Essays on Classical Music

John Dowland - Go, Crystal Tears from Book of Songs, Book 1 for solo voice and lute

1) In the beginning, it was strange and even a little bit uncomfortable to listen to it because it is so different from the music that I usually listen to. I never listen to such old music, so it took a few moments for me to open up my heart and mind to the music. I knew that the sound was beautiful, but because it was so unusual compared to what I usually listen to, it did not immediately attract my attention. When this initial shock wore off, I let myself sink into the song even more deeply. I ...

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The scene in the movie that I would describe as a hallucination is when she hears the voice of her mother saying, “You broke it!” after she breaks a bottle at her art class (Uenospower Sybil). The scene in the movie that I would describe as a delusion is when Sybil believes that Dr. Wilbur, during a session, wants to harm her in the same way that her mother did when she was growing up. As a result, Sybil tries to attack her with a pair of scissors. The type of therapy that is identified ...

How the Popular Music Audience has changed with Time

The music industry has attracted a large number of listeners over the decades. However, the audience has evolved considerably over the years due to developments in music production and distribution technologies over time. Some of the factors that have facilitated change in music audience include music style, performance style, musical instruments, as well as rhythm and pitch that have changed with technological revolution (Mauch, MacCallum, Levy, & Leroi, 2015). As the technologies in the music instrumentation and production transformed over time, the melody and rhythm of music artifacts changed as well; making it more appealing to a particular group of ...

Abstract

Radio has definitely been one of the most significant technological devices for more than a century. From the moment of its invention in the early 1800s till new developments in recent years, radio has performed a lot of important functions. Throughout the history, radios helped to supply communication and provide entertainment to many cultures. More than one hundred years already, radio still remains a powerful force in American life that will also retain its potency for some time to come. This unique form of mass media has the potential to reach any people, even the illiterate ones. No matter ...

The Ninth Symphony by Beethoven appears to be one of the most popular and central pieces of art, particularly in the Western Music Industry. The magnificent composition of this piece by Beethoven is basically a symbol indicating the end of all symphonies. It appears that Beethoven’s intention was to reflect, mirror and signify significant values of the then Western society. The Ninth Symphony also creates a feeling of hope and fear for individuals that have a higher level of understanding of such 19th century musical composition. There were various symphonies performed in 1824; most of these performances were ...

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Media companies utilize the media to provide information for the benefit of users. They also provide platforms for communicating information and sharing ideas. Multinational corporations are able to accomplish this on an international scale to an international audience. Comcast is such a media company. This research paper analyses the use of electronic media and Email in Comcast Media Company. This Media Company has made use of a wiki to streamline its websites to be user-friendly both to users and employees. In fact, the wiki the assimilation of the wiki into their websites has proven efficient. They have also used ...

Sydney Opera House is an art center in Sydney city, Australia, located on Port Jackson, New South Wales. Danish architect Jorn Utzon made a design in 1957 – 1973. In 2003, for the project of Sydney’s Opera House, Jorn Utzon got the highest international architecture's honor – Pritzker Prize. In 1956 the government of New South Wales announced an open international design competition. For this competition a special independent jury was called. Broad specifications were provided by a competition brief, a cost limit and design parameters were not specified because the main purpose was to attract the most talented designers.  ...

Introduction

It’s called a fugue state. A fugue state is characterized by a complete removal from, or interruption of, a person’s identity and a personal history. A fugue state is not always permanent, but during the episode, a person can completely forget who they are, and can assume a completely new identity for themselves. Usually, the fugue state isn’t even diagnosed until a person can recall their identity after the fugue state has ended (Costandi). This is a perfect metaphor for Death Fugue, a novel by Sheng Keyi. In her novel, she explores the events related to ...

The nineteenth century was the century of big changes in literature and music. As to music, it attended by gradual emergence of musical classics, whose works are still remembered. There were such musicians as Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Lanner, Straus and so on. There appeared a lot of new genres, which became very popular later, and one of the most famous in the late nineteenth century was orchestral music. In this genre was felt the presence of masterpiece of old music, especially Ludwig van Beethoven. It was hard for later composers made something new and different than Beethoven did, whose ...

Music is a great source of inspiration, a drive that has led to the success of many individuals. Whether it’s classical music by Mozart or slow and soft Jazz, many people attest to the motivation they get when listening to their favorite tunes. Research done by neuroscientists has proven that the vibration and frequencies of musical instruments and beats in songs are capable of altering moods and shifting emotions(Chanda & Levitin, 2013). Music has evolved over the years taking up different forms, which are continuously presented across different cultures(Deckers, 2005). It is widely appreciated and this is ...

