Baroque Music - The Fyre and Lightning Consort
... slower tempo). While most solo concertos were written for violin, trumpet concertos were also popular, and concertos were also composed for cello, oboe, flute and bassoon. In the 1730s, Handel wrote 16 organ concertos, and Bach also composed several concertos for harpsichord around the same time (mo ...
... slower tempo). While most solo concertos were written for violin, trumpet concertos were also popular, and concertos were also composed for cello, oboe, flute and bassoon. In the 1730s, Handel wrote 16 organ concertos, and Bach also composed several concertos for harpsichord around the same time (mo ...
Program Notes - The Friends of Chamber Music
... your long-held wish. . . . As a result of unceasing effort, you will receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands.” ...
... your long-held wish. . . . As a result of unceasing effort, you will receive Mozart’s spirit from Haydn’s hands.” ...
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Riccardo Muti Zell Music Director Edo
... progress of that rising three-note motive, or the falling thirds of the violin theme, or the quicksilver shifts of major to minor that give this music its peculiar character. This is what Clara meant when she commented that “all the movements seem to be of one piece,” for, although Brahms’s connecti ...
... progress of that rising three-note motive, or the falling thirds of the violin theme, or the quicksilver shifts of major to minor that give this music its peculiar character. This is what Clara meant when she commented that “all the movements seem to be of one piece,” for, although Brahms’s connecti ...
"Off the Record: Performing Practices in Romantic Piano Playing" by
... recommendations in treatises and other sources, Da Costa probes the divergences between practice and theory. Carl Reinecke receives particular attention, and his picture is placed on the cover of the volume. The book is supported by an array of audio clips available through a website. In exploring i ...
... recommendations in treatises and other sources, Da Costa probes the divergences between practice and theory. Carl Reinecke receives particular attention, and his picture is placed on the cover of the volume. The book is supported by an array of audio clips available through a website. In exploring i ...
The Damocles Trio Plays Works By Brahms
... accentuations Béla Bartók would make his own in the twentieth century. The third movement is in conventional ABA form, although Brahms invests the flanking sections with unusually sinister innuendo and mystery, providing contrast with a benedictory oasis in the central episode. "Scherzo" may be Ital ...
... accentuations Béla Bartók would make his own in the twentieth century. The third movement is in conventional ABA form, although Brahms invests the flanking sections with unusually sinister innuendo and mystery, providing contrast with a benedictory oasis in the central episode. "Scherzo" may be Ital ...
Impressionism and Expressionism
... Impressionism and Expressionism are not only found in music but also in art. Impressionism in art had its start at around 1870 in France. The impressionistic art illustrates the world around us with a focus on colours and different shades. The word term impressionism comes from Claude Monet’s work “ ...
... Impressionism and Expressionism are not only found in music but also in art. Impressionism in art had its start at around 1870 in France. The impressionistic art illustrates the world around us with a focus on colours and different shades. The word term impressionism comes from Claude Monet’s work “ ...
Chapter 26
... 1. What is the difference between a “repertoire” and a “canon”? How does this distinction apply to Puccini? The “repertoire” consists of music that is regularly performed and enjoys an enduring popularity with audiences. The “canon” is the collection of musical works considered to be advanced, serio ...
... 1. What is the difference between a “repertoire” and a “canon”? How does this distinction apply to Puccini? The “repertoire” consists of music that is regularly performed and enjoys an enduring popularity with audiences. The “canon” is the collection of musical works considered to be advanced, serio ...
I. Listening Skill For each excerpt
... 79. ____ When you hear a piece of music, timbre might not necessarily be present. 80. _____ A shorter string length will produce a lower pitch than a longer string length. 81. ______The most common meter you will encounter in music is five. 82. ____ Beethoven composed the melody for the Ride of the ...
... 79. ____ When you hear a piece of music, timbre might not necessarily be present. 80. _____ A shorter string length will produce a lower pitch than a longer string length. 81. ______The most common meter you will encounter in music is five. 82. ____ Beethoven composed the melody for the Ride of the ...
