Baroque Music
... Oratorio – “An extended musical drama, with text based on religious subject matter, intended for performance without scenery, costume or action. Oratorio originally meant ‘prayer hall.’ By the mid 17th century, they were performed in palaces and public theaters, and were growing increasingly simil ...
... Oratorio – “An extended musical drama, with text based on religious subject matter, intended for performance without scenery, costume or action. Oratorio originally meant ‘prayer hall.’ By the mid 17th century, they were performed in palaces and public theaters, and were growing increasingly simil ...
La lontananza nostalgica utopica futura Yerba Buena Center for the
... Indeed, the performer may stop or deviate from a direct course, thus forming a network of routes throughout the space. By the same token, the "sound projectionist" is instructed to combine several channels of recorded material, essentially constructing a "path" through the eight-channel reservoir o ...
... Indeed, the performer may stop or deviate from a direct course, thus forming a network of routes throughout the space. By the same token, the "sound projectionist" is instructed to combine several channels of recorded material, essentially constructing a "path" through the eight-channel reservoir o ...
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... • Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 ) was a German composer and organist. Born into a musical family, Bach received his earliest instruction from his father. After his parents died, Bach moved in with his oldest brother. There, he copied, studied and performed music, and received valuable teaching fr ...
... • Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750 ) was a German composer and organist. Born into a musical family, Bach received his earliest instruction from his father. After his parents died, Bach moved in with his oldest brother. There, he copied, studied and performed music, and received valuable teaching fr ...
Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer, a Catholic priest, and an
... He was also famous for his cantatas as he was a very religious man. Bach wrote hundreds of cantatas and became well known as an organist and composer of church music. In 1723 Bach became the director of music for the city of Leipzig, Germany. “This was probably Sebastian’s busiest time. He was resp ...
... He was also famous for his cantatas as he was a very religious man. Bach wrote hundreds of cantatas and became well known as an organist and composer of church music. In 1723 Bach became the director of music for the city of Leipzig, Germany. “This was probably Sebastian’s busiest time. He was resp ...
an introduction to the
... keyboard player for choosing the chords. This type of bass line is called a "figured bass". The group of players who play from this part are called the "basso continuo" or continuous bass. Notice that unlike the earlier piece of music, there are a few dynamic markings and a tempo indication. Johann ...
... keyboard player for choosing the chords. This type of bass line is called a "figured bass". The group of players who play from this part are called the "basso continuo" or continuous bass. Notice that unlike the earlier piece of music, there are a few dynamic markings and a tempo indication. Johann ...
Class number: 22 Johann Sebastian Bach`s musical life Johann
... become one of the classical musical piano players. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Also, he established German styles through his skill in countering, harmonic and motivic organization, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, pa ...
... become one of the classical musical piano players. Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. Also, he established German styles through his skill in countering, harmonic and motivic organization, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, pa ...
Villanelle (from Les nuits d`été)
... Violin and Piano was one of three early masterworks, written between 1875 and 1876. Faure dedicated the sonata to violinist Paul Viardot, with whom he premiered it in 1877. The first movement opens with a billowing melody from the piano, setting the listener up for the beautiful textures that will h ...
... Violin and Piano was one of three early masterworks, written between 1875 and 1876. Faure dedicated the sonata to violinist Paul Viardot, with whom he premiered it in 1877. The first movement opens with a billowing melody from the piano, setting the listener up for the beautiful textures that will h ...
Programme essay for Salzburg 2014, Beethoven vn sonatas (edited).
... Scherzo: Allegro molto Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo All but one of Beethoven’s ten numbered violin sonatas – strictly, sonatas ‘for piano and violin’ – were written between 1797 and 1803, when the ‘Kreutzer’ op. 47 was composed, the sole exception being the final G major Sonata op. 96, composed in 1 ...
... Scherzo: Allegro molto Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo All but one of Beethoven’s ten numbered violin sonatas – strictly, sonatas ‘for piano and violin’ – were written between 1797 and 1803, when the ‘Kreutzer’ op. 47 was composed, the sole exception being the final G major Sonata op. 96, composed in 1 ...
