I have chosen Mozart's Violin Concerto in D major KV 218 for violin and orchestra which I have been working on for the past few months. Mozart composed this piece when he was 19 years old on October 1775 in Salzburg. He was granted the post of concertmaster to the Prince-Archbishop from 1773-1777. During these few years in Salzburg, he composed the majority of his works for solo string instruments and orchestra to use those works for special occasions, which...
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There have been many great composers over the last few centuries who have written amazing works. However, when I think of the all-time great composers widely known today, I think of Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederick Handel. Both born in the Baroque period, Bach and Handel discover many new elements of music and contributing to what is known as classical music. Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in Eisenach, Saxony (Germany). Bach was born into a family of...
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The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988, was known a musical composition for harpsichord by Johann Sebastian Bach which based on a wonderful aria in an A/B structure. It is an aria of the set of 30 variations which based on the base line (and not mainly on the melody, which correlates with a common baroque ‘chaconne’ practice). There is something of a dividing line after variation 15, and the piece ends as it begins, with the return of the aria. Every...
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In her book ‘Beethoven and the Construction of Genius: Musical politics in Vienna, 1792-1803’, Tia DeNora attempts to interpret Beethoven’s primary success and ‘the construction of genius’. The main concern she brings up is that “the crux of the problem with most Beethoven literature as it addresses the composer’s reputation is that, to varying degrees, that literature consists of retrospective accounts that isolate the quality of Beethoven’s works as the cause of his recognition… in retrospect, influence is conceived as...
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Beethoven is one of the most well-known and influential musicians of all time, if not, the most. He has been credited for bridging the gap between the classical period and the romantic period, and he has drastically changed the way music is played in a lot of ways. To put it bluntly, he effectively made the romantic period. Biographical Facts Beethoven’s early life wasn’t the best, his family was poor and he didn’t have much going for him academically. He...
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Music was used to invoke nationalistic pride within the people of France and proved to be an essential tool when rising against the aristocracy during the French Revolution. For example, ‘Le Marseillaise’, which is the French national anthem. It was written during this period of time. It is clearly known that the French Revolution presented some composers even now we listen to their compositions. There are some main reasons why music is really inimitable and different from that period. The...
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Music is an infinite art, there is no limit to what one can create. Man has traced the history of music further back than 1500 BC, to the most primitive forms of human music. Art has evolved throughout the years as well, through the developments of human language and the vast new technological frontiers that we still have yet to conquer. As art evolves, the people who create art do as well. One of these great creators was Johann Sebastian...
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Johann Sebastian Bach was conceived March 31, 1685, and passed on July 28, 1750, he is a German arranger and organist. A few people observe Bach's birthday on March 21. Other individuals light the candles on March 31. The right date relies upon whom you inquire. Bach was conceived in Thuringia in 1685 when the German state was all the while watching the Julian schedule. Today, we utilize the Gregorian schedule, which moved the dates by 11 days. And keeping...
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Many past composers’ works are what modern society analyze and look at to identify how music was written during that era and how it has evolved over time. Just like any piece of history, the decisions that composers choose to make when writing music, the ideas are always changing and can have a very serious impact on how music was composed at the time. There have been many important, turn-point composers that similarly change music throughout time and have even...
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Beethoven’s political ethos was liberal; however, he did at times seem to express views that were quite conservative and could also be interpreted as ambiguous. He was not afraid to express his political views through music. Examples of which could be heard in the opera ‘Fidelio’, about the unjust imprisonment overcome by a heroic individual. Also, in his cantata on the death of Emperor Joseph II, a kind, benevolent enlightened leader. His overriding beliefs were in family, fairness, love, and...
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Ludwig Van Beethoven was a composer and pianist, baptized in Bonn, Germany, on the 17th of December 1770. He was an important figure on the bridge between classical and romantic eras. He was educated by his father in a vigorous way and later studied with musician Christian Gottlob Neefe. Joseph Haydn also taught Beethoven composition when Beethoven was at the age of 21 at Vienna. Beethoven wrote in total 32 piano sonatas in his whole life between 1795 and 1822....