Romanticism is an artistic movement which evolved at the end of the nineteenth century in different fields of art such literature, painting, and music. The artists of the Romantic era were influenced by the reaction to the Industrial Revolution, the revolt against the notions of the Enlightenment, and doubt against the rationalization of nature by science. The major characteristics of Romanticism were the emphasis of emotion and nature, a tendency towards the mystic and supernatural, attention to national identity. More specifically in music the important elements are the emphasis on the expressions of emotions, use of folk songs and ...

Among all kinds of art, maybe only music is able to put the listener into the world of certain period and make him or her not just aware the processes in the piece of music, but feel it and live in its atmosphere. Music is the strongest emotional impulse of life. Every man listens to the most favourite genre or genres. The classical music has the reputation as the highest point in the world of sounds. Though, this attitude puts classical music in a dramatically ignorant place (Sandow 2). In any case, this music is supposed to have not ...

In research conducted by Rauscher, Shaw, and Ky (1993), the result of listening to music composed by the musician Mozart was an short-term improvement in tasks associated with spatial-temporal reasoning. The researchers hypothesized that higher brain functions correlate with music cognition. Dubbed the “Mozart Effect” by Dr. Alfred Tomatis, subsequent experiments differed on whether the influence is significant. While some studies support the proposed impact (Ivanov & Geake, 2003; Rauscher, Robinson, and Jens, 1998; Rideout & Laubach, 1996), others do not (Chabris, 1999; Mehr, Schachner, Katz, & Spelke, 2013; Steele, Bass, & Crook, 1999). This paper is an analysis of the research by ...

The instrument I have chosen is the flute. It is included in all major orchestras. This can include a standard flute, alto flute and piccolo, which his part of the flute family. Flutes are part of the woodwind family within an orchestra. 1. Manufacturer: Woodwind and Brasswind http://www.wwbw.com/Buyer-Guides-Flute-g25079t0.wwbwThis is a comprehensive buyer’s guide for flutes. It includes a visual diagram of the parts of the flute, including the crown, foot joint and body. There is also a guide for the different kinds of flutes: intermediate, professional and artisan. The interactive component is the actual buying guide, live chat, ...

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony #5 Mvmt I, 1804–1808

Ludwig van Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, first movement is one of the most well-known pieces of classical music. Of his time. He overcame many obstacles and his music was the beginning of the romantic are of the classical genre. It is also one of the most frequently played by orchestras across the globe. The symphony was played in Vienna at der Wien for a very cold audience in 1804, The famous first movement is called Allegro con brio, and has been noted for being a victorious piece in times of war. The piece, along with many other classical works ...

Fryderyk Chopin, also known as the poet of piano, was an amazing composer and virtuoso pianist. He played in various genres and his compositions were music to the ears in both meanings. Even the shortest compositions have people listening to them over and over again. Fryderyk Chopin was born on the 1st of March in 1810 in Warsaw. He mostly wrote for the solo piano and gained popularity throughout the whole world as a leading musician of the Romantic era. Chopin was born and raised in a family of four children, his mother was Polish and his father was ...

There is a famous saying that “music is a food for soul.” It is right that music has a great influence on our body and lives. There are different forms of music and the most popular are classical and the rock music. The classical and popular music inhabit different worlds, where people take them in different ways. This paper will shed light on the advantages and disadvantages of classical and the popular music and the difference between them. The classical music has a great history and is available in different forms. It is evident that classical music is bit ...

Albert

The purpose of this paper is to try to analyse two symphony concerts which are performed by the Danish conductor Thomas Sondergard. The both concerts consist of the pieces of music of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich and his symphonies No. 5 (C mol) and No. 11 (D mol). These concerts do not have lyrical mood, but they draw bright musical picture which is rather dramatic. Abrupt change of rhythms, dissonance notes, dialogues of musical instruments immerse the listener in the world of misery and opposition to the evil. Both symphonies have life-asserting character though.1 The four part symphony No. ...

Soundtracks to movies appeared even before we could actually here the actors. The music, which accompanies the scenes, help the view feel the film better and grasp the emotions on screen. Three pieces of music were chosen to go with a particular fragment of the movie Rob Roy. First Selection: Beethoven's 5th Symphony, 1st movement https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7pQytF2nak The music is to start playing from the moment the main hero grabs the ropes. The singular notes already played by a group of strings to create the sounds of a chord perfectly represent the dramatic atmosphere of the moment. Moreover, the syncopation ...