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... three Concertos, the first of which, in D minor, is still today among the most performed pieces, due to it being one of the loveliest violin concertos in existence. And how can we forget the beautiful Concerto no. 2 – known as the Spanish Symphony – by the Frenchman Eduard Lalo (1823-1892)? So we co ...
... three Concertos, the first of which, in D minor, is still today among the most performed pieces, due to it being one of the loveliest violin concertos in existence. And how can we forget the beautiful Concerto no. 2 – known as the Spanish Symphony – by the Frenchman Eduard Lalo (1823-1892)? So we co ...
Violinist Glenn Dicterow has established himself worldwide as one
... Violinist Glenn Dicterow has established himself worldwide as one of the most prominent American concert artists of his generation. His extraordinary musical gifts became apparent at the age of 11 when he made his solo debut in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic where hi ...
... Violinist Glenn Dicterow has established himself worldwide as one of the most prominent American concert artists of his generation. His extraordinary musical gifts became apparent at the age of 11 when he made his solo debut in Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic where hi ...
Frog`s Eye - Evan Ziporyn
... In its brief existence, Cantaloupe Music has become one of the most intrepid labels in new music, and clarinetist Evan Ziporyn, a member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, has emerged as one of its most powerful compositional voices. One test of an artist’s worth is his or her ability to take influence ...
... In its brief existence, Cantaloupe Music has become one of the most intrepid labels in new music, and clarinetist Evan Ziporyn, a member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars, has emerged as one of its most powerful compositional voices. One test of an artist’s worth is his or her ability to take influence ...
French Connections
... a fine set of instruments. It was for these musicians that Bach wrote many of his outstanding instrumental works, including the Brandenburg Concerti, the orchestral suites, the violin concerti, and much of his chamber and keyboard music. Leopold appreciated Bach’s genius, and Bach returned the compl ...
... a fine set of instruments. It was for these musicians that Bach wrote many of his outstanding instrumental works, including the Brandenburg Concerti, the orchestral suites, the violin concerti, and much of his chamber and keyboard music. Leopold appreciated Bach’s genius, and Bach returned the compl ...
CHAPTER 35
... placed in the bass and sounding while the harmonies change around it—so called because of its original association with the pedal of the organ. Bach often concludes his keyboard works with a pedal point. ...
... placed in the bass and sounding while the harmonies change around it—so called because of its original association with the pedal of the organ. Bach often concludes his keyboard works with a pedal point. ...
jeannette sorrell, conductor and harpsichord
... institutions in Venice devoted to the care of orphaned, abandoned and poor girls. As part of its training, the school devoted much effort to the musical education of its wards, and there was an elaborate organization of administrators, teachers and associates who oversaw the activities of the studen ...
... institutions in Venice devoted to the care of orphaned, abandoned and poor girls. As part of its training, the school devoted much effort to the musical education of its wards, and there was an elaborate organization of administrators, teachers and associates who oversaw the activities of the studen ...
Quatuor Ysaÿe - San Antonio Chamber Music Society
... only twenty, led Schumann to proclaim him, in 1853, “a musician chosen to give ideal expression to his times, a young man over whose cradle Graces and Hero have stood watch.” From the very beginning he was the Brahms of noble melody, of rich texture, of rhythmic freedom, of large statements in big f ...
... only twenty, led Schumann to proclaim him, in 1853, “a musician chosen to give ideal expression to his times, a young man over whose cradle Graces and Hero have stood watch.” From the very beginning he was the Brahms of noble melody, of rich texture, of rhythmic freedom, of large statements in big f ...
He`s 19. His violin? Pushing 300
... the strings, and it was more versatile for a wide range of music, from Bach and Mozart to the big romantic concertos, which need heft and power,” Leong said from Belgium, where he is in his second year of study with violinist Augustin Dumay. “The del Gesu had a raw, gutsy feel to it at its low end w ...
... the strings, and it was more versatile for a wide range of music, from Bach and Mozart to the big romantic concertos, which need heft and power,” Leong said from Belgium, where he is in his second year of study with violinist Augustin Dumay. “The del Gesu had a raw, gutsy feel to it at its low end w ...
