Gaspard de la nuit - Stanford University
... show a man who has groomed himself for the picture. He was “meticulous about his personal appearance... as unlikely to present himself as he was a composition to the world in an ‘unfinished’ state” (Hopkins, 1986).With this meticulous nature, Ravel’s works are picture-perfect. Though in the case of ...
... show a man who has groomed himself for the picture. He was “meticulous about his personal appearance... as unlikely to present himself as he was a composition to the world in an ‘unfinished’ state” (Hopkins, 1986).With this meticulous nature, Ravel’s works are picture-perfect. Though in the case of ...
St. Francis Prep Music Department Independent Study Course
... 5) What religion was Brahms brought up in? 6) In which city was Johannes Brahms born? 7) Compared to other famous composers, how much biographical information did Johannes Brahms leave us? 8) Johannes Brahms is considered one of the famous “3 B’s” among composers. Please name the other two composers ...
... 5) What religion was Brahms brought up in? 6) In which city was Johannes Brahms born? 7) Compared to other famous composers, how much biographical information did Johannes Brahms leave us? 8) Johannes Brahms is considered one of the famous “3 B’s” among composers. Please name the other two composers ...
Review of Elliott Antokoletz and Marianne Wheeldon eds
... itself (2)—one might wonder what the titular “rethinking” in the present volume signifies. Does it similarly interrogate received wisdom? The editors Marianne Wheeldon and Elliott Antokoletz, for their part, encourage such an expectation when they express the “desire to offer new perspectives with w ...
... itself (2)—one might wonder what the titular “rethinking” in the present volume signifies. Does it similarly interrogate received wisdom? The editors Marianne Wheeldon and Elliott Antokoletz, for their part, encourage such an expectation when they express the “desire to offer new perspectives with w ...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Part 2 Making it in Vienna Back in
... wouldn’t be easy with the court’s musical preference bent toward Italian composers and the influence of Kapellmeister Antonio Salieri. Mozart’s relationship with Salieri has been the subject of speculation and legend. Letters written between Mozart and his father, Leonardo, indicate that the two fel ...
... wouldn’t be easy with the court’s musical preference bent toward Italian composers and the influence of Kapellmeister Antonio Salieri. Mozart’s relationship with Salieri has been the subject of speculation and legend. Letters written between Mozart and his father, Leonardo, indicate that the two fel ...
Symphony and symphonic thinking in Polish music after
... is general and recalls some o f the first impressions the word ‘symphony’ brings to people’s minds. However, one has to realise quickly that there really is no easy definition o f what is ‘the symphony’. It is even more complicated considering the symphony’s long and rich tradition, with all its his ...
... is general and recalls some o f the first impressions the word ‘symphony’ brings to people’s minds. However, one has to realise quickly that there really is no easy definition o f what is ‘the symphony’. It is even more complicated considering the symphony’s long and rich tradition, with all its his ...
Jean-Baptiste Lully (Giovanni Battista Lulli) (1632 – 1687
... As a little boy he played in the streets and watched the performances of street theatres. The strolling actors used the traditions of the Comedy de Art with its humour, parodies for wellknown persons, colourful dresses and funny dances. In his performances Lully applied to the traditions of the Ital ...
... As a little boy he played in the streets and watched the performances of street theatres. The strolling actors used the traditions of the Comedy de Art with its humour, parodies for wellknown persons, colourful dresses and funny dances. In his performances Lully applied to the traditions of the Ital ...
Spohr Violin Duo op 67 no 1 analysis and commentary
... heighten the expression. Generally, only such compositions demand it which are not composed in one form, or imagined in equal measure of time. The Scholar should rarely, and with moderation, if his feeling should induce him to do it, use the means of expression already mentioned, as by any alteratio ...
... heighten the expression. Generally, only such compositions demand it which are not composed in one form, or imagined in equal measure of time. The Scholar should rarely, and with moderation, if his feeling should induce him to do it, use the means of expression already mentioned, as by any alteratio ...
Slide 1
... Louis XIV’s example: display power through patronage of the arts Holy Roman emperors in Vienna, King Frederick II of Prussia in ...
... Louis XIV’s example: display power through patronage of the arts Holy Roman emperors in Vienna, King Frederick II of Prussia in ...