Qin, Amy. (20 April 2016). China’s Smaller Cities Struggle to Cultivate an Interest in Classical Music. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/21/arts/music/chinas-smaller-cities-struggle-to- cultivate-an-interest-in-classical-music.html This article is talking about the problems that the concert halls are having in China and the possible factors that could contribute to the growth of attendance. Especially the concert halls that are located in the smaller cities are having the difficulties with the attendance even though there is sufficient capacity and professional musicians that are supposed to attract large audiences. For the theaters attendance is vital, because it brings 50% of revenue (Qin, ...

Johannes Brahms is one of the most outstanding composers in history. His legacy has been analyzed by his supporters up to present day. His First Symphony started with C minor and ends with C major, helping the audience to experience a wide range of bright emotions throughout the symphony. First Symphony by Brahms consists of four movements, and the last one was called A Hungarian Dance for its joyful rhythm. First movement, or Varied Sonata, of the First Symphony starts with adagio and piu andante tempos. Sonata develops from adagio at the beginning to allegro in the end. Popular ...

Article Abstracts

Boysen, G.A. & VanBergen, A.

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Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) has long been surrounded by controversy due to disagreement about its etiology and the validity of its associated phenomena. Researchers have conducted studies comparing people diagnosed with DID and people simulating DID in order to better understand the disorder. The current research presents a systematic review of this DID simulation research. The literature consists of 20 studies and contains several replicated findings. Replicated differences between the groups include symptom presentation, identity presentation, and cognitive processing deficits. Replicated similarities between the groups include interidentity transfer of information as shown by measures of ...

Modern music and classical music: two different directions, two different fates, different range of listeners, different influences. These two genres of music are completely unlike each other. Nowadays people have their right to choose what they believe is best for them. Mostly, they are not influenced by the crowd when it comes to their personal preferences. Each person has his own tastes and it is normal. Someone is ready to listen to Mozart, Schubert and Bach for weeks, and someone finds himself in all day long listening to "Queen", "Nirvana" or Depeche Mode. But why do people refer to ...

The Brooklyn Museum in New York is not only a building meant to be a tourist attraction. It is one of the best art institutions in the United States, presenting the art forms and art pieces from ancient Egypt to contemporary art of the United States. In total, the museum displays more than a million pieces of art in the museum. The building which has five floors has different halls and spaces to display a different kind of works. The Entry to the museum cost $10 as there was a special discount for students with a valid ID. Entering ...

When speaking of minimalism in music, one cannot speak of it completely without mentioning Terry Riley and La Monte Young, who at a large extent are credited for being the pioneers of the minimalism movement (Potter, 2). The interaction between the two classmates at the University of California-Berkeley would later go on to shape a new genre of music. Riley and Young were both interested in classical music and drew inspiration from John Cage, a renowned composer and performer based in Germany (Potter, 12). In 1959, Young visited Germany and got to experience music performance from his mentor John ...

The aesthetics of the Baroque era and it's addiction to motion and scale was reflected not only in architecture, sculpture and painting, but it has mainly become obvious in the music. The world of contrasts, contradictions and passion was expressed by major and minor keys. The meaning of the major key is joy, the slightest nuances from tenderness to exultant. The minor key means sadness in melancholy and tragic desperation.

RENAISSANCE AND BAROQUE

Musical culture in the XVII and the beginning of the XVIII century has been developed in the frame of Baroque style (Claude 3). It has created new art principles ...

Arturo Sandoval is an outstanding musician who had to overcome a lot of difficulties in order to be able to do the job he was born to – playing the jazz music. Life of Sandoval recalls a musical history book that describes two disparate worlds. For the people who were raised up in the States, it may be hard to imagine what obstacles Arturo Sandoval was faced with to become a jazz musician. He is a great son of Cuba, and this country should be proud of him, but when Sandoval was at the beginning of his career, the government ...

This myth is very popular. It is not surprised that I used to believe in the myth about left and right brains. It seems to me that almost all my friends, relatives, acquaintances believe in the idea that people who have more developed right hemisphere are more talented, creative and even genius. I do not remember when I learned this myth the first time, but I know that even some of my school teachers hold this myth. I used to believe that left-handers are very special or that to be left-hander is better than to be a right-hander. One ...

The USA Symphony Orchestra was held at the University of South Alabama department of music Laidlaw performing arts Centre recital hall on a Thursday April 7, 2016 during the academic year 2015-2016. The concert was marked by numerous performing artists who made the environment serene and filled with joy. The musical concert was a symphony of the orchestra marked with the use of various instruments that were different. The concert was introduced through a captivating performance by Ash Miears, Colby Smith, Courtney, Dustin Miller, and Charles Harris who brought soothing musical experience through the instruments. There was a mixture ...