Antonio Vivaldi`s “Four Seasons”
... clumsy skater, turning, crashing, and falling, played by the strings quickly moving all the way down the scale? The north wind blowing hard, played by the solo violin going quickly up and down the ...
... clumsy skater, turning, crashing, and falling, played by the strings quickly moving all the way down the scale? The north wind blowing hard, played by the solo violin going quickly up and down the ...
Felix Mendelssohn: “Scherzo” from A Midsummer Night`s Dream
... In the “Scherzo,” we hear a flute solo which introduces the character Puck. Mendelssohn’s music paints Puck in a magical land of fairies. Puck is a free spirit who tries to do the right thing and make people happy but seems to cause confusion instead. He is a magical creature. You can create your ow ...
... In the “Scherzo,” we hear a flute solo which introduces the character Puck. Mendelssohn’s music paints Puck in a magical land of fairies. Puck is a free spirit who tries to do the right thing and make people happy but seems to cause confusion instead. He is a magical creature. You can create your ow ...
DUX 0932 / 2014 Katarzyna BUDNIK – GALAZKA
... impression that the most outstanding composers turned to the viola only when they wanted to imbue their music with an expression of special depth. Both the last of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos and Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante are unique works which stand out even in the context of these composers’ ...
... impression that the most outstanding composers turned to the viola only when they wanted to imbue their music with an expression of special depth. Both the last of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos and Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante are unique works which stand out even in the context of these composers’ ...
Studio Piano - theperfectutor.org
... crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven moved to Vienna in his early 20s ...
... crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in Western art music, he remains one of the most famous and influential of all composers. Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven moved to Vienna in his early 20s ...
BHP 904-907 - BACH: Concertos for Piano(s) and Orchestra
... 1937 onwards) was by any standards one of the truly great musicians of recent times. Born on August 19, 1881 in Liverni-Virnay, a small town in Roumania, Enesco remained always a Roumanian, supporting the arts in his country, drawing inspiration from its folk music. His “second life” in Paris connec ...
... 1937 onwards) was by any standards one of the truly great musicians of recent times. Born on August 19, 1881 in Liverni-Virnay, a small town in Roumania, Enesco remained always a Roumanian, supporting the arts in his country, drawing inspiration from its folk music. His “second life” in Paris connec ...
BHP 904-907 - BACH: Concertos for Piano(s) and Orchestra
... Composer, conductor, outstanding violinist, pianist, cellist… George Enescu (Georges Enesco from 1937 onwards) was by any standards one of the truly great musicians of recent times. Born on August 19, 1881 in LiverniVirnay, a small town in Roumania, Enesco remained always a Roumanian, supporting the ...
... Composer, conductor, outstanding violinist, pianist, cellist… George Enescu (Georges Enesco from 1937 onwards) was by any standards one of the truly great musicians of recent times. Born on August 19, 1881 in LiverniVirnay, a small town in Roumania, Enesco remained always a Roumanian, supporting the ...
Antonio Vivaldi`s “Four Seasons”
... de’ concert in 1716. • It was during these years the Vivaldi wrote much of his music, including many operas and concertos. • Vivaldi began to travel in 1718, and during this time, he wrote his music. • Pietà paid him to write two concerto’s a month for the orchestra. ...
... de’ concert in 1716. • It was during these years the Vivaldi wrote much of his music, including many operas and concertos. • Vivaldi began to travel in 1718, and during this time, he wrote his music. • Pietà paid him to write two concerto’s a month for the orchestra. ...
Antonio Vivaldi
... However, after a while, his bad asthma kept Antonio from saying Mass. After that, Vivaldi spent all his time writing music and teaching. He taught at an orphanage for girls, and wrote a lot of music for the girls to play. People came from miles around to hear Vivaldi's talented students perform the ...
... However, after a while, his bad asthma kept Antonio from saying Mass. After that, Vivaldi spent all his time writing music and teaching. He taught at an orphanage for girls, and wrote a lot of music for the girls to play. People came from miles around to hear Vivaldi's talented students perform the ...