A Technical and Musical Approach to Rachmaninoff`s
... In 1926, after an eight-year hiatus, Rachmaninoff returned to composition. He completed his Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 40 that same year. His last solo piano composition, Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42 (1931), was completed in a French villa, as was the revision of his Piano Sonata No. 2, O ...
... In 1926, after an eight-year hiatus, Rachmaninoff returned to composition. He completed his Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 40 that same year. His last solo piano composition, Variations on a Theme by Corelli, Op. 42 (1931), was completed in a French villa, as was the revision of his Piano Sonata No. 2, O ...
Qan vei la laudeta mover
... prompter for joglars, as Paden suggests, it seems likely that some notes were more “naturally memorable” than others. ...
... prompter for joglars, as Paden suggests, it seems likely that some notes were more “naturally memorable” than others. ...
adaptations of the schenkerian analysis to post
... horizontal path of tonality.” The possibility of not identifying an authentic Ursatz, but a two voice contextual contrapuntal background after a reduction of a post-tonal piece allows analysts a great range of flexibility. Such distinctions have allowed many analysts to use Schenkerian analysis for ...
... horizontal path of tonality.” The possibility of not identifying an authentic Ursatz, but a two voice contextual contrapuntal background after a reduction of a post-tonal piece allows analysts a great range of flexibility. Such distinctions have allowed many analysts to use Schenkerian analysis for ...
Beethoven`s Thematic Processes in the Piano Sonata
... Valliere, Kara F. '14, "Beethoven's Thematic Processes in the Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 14: "An Illusion of Simplicity"" (2012). Music Department Student Scholarship. 1. ...
... Valliere, Kara F. '14, "Beethoven's Thematic Processes in the Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 14: "An Illusion of Simplicity"" (2012). Music Department Student Scholarship. 1. ...
Johann Sebastian Bach`s first lesson.
... curt organist to Duke Wilhelm Emst, it marked the third time in 5 years that he had changed positions because of unfavorable circumstances. ...
... curt organist to Duke Wilhelm Emst, it marked the third time in 5 years that he had changed positions because of unfavorable circumstances. ...
Defining Genius: Early Reflections of J. S. Bach`s Self
... Sebastian himself could have transmitted this story, which was to illustrate, for his own children and students, the necessary combination of talent and industry. The story also presents the basis for the statement formulated by Bach and quoted by Johann Abraham Birnbaum in 1738: “What I have achiev ...
... Sebastian himself could have transmitted this story, which was to illustrate, for his own children and students, the necessary combination of talent and industry. The story also presents the basis for the statement formulated by Bach and quoted by Johann Abraham Birnbaum in 1738: “What I have achiev ...
Liszt`s experiments with literature
... the audience over, especially by selecting devices appropriate to the situation and imitating the intonation of the human voice.3 It seems that Liszt benefited fully from these teachings and conscientiously observed the recommendations while following his own, extremely individual, artistic path. Im ...
... the audience over, especially by selecting devices appropriate to the situation and imitating the intonation of the human voice.3 It seems that Liszt benefited fully from these teachings and conscientiously observed the recommendations while following his own, extremely individual, artistic path. Im ...
On the Romanticism Style in the Musical Creation of
... positive and negative worlds, carrying with special colors. This is the perfect combination of Rachmaninoff’s ideal and reality. 3.3 Poetic Illusion and the Romantic Color If we find out one term to summarize the theme of Rachmaninoff’s works, then the right one shall be of “poetic illusion”. The id ...
... positive and negative worlds, carrying with special colors. This is the perfect combination of Rachmaninoff’s ideal and reality. 3.3 Poetic Illusion and the Romantic Color If we find out one term to summarize the theme of Rachmaninoff’s works, then the right one shall be of “poetic illusion”. The id ...
Philip Thomas – piano Michael Finnissy – composer First Political
... a diverse set of musical references, from Bach to jazz, Irish republican song to Webern. Though it is Beethoven that looms most large, in both works; there have been Beethovenian references in the past, but perhaps not to the extent revealed here, particularly in Beat Generation Ballads, which conti ...
... a diverse set of musical references, from Bach to jazz, Irish republican song to Webern. Though it is Beethoven that looms most large, in both works; there have been Beethovenian references in the past, but perhaps not to the extent revealed here, particularly in Beat Generation Ballads, which conti ...
