Use of dissonance and less obvious structural devices
... limitations of communism •Makes BIG headway after she leaves Russia •Like Hildegard: works written in a restricted environment that could not contain the expression of her deep spirituality •Regarded by the Soviet public as a composer of film music ...
... limitations of communism •Makes BIG headway after she leaves Russia •Like Hildegard: works written in a restricted environment that could not contain the expression of her deep spirituality •Regarded by the Soviet public as a composer of film music ...
Medieval Music: Boethius (d. 525) Treatise: De Musica Three Levels
... “German Songs” Collection most important collection of German folksong (vocal pieces) Glogaur Liederbuch: Contains vocal and instrumental pieces German folksong collection Quodilbet: Humorous type of music in which well-known melodies or texts are combined in an advisedly incongrous manner Polyphoni ...
... “German Songs” Collection most important collection of German folksong (vocal pieces) Glogaur Liederbuch: Contains vocal and instrumental pieces German folksong collection Quodilbet: Humorous type of music in which well-known melodies or texts are combined in an advisedly incongrous manner Polyphoni ...
Concert Orchestra Final Exam STUDY GUIDE
... d. D MAJOR – 2 Sharps (F# and C#) 2. The above are all MAJOR KEYS. Major keys can have sharps OR flats, and Minor keys can have sharps OR flats, depending on the key. 3. Natural notes are NOT all the same distance apart. a. B-C is a half step, E-F is a half step. b. C MAJOR SCALE is: i. C D E^F G A ...
... d. D MAJOR – 2 Sharps (F# and C#) 2. The above are all MAJOR KEYS. Major keys can have sharps OR flats, and Minor keys can have sharps OR flats, depending on the key. 3. Natural notes are NOT all the same distance apart. a. B-C is a half step, E-F is a half step. b. C MAJOR SCALE is: i. C D E^F G A ...
Contemporary Classical Period
... by Milton Babbitt, Donald Martino, and Charles Wuorinen in America. Some of their compositions use an ordered set or several such sets, which may be the basis for the whole composition, while others use "unordered" sets for the same purpose. The term is also often used for dodecaphony, or twelve-to ...
... by Milton Babbitt, Donald Martino, and Charles Wuorinen in America. Some of their compositions use an ordered set or several such sets, which may be the basis for the whole composition, while others use "unordered" sets for the same purpose. The term is also often used for dodecaphony, or twelve-to ...
Romantic
... • What is the source of the story? How accurately does it reflect the original? • Describe the nature of the melody? In what ways is it easy to sing? In what ways is it difficult? • How realistic is this opera? What drives the story? • What are reference motives? ...
... • What is the source of the story? How accurately does it reflect the original? • Describe the nature of the melody? In what ways is it easy to sing? In what ways is it difficult? • How realistic is this opera? What drives the story? • What are reference motives? ...
Poetic Conceits for solo piano A conceit, in literary terms, is an
... Poetic Conceits for solo piano A conceit, in literary terms, is an extended metaphor with a complex logic. It can govern an entire poem or poetic passage. By juxtaposing images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparis ...
... Poetic Conceits for solo piano A conceit, in literary terms, is an extended metaphor with a complex logic. It can govern an entire poem or poetic passage. By juxtaposing images and ideas in surprising ways, a conceit invites the reader into a more sophisticated understanding of an object of comparis ...
13 POSTMODERNISM AND MUSIC DEREK B. SCOTT
... imitate but to represent. Representations, however, rely upon culturally learned recognition, which may have much to do with a person’s existing knowledge of Western signifiers of the East and little to do with the objective conditions of non-Western musical practices. Indeed, something new may be br ...
... imitate but to represent. Representations, however, rely upon culturally learned recognition, which may have much to do with a person’s existing knowledge of Western signifiers of the East and little to do with the objective conditions of non-Western musical practices. Indeed, something new may be br ...
Making Musical Decisions
... Identify the musical elements composers use to create Describe the distinction between composers and arrangers Explain the musical form of theme and ...
... Identify the musical elements composers use to create Describe the distinction between composers and arrangers Explain the musical form of theme and ...
Composer / Songwriter Agreement
... Not incur any liability or expense on Songwriter’s account without Songwriter’s prior written approval, and if such approval is given, Composer will provide Songwriter with any information necessary to satisfy such obligation, including copies of any necessary agreements. ...