Electronic Sounds
... performance artist Jim Pomeroy to Santa Fe. This year she presented two tape concerts moderated by Susan Ohori, a KUNM announcer . They included works by Charles Amirkhaniain, Conlon Nancarrow and James Tenney. Milukak also composes works specifically for tape, using only acoustic sounds. The techni ...
... performance artist Jim Pomeroy to Santa Fe. This year she presented two tape concerts moderated by Susan Ohori, a KUNM announcer . They included works by Charles Amirkhaniain, Conlon Nancarrow and James Tenney. Milukak also composes works specifically for tape, using only acoustic sounds. The techni ...
Table of Contents
... enhanced by Native American music. I found the flute music to be especially well suited to accompany graphic art projects. 3. Music-Film: Discovering Native American Music and Pow-Wow were very informative films that provided a visual demonstration of the music. 4. Music-Geography: The students can ...
... enhanced by Native American music. I found the flute music to be especially well suited to accompany graphic art projects. 3. Music-Film: Discovering Native American Music and Pow-Wow were very informative films that provided a visual demonstration of the music. 4. Music-Geography: The students can ...
Read program notes
... honoris” and “Pour ce que point fu de la amere espine” were composed between 1413-1422 at the French court on Cyprus during the reign of King Janus. They are related in style to the slightly later works of Du Fay. The works from the Torino Manuscript possess a unique brilliance and an occasional pec ...
... honoris” and “Pour ce que point fu de la amere espine” were composed between 1413-1422 at the French court on Cyprus during the reign of King Janus. They are related in style to the slightly later works of Du Fay. The works from the Torino Manuscript possess a unique brilliance and an occasional pec ...
The Renaissance
... organa included three and even four voices. Pérotin's music is an excellent example of this very early form of polyphony (music for two or more simultaneously sounding voices), as can be heard in his setting of Sederunt principes. This music was slowly supplanted by the smoother contours of the poly ...
... organa included three and even four voices. Pérotin's music is an excellent example of this very early form of polyphony (music for two or more simultaneously sounding voices), as can be heard in his setting of Sederunt principes. This music was slowly supplanted by the smoother contours of the poly ...
storage/MUS001-Quiz Three
... B. Twentieth-century music follows the same general principles of musical structure as earlier periods. C. Twentieth-century music relies less on pre-established relationships and expectations. D. After 1900 each musical composition is more likely to have a unique system of pitch relationships, rath ...
... B. Twentieth-century music follows the same general principles of musical structure as earlier periods. C. Twentieth-century music relies less on pre-established relationships and expectations. D. After 1900 each musical composition is more likely to have a unique system of pitch relationships, rath ...
Beethoven / Kant - Thomas Owen Mastroianni
... of sonic content. Beethoven’s score which specifies the sonic content, cannot be properly understood without confronting the underlying intuitive judgments. That is to say that Beethoven presents the listener with a posteriori sensory experience generated to an extraordinary degree by intuitive (a p ...
... of sonic content. Beethoven’s score which specifies the sonic content, cannot be properly understood without confronting the underlying intuitive judgments. That is to say that Beethoven presents the listener with a posteriori sensory experience generated to an extraordinary degree by intuitive (a p ...
Complete Symphonies - Australian Music Centre
... in which I did not fervently believe. Without being overly Romantic, I am committed to ...
... in which I did not fervently believe. Without being overly Romantic, I am committed to ...
Handout - Biological Computation Project
... – Such tuning for piano not possible until 1917 – A above middle C set at 440 Hz – in 1936! ...
... – Such tuning for piano not possible until 1917 – A above middle C set at 440 Hz – in 1936! ...
12.2
... versatile “instrument” in Classical music • Enormous variety possible in tone color, rhythm, & dynamics • Any effect possible from delicate to grand ...
... versatile “instrument” in Classical music • Enormous variety possible in tone color, rhythm, & dynamics • Any effect possible from delicate to grand ...
MakingMUSIC Concert guide - The Louisville Orchestra
... followed by timpani and the rest of the orchestra. Strauss was a master of the tone poem or program music meaning the music followed a theme or story told through the musical score. Strauss often used “leitmotifs” or themes for characters, places or events. This practice is still used by composers t ...