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Certainly, one of history's most tragic figures, wolfgang amadeus mozart began his acting career as a child prodigy. He performed the piano, harpsichord, organ, and violin beautifully and become taken through his father on some live performance tours through several EU international locations. The young performer delighted his noble audiences, who rewarded him, however, with flattery and pretty women in place of expenses. (copied directly from the book and need to be in prices.) Mozart become fun-loving, sociable, and beneficial...
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Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer. He was noted for connecting the classical and Romantic ages of Western music. He was known as a musical genius that completely deaf. Beethoven’s childhood life Beethoven was full of charisma in music but he didn’t stop improving himself. He created notes on the five lines that became very valuable but the composer has not allowed the piracy that has occurred. His ears were finally got destroyed and he became deaf....
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The author of this book wants students who are studying orchestration to have clear and detailed analysis of Mozart’s famous opera compositions, one of them is ‘The Marriage of Figaro’. This book contains all the four acts of the opera. Figaro and Susanna, two servants of Count Almaviva, get married despite Almiviva’s attempt to seduce Susanna. Figaro and Susanna find their marriage at risk when Marcelina, housekeeper of Dr. Bartolo, who’s in love with Figaro creates a misunderstand between Figaro...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Eric Whitacre were two of the most cherished composers of their corresponding times. Mozart was a prominent composer in the 18th century whereas, Whitacre is a notable composer in the 21st century. Moreover, Mozart was an Austrian composer that lived from 1756 to 1791. Eric Whitacre is an American composer that was born on January 2nd, 1970, and is currently still alive. Mozart composed music from the age of 5 until he died at the age...
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In ‘A Musical Dialectic from the Enlightenment: Mozart’s Piano Concerto in G Major’, Susan McClary attempts to identify the social factors of the eighteenth century and today contained in Mozart’s music that go beyond its sheer beauty. She claims that scholars treat the music of eighteenth century as too perfect and void of humanistic emotions. Further, she claims a line can be drawn between Mozart and the rest of eighteenth-century music, which was devoid of human drama and feelings. She...
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Mozart’s overture to ‘The Abduction from the Seraglio’ was initially designed as an opera. His opera was first performed in Vienna in July 1782. Mozart wanted the public to appreciate his work. This specific piece showed lots of emotions and depth with the way the instruments were played. There were three acts in this one movement. The abduction from the Seraglio was a 6-minute-long performance. The instruments that were incorporated were piccolo, drums, cymbals, triangle, and jungle bells. This music...
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Mozart was an extremely influential composer whose breadth of musical compositions spanned various genres and took the listener on an emotional journey. He was a genius in his own right, unrecognized in his own time, and revered long after his death. Mozart had many influences which affected his musical style. Mozart's father was a huge influence on this budding musician. He forced him to play piano from an early age and, at age 3, Mozart was playing with a perfect...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is widely known as one of the best classical musicians of all time. Not much is known about his life top given his early passing at age 35. Symbolic of the saying stars that shine bright burn out too soon. While we can draw modern parallels of musicians in the modern era who passed as it seemed they were reaching the peak of their careers. Artists such as Michael Jackson has extensive biography from the moment he...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed the two-act opera ‘Don Giovanni’ in 1787. The opera has since been praised by different scholars and critiques as one of the classic works that belong to the very best category of plays to ever be composed. However, the opera is open to various interpretations, while some argue it serves as an excellent example of aesthetic perfection; others, most contemporary scholars, think it lacks depth beyond the dark humor it presents. I personally think that ‘Don...
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Mozart's Piano Concertos represent the dynamic relationship 'between the individual expressive voice of the soloist and the wider 'community' of the orchestra…both ultimately uniting in joyous unanimity' (Till). The extent to which Mozart succeeded in achieving this 'dialogue', is easily determined by the way piano concertos were valued and understood by audiences of the time. Mozart's greatest concertos, written in Vienna– offer an attractive source for investigating this topic. will be analysed. To understand how dialogue was created and gained...
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a celebrated 18th-century Austrian composer who is now widely considered to be one of the greatest and most influential musicians in the history of Western music. Mozart’s musical legacy is known throughout the world, and his compositions have influenced the evolution of all the musical genres of his age. Mozart was a prodigy from a young age, but there were many critical influences that led to the level of timeless eminence that his music has reached...
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