... Not incur any liability or expense on Songwriter’s account without Songwriter’s prior written approval, and if such approval is given, Composer will provide Songwriter with any information necessary to satisfy such obligation, including copies of any necessary agreements. ...
Complete Vocabulary and Glossary
... A composer is a person that writes music. He or she can write music for groups as large as a symphony orchestra, or as small as a single instrument. Many times in orchestral works the composer tells a story. All the different instruments of the orchestra are actors in the story. A composer can write ...
... A composer is a person that writes music. He or she can write music for groups as large as a symphony orchestra, or as small as a single instrument. Many times in orchestral works the composer tells a story. All the different instruments of the orchestra are actors in the story. A composer can write ...
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AUDITION INSTRUCTIONS
... French Horn: Mozart 3rd Concerto, II; Hunt- Ployhar; scales- C Major & Chromatic-slur & tongue Trombone: Etude #5 from Rubank Advanced Method for Trombone Euphonium/ Baritone: bass clef same as trombone, for treble clef- p.7, #8 Rubank Method Tuba: Any selection from Rubank Advanced Method (suggeste ...
... French Horn: Mozart 3rd Concerto, II; Hunt- Ployhar; scales- C Major & Chromatic-slur & tongue Trombone: Etude #5 from Rubank Advanced Method for Trombone Euphonium/ Baritone: bass clef same as trombone, for treble clef- p.7, #8 Rubank Method Tuba: Any selection from Rubank Advanced Method (suggeste ...
Chapter Five: Baroque Art and Music
... Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo, Opus 5, No.1 • Bass provides the structural support while the violin adds elaborate decoration above ...
... Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo, Opus 5, No.1 • Bass provides the structural support while the violin adds elaborate decoration above ...
mus 1p definitions. test 2
... Sonata–allegro form. The opening movement of the sonata cycle, consisting of themes that are stated in the first section (exposition), developed in the second section (development), and restated in the third section (recapitulation). Also known as sonata form or firstmovement form. Theme and variat ...
... Sonata–allegro form. The opening movement of the sonata cycle, consisting of themes that are stated in the first section (exposition), developed in the second section (development), and restated in the third section (recapitulation). Also known as sonata form or firstmovement form. Theme and variat ...
Read a review - The Kalichstein-Laredo
... the open heafiedjoy in singing of their childhoods before parting forever." I listened lo Masquerade before reading Hagen's notes and what I imagined previously was not far off from what the composer intended, so vividly drawn and cogently developed are his musical arguments. The soloists are almost ...
... the open heafiedjoy in singing of their childhoods before parting forever." I listened lo Masquerade before reading Hagen's notes and what I imagined previously was not far off from what the composer intended, so vividly drawn and cogently developed are his musical arguments. The soloists are almost ...
spontaneous composition
... musically (though piano may not be the perfect outlet for them at the time, he allows), and that profound ideas can be conveyed in the simplest terms, even by a little person. Witness the creation of "Flower Fox," a happy little folk ditty he wrote last year with his daughter, Elodi, then 3. It is b ...
... musically (though piano may not be the perfect outlet for them at the time, he allows), and that profound ideas can be conveyed in the simplest terms, even by a little person. Witness the creation of "Flower Fox," a happy little folk ditty he wrote last year with his daughter, Elodi, then 3. It is b ...
BBC Concert Orchestra - University of Florida Performing Arts
... in 1816 Louis Spohr had produced a one-movement Violin Concerto (his eighth) subtitled Gesangszene (Song-scene or dramatic cantata). Interesting and appealing as these works are, however, few would claim that they were the equals of the great Classical era concertos of Mozart and Beethoven, whose pr ...
... in 1816 Louis Spohr had produced a one-movement Violin Concerto (his eighth) subtitled Gesangszene (Song-scene or dramatic cantata). Interesting and appealing as these works are, however, few would claim that they were the equals of the great Classical era concertos of Mozart and Beethoven, whose pr ...
The Renaissance
... achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction". During this time, artists and musicians produced works that displayed more artistic freedom and individualism. This creativity allowed artists to aba ...
... achievements for their own sake in all forms of art, including music. The word "Renaissance" in itself is defined as a "rebirth"or a "reconstruction". During this time, artists and musicians produced works that displayed more artistic freedom and individualism. This creativity allowed artists to aba ...