... followed by timpani and the rest of the orchestra. Strauss was a master of the tone poem or program music meaning the music followed a theme or story told through the musical score. Strauss often used “leitmotifs” or themes for characters, places or events. This practice is still used by composers t ...
Programme notes
... reigned supreme, praised not only for its vocal qualities (helped by its capability for nuanced dynamics) but also for its virtuosity. Around 1600, Venetian instrumental ensembles were dominated by the finest players of the instrument – Dalla Casa and Bassano were two such who consecutively held the ...
... reigned supreme, praised not only for its vocal qualities (helped by its capability for nuanced dynamics) but also for its virtuosity. Around 1600, Venetian instrumental ensembles were dominated by the finest players of the instrument – Dalla Casa and Bassano were two such who consecutively held the ...
Symphony Fantastique Hector Berlioz
... Paris became the most important city for Romantic music In Romantic music fantasy and expression are more important than balance and symmetry of Classical period The composers of the Romantic period sought to create Drama Describe an emotion Paint a scene ...
... Paris became the most important city for Romantic music In Romantic music fantasy and expression are more important than balance and symmetry of Classical period The composers of the Romantic period sought to create Drama Describe an emotion Paint a scene ...
Impressionism - The Spirit of Great Oak
... special scales that have been around for a long time. • Utilized by composers until about the time of the Renaissance. • A wonderful piece by Claude Debussy based entirely from the modes is “Fetes” (Festival). The Dorian mode is one of the scales that are used (see the next slide). ...
... special scales that have been around for a long time. • Utilized by composers until about the time of the Renaissance. • A wonderful piece by Claude Debussy based entirely from the modes is “Fetes” (Festival). The Dorian mode is one of the scales that are used (see the next slide). ...
JOHN CORIGLIANO, JR. Sonata for Violin and Piano (1963) JOHN
... and perso nality (which is) behind it . . .” and went on to say that “Mr. Corigliano has the audacity and the skill to take an old musical joke like the perpetual-motion finale and restate it in modern terms without sounding simple-minded and without losing the point ... he has an important future.” ...
... and perso nality (which is) behind it . . .” and went on to say that “Mr. Corigliano has the audacity and the skill to take an old musical joke like the perpetual-motion finale and restate it in modern terms without sounding simple-minded and without losing the point ... he has an important future.” ...
Instrumental - AHS IB Music
... The clavichord produced sound by striking a metal wedge striking against a string when a key was pressed. The sound quality was weak, but the instrument was able to produce some dynamics. It was mainly used in Germany and usually played as a solo instrument or in a small ensemble. Organ The Baroque ...
... The clavichord produced sound by striking a metal wedge striking against a string when a key was pressed. The sound quality was weak, but the instrument was able to produce some dynamics. It was mainly used in Germany and usually played as a solo instrument or in a small ensemble. Organ The Baroque ...
McCarter Theater Presents Christian Tetzlaff, Violin Lars Vogt, Piano
... This piece, the Violin Sonata in A Major, Opus 100, soon circulated among the circle of admirers that now surrounded the composer. Not surprisingly, it elicited high enthusiasm. Clara Schumann, who grew close to Brahms after the death of her husband, commended it to her diary as “a beautiful, noble ...
... This piece, the Violin Sonata in A Major, Opus 100, soon circulated among the circle of admirers that now surrounded the composer. Not surprisingly, it elicited high enthusiasm. Clara Schumann, who grew close to Brahms after the death of her husband, commended it to her diary as “a beautiful, noble ...
Concert d`aujourd`hui! Works by Domenico Scarlatti (1683
... produced by Hayworth for her Beckworth Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. It is generally thought that he actually composed more film music than he is credited with, and that he was often called upon to ghost-write film music for other composers who were under time constraints or had oth ...
... produced by Hayworth for her Beckworth Productions and released by Columbia Pictures. It is generally thought that he actually composed more film music than he is credited with, and that he was often called upon to ghost-write film music for other composers who were under time constraints or had oth ...