Orange Coast College

Abstract Music is valued to be an essential pillar in the improvement of one’s status and temperament in life. With this statement said, value depends on the person’s use of music in each context of his life when he hears the melody of certain popular genres. Only a few of the existing scholarly papers have focused on the investigation of people’s direct experience with music in a daily environment. More so with classical music, it is believed that the said music contributes to the improved productivity and an enhanced work performance of students. It is also ...

The university of South Alabama provides students with an opportunity to visit Symphony Orchestra and enjoy well-performed classical music concert. This month, on April 7, the University of South Alabama Symphony Orchestra, directed by Dr. Robert Seebacher, presented its Spring concert. The series of concerts included works by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Weber and Hindemith. This concert featured the University Concert Choir under the direction of Dr. Laura Moore, Dr. Jasmin Arakawa on piano, and six vocal soloists as well: Dr. Thomas Rowell, tenor, Dr. Patrick Jacobs, baritone, and four student soloists: Elizabeth Bemis, soprano, Kate Frazier, soprano, Brianna Smith, alto, ...

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LIST THE COURSE LIST THE DATE THE ESSAY IS FILED Berlin, Symphony of a Great City (1927)

Introduction

A brief glimpse into Berlin, Germany, and film and documentary production in the 1920s will provide historical context to better understand and appreciate the quality and value of this innovative documentary. Cultural life blossomed after the 15 million deaths and destruction of World War I. In the 1920s, the German film industry, despite uncertainties and financial difficulties, became firmly established and very productive (Goesch 61, 72). The emphasis on Expressionism became reality, objectivity and good times in the late 1920s. The art ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

It is common knowledge that every well-educated person should know, understand and appreciate music. However, no matter how well aware of various composers and genres people might be, many of us find it difficult to feel it. There are numerous examples of musicians who can technically perform a piece, but when you listen to them playing, you realize that you might as well listen to a robot. Only the emotion behind the melody gives music a truly human feel and makes it a universal human language that will be understood all over the world. Thus, it is extremely important ...

Modernist movement was the catalyst that opened new ways of interpreting art as a tool for political and social discourse reflecting the rise of ideas and improvisation of imagery/performance through the use of contemporary materials available at that time. The term ‘modernist’ ubiquitously dominated the art critiques from the past decades in an attempt to explain the society’s rejection of the traditional iconography of the previous movements. With the advent of rapid industrialization spurred the growth of ideas that defined the social and political landscape of the 20th century. This changes brought by the modernist ideals revolutionized the ...

The value and respect that citizens have in observing an established government of society is a tradition that has been established for centuries. The puzzling question about government is that it is important to ask where this respect to be a law abiding citizen actually comes from? Historically, there have been many texts throughout the ages that debate the citizen versus the government and how the government claims its inherit right to nurture, control, and aide the citizen. One of the literary works that has been a constant reference throughout the ages of how the citizen is obligated to ...

Thaddeus Cahill, a young lawyer and part-time inventor of mechanisms for piano and printing machines, lived in Washington D.C. When young, Cahill experimented with transferring music that was performed on traditional acoustic instruments over long distances via telephone lines. However, the sound was too weak for large rooms. Electrical amplification has not yet been invented, as well as radio tubes. A radical idea to solve this problem came to Cahill in 1893: he wanted to get musical sounds directly from the electricity itself, or, more precisely, with the help of a special system of electronic oscillators. So, telharmonium was ...

Jon Kimura Parker and Piano

Jon Kimura Parker was born in 1959 in Vancouver, Canada. He came from a musical family with his brother, James Parker and cousin Ian Parker successful pianists. At the tender age of five years, Parker had made an appearance at Vancouver Youth Orchestra. It was there that he started his musical education journey before graduating to other schools. Parker’s musical journey and prowess can be traced back to his scholarship at Vancouver Academy of Music and University of British Columbia. At Banff Center, he studied with Marek Jablonski and schooled with Robin Wood at Victoria Conservatory. The expertise ...

Recently I came across a very engaging TED video about the power of classical music and its influence on an individual. I was extremely fascinated with a brilliant speaker Benjamin Zander. All of the three public speaking concepts were vividly presented in his speech. Ethos. Benjamin Zander is a world famous conductor, teacher and speaker. His outstanding leadership qualities are observed during his speech. His professionalism in the music sphere leaves no doubt. He plays pieces from Chopin. Although Mr Zander masters music argot (chord, A, E, cadence), he explains everything in common words so the audience is able ...