July Composer Study - Year Round Homeschooling
... assistant to composer Nicola Porpora in exchange for lessons. In 1761, he was named Kapellmeister, or "court musician" at the palace of the influential Esterházy family, a position that financially supported him for nearly 30 years. Isolated at the palace from other composers and musical trends, he ...
... assistant to composer Nicola Porpora in exchange for lessons. In 1761, he was named Kapellmeister, or "court musician" at the palace of the influential Esterházy family, a position that financially supported him for nearly 30 years. Isolated at the palace from other composers and musical trends, he ...
Bach and the Development of the Fugue
... Johann Sebastian Bach made his mark during the Baroque period as music history’s preeminent composer of fugues. His fugal works are treasured as compositional gems and studied as prime examples of contrapuntal rules and techniques. Though the emergence of the fugue was before his time, Bach took wha ...
... Johann Sebastian Bach made his mark during the Baroque period as music history’s preeminent composer of fugues. His fugal works are treasured as compositional gems and studied as prime examples of contrapuntal rules and techniques. Though the emergence of the fugue was before his time, Bach took wha ...
ISCM WMD 2012 - Forum des compositeurs
... particular characteristics of “place”, and this year’s festival in Belgium is no exception. The statistics of the 2012 festival are truly impressive, and demonstrate the characteristics and capacity of this place: the collaboration of 25 Flemish, Walloon and Brussels based cultural organisations tha ...
... particular characteristics of “place”, and this year’s festival in Belgium is no exception. The statistics of the 2012 festival are truly impressive, and demonstrate the characteristics and capacity of this place: the collaboration of 25 Flemish, Walloon and Brussels based cultural organisations tha ...
Esneider Valencia _Article_The Saxophone at the Crossroads–
... During mid 1940s to 1960s, a series of economic and cultural factors made the city of Medellín an important center of economic and cultural activity. The relative economic stability and apogee of industry in Medellín (especially in textiles) supported a dynamic economic and cultural growth of the ci ...
... During mid 1940s to 1960s, a series of economic and cultural factors made the city of Medellín an important center of economic and cultural activity. The relative economic stability and apogee of industry in Medellín (especially in textiles) supported a dynamic economic and cultural growth of the ci ...
Mieczyslaw Weinberg`s Five Pieces for Flute and Piano
... triple meter, with Weinberg calling for rubato in music that cycles through a variety of shifting styles, from a classical-sounding minuet to an off-kilter waltz, again with contrasting lightness and heaviness. In interpreting this piece, my duo pianist and I experimented with many different tempi i ...
... triple meter, with Weinberg calling for rubato in music that cycles through a variety of shifting styles, from a classical-sounding minuet to an off-kilter waltz, again with contrasting lightness and heaviness. In interpreting this piece, my duo pianist and I experimented with many different tempi i ...
- University of Missouri School of Law Scholarship
... Mathematiciansare able to break down into measure andfigure what musicians do intuitively. The art of music is endowed with a supernaturalorigin and a divine purpose, more so than any other art. -GottfriedLeibniz Before embarking on a brief tour through superstring theory, it is helpful first to rev ...
... Mathematiciansare able to break down into measure andfigure what musicians do intuitively. The art of music is endowed with a supernaturalorigin and a divine purpose, more so than any other art. -GottfriedLeibniz Before embarking on a brief tour through superstring theory, it is helpful first to rev ...
Antonio Vivaldi`s Influences in Music fom the Baroque Period to
... incorporated many different techniques, and therefore was ideally suited for the young students.8 Because of these opportunities to continue composing, this position allowed Vivaldi to begin seeking recognition as a composer and to put all of his creative efforts into his music. Throughout his life, ...
... incorporated many different techniques, and therefore was ideally suited for the young students.8 Because of these opportunities to continue composing, this position allowed Vivaldi to begin seeking recognition as a composer and to put all of his creative efforts into his music. Throughout his life, ...
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... youthful Bowen and other more or less significant figures have suffered, without stopping to question its justice. While it is true that Teutonic influence still dominated the British musical establishment during Bowen’s student years, this in itself was divided into mutually inimical factions of ei ...
... youthful Bowen and other more or less significant figures have suffered, without stopping to question its justice. While it is true that Teutonic influence still dominated the British musical establishment during Bowen’s student years, this in itself was divided into mutually inimical factions of ei ...