Season 2010 Season 2010-2011
... affection for the piece as he was still playing it years later in Vienna; it may have been the first of his concertos to be published. (The lack of distinguishing numbers or keys often makes it difficult to know exactly which of so many possible works are referred to in letters, reviews, advertiseme ...
... affection for the piece as he was still playing it years later in Vienna; it may have been the first of his concertos to be published. (The lack of distinguishing numbers or keys often makes it difficult to know exactly which of so many possible works are referred to in letters, reviews, advertiseme ...
Chapter_Twenty Seven_Outline
... 3. The final movement moves from terror to reconciliation, Hell to Paradise, much like the Beethovenian trajectory of the Fifth Symphony. E. “Down with Programs!” 1. Mahler’s Second Symphony also began as a symphonic poem, this one on death. 2. It is known as the “Resurrection” and requires the larg ...
... 3. The final movement moves from terror to reconciliation, Hell to Paradise, much like the Beethovenian trajectory of the Fifth Symphony. E. “Down with Programs!” 1. Mahler’s Second Symphony also began as a symphonic poem, this one on death. 2. It is known as the “Resurrection” and requires the larg ...
Program Notes - University of Chicago Presents
... Hungary, from which he fled in to Austria 1956. His unique combination of technical innovation and humor sets him apart from other 20th century modernists. Many of his compositions involve complex masses of sound and shifting tone colors and use unconventional sounds as well as traditional instrumen ...
... Hungary, from which he fled in to Austria 1956. His unique combination of technical innovation and humor sets him apart from other 20th century modernists. Many of his compositions involve complex masses of sound and shifting tone colors and use unconventional sounds as well as traditional instrumen ...
Music
... Wagner - German famous for Opera - many of which were based on mythology Strauss - German "The Waltz King" Claude Debussy - French one of the major impressionistic composers composed piano music, opera, cantatas, ballets, and orchestral and chamber works. Maurice Ravel - French also Impressionistic ...
... Wagner - German famous for Opera - many of which were based on mythology Strauss - German "The Waltz King" Claude Debussy - French one of the major impressionistic composers composed piano music, opera, cantatas, ballets, and orchestral and chamber works. Maurice Ravel - French also Impressionistic ...
Greg Stepanich - Lara St. John
... out a blizzard of fast notes. The lyrical side isn’t neglected, especially in the second movement of the Hindson concerto and much of Corigliano’s music for the Francois Girard film The Red Violin. Here, she shows herself the possessor of a penetrating, emotionally charged tonal quality that offers ...
... out a blizzard of fast notes. The lyrical side isn’t neglected, especially in the second movement of the Hindson concerto and much of Corigliano’s music for the Francois Girard film The Red Violin. Here, she shows herself the possessor of a penetrating, emotionally charged tonal quality that offers ...
Louisiana College Department of Music
... PIANO: Three selections are required: one from the Baroque period; one from the Classical period; and one from either the Romantic or Contemporary periods. At least one composition must be performed by memory. Students may choose selections from the following collections: Baroque: A movement of a Ha ...
... PIANO: Three selections are required: one from the Baroque period; one from the Classical period; and one from either the Romantic or Contemporary periods. At least one composition must be performed by memory. Students may choose selections from the following collections: Baroque: A movement of a Ha ...
CD Review 78 - Dr David Wright
... theme and triumphant climaxes. The last section is a temperamental piece, often angry, but contains the best music of this sonata. Grimaud is equal to the slow music and to the vigorous explosive passages. She gives an unbeatable performance of an uneven but virtuosic work. The Etudes Tableaux Op 33 ...
... theme and triumphant climaxes. The last section is a temperamental piece, often angry, but contains the best music of this sonata. Grimaud is equal to the slow music and to the vigorous explosive passages. She gives an unbeatable performance of an uneven but virtuosic work. The Etudes Tableaux Op 33 ...
Program Notes - Eric Chasalow
... I actually had a dream one night where I was hearing some music by Beethoven that I had never heard before and awoke with two motivic ideas still in my head. After checking to see that this was not really anyone else’s music, I used one as the opening of a new piece. To get performers thinking along ...
... I actually had a dream one night where I was hearing some music by Beethoven that I had never heard before and awoke with two motivic ideas still in my head. After checking to see that this was not really anyone else’s music, I used one as the opening of a new piece. To get performers thinking along ...