focused more on the winds and brass‚ even though strings were still part of the group. The music is generally considered to from 1750’s to the 1820’s (Differences 2011). Two pieces of music that are good to compare from the eras is Pachelbel’s Canon and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Pachelbel’s Canon
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Essay Plan Option 2: Tradition and Dissent in Music: Dmitri Shostakovich. Introduce topic • Music of Shostakovich. • What is a string quartet? http://classicalmusic.about.com/od/classicalmusic101/p/stringquartet.htm • Where are string quartet’s usually played? • http://www.eas-musikmanagement.de/index.php/en/biolawrence • Shostakovich and Russia http://web.mit.edu/jikatz/www/Shostakovich.pdf Shostakovich’s progress • Start about his progression in
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his natural talent and musical intellectually was noticed by his father‚ he was given a baby grand piano on his 16th birthday. He attended Boston Latin School and Harvard University‚ where he majored in business. In 1937‚ while attending a Boston Symphony concert‚ Bernstein was immensely touched by the passionate performance of conductor Dmitri Mitropoulos that Bernstein decided to devote his life to music. Around the age of 22‚ Bernstein started to expand his musical training by attending the Curtis
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