My generation rarely likes classical music. More specifically, my friends most often do not like classical music. Today, it is extremely rare to meet a person who is in his 25 keen on classical music. Mostly, people do not know how to interpret it on their own. No one said them how to do that when they were kids. When they get more adult, they start believing that classical music is real boredom. Having no musical training, we pay attention to only the first impression of the music, and for spoiled with popular culture, classical music seems very boring. ...

Introduction

John Adams has numerous feathers in his cap – a renowned music composer, creative thinker, a music conductor, and several others to his credit. Adams holds a unique place in the American music domain. His compositions, both the opera music as well as the symphony music, are the most notable among the modern classical works. These specific compositions of Adams are special in terms of the depth in their expression, brilliance in terms of sound, and the intensely humanistic feel present within their themes.

Early Life and music

Born and brought up in New England, Adams learnt playing the clarinet from his father and ...

Hanover Baroque

Type of Concert: Trio Sonata General reaction: I found the concert very smoothing. The venue, at a local episcopal church, was beautiful, and well suited to the small-ensemble, or more chamber style music presented by the trio. There was a sense of both tranquility and ease that punctuated the concert as a result of the combination between the building’s ambiance and the musical genre on display. Concert Summary: The musical concert I attended was a trio, consisting of a violin, a flute, and a harpsichord. Overall, it involved music by eight different composers, each of which took a ...

The Context of the World of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Introduction Creative work in the arts emerges in the context of several elements. These create influences for the artist, painter and sculptor. For example, one’s appreciation of a Claude Monet painting is noticeably enhanced after visiting his garden and home in Giverny, France. The same is true of music composers. This brief essay examines important aspects of life surrounding composer Johann Sebastian Bach in the hope that reviewing general Baroque period influences, especially those from societal practices, visual ...

On the evening of December 4, 2015 I attended the live concert performance hosted by Master Showman, Composer and world-renowned violinist, Andre Rieu. The concert even was held at the “3 Arena” (23,000 capacity) in Dublin, Ireland. Andre Rieu has been recognized on many occasions as one of classical music’s greatest performer, conductors, and popularisers. During the entire duration of the classical performance, Rieu was immensely successful in retaining (especially the young generation or non-classical enthusiasts), the attention of the audience by intermissive humour, storytelling, host-to-audience conversation, and a whole lot of promotive dancing/singing along. The concert ...

Some of the best musical pieces ever known to man have been developed during the Classical and Romantic eras. The Classical Era covers the period between 1750 and 1800; the Romantic Era, on the other hand, covers much of the 19th century. As can be seen, the Classical Era of music covers a relatively shorter period of time compared to the Romantic one. This is not enough to say that the musical pieces released during that shorter period are inferior to the ones released during that longer period, however. When it comes to classical music, the role of the ...

Artists rejected their historical experience. They tried to find a new beginning in art, to update the perception and understanding of art in society. The most famous modernist trends are styles such as avant-garde, suprematism, primitivism, cubism, surrealism, futurism, expressionism and abstractionism. Each of them has its purpose, on the basis of the original philosophical idea or thought. Primitivism in art is a deliberate distortion of the image, the method of simplification. This style imitates a primary, primitive stages of the development of painting (Lewis, 70). Suprematism was presented in simple forms - the foundations of the universe. Kazimir ...

Randall Tweed, D.M.A is the musical director of (GSO) concerts having the 75 members orchestral with the members of the music and the non-music from the community. The choir is formed by the 55-65 singers and the majors in the music are mostly dedicated to the music teachers and the community musicians. Notably, the band performs in the regular venues like the remarkable concert music series and the noted church series. Alfred E. Sturgis acts as the master chorale director; the chorus of the symphony performed the masterworks in the choral-orchestral which represents the different revitalization and repertoire contemporary ...

The main purpose of the current assignment is to analyze one of the performances related to classical music and classical arrangements of modern compositions. In particular, the following paragraphs will discuss and analyze the performance by El Capitan High School Symphonic Band, “Pre-Festival Concert”. It is worth stating that overall performance has been conducted on a considerably high level from the technical point of view despite minor technical peculiarities, which could have been improved and eliminated. The concert included four compositions – First Suite in E Flat by Gustav Holst, Armenian Dances, Part 1 composed by Alfred Reed, O Magnum ...

Introduction

Listening to music is what many people do every day. They may listen to relax, or get pumped up for a night out. Whatever the reason music is something that almost everyone in the world does for one reason or another. In college students sometimes listen to music while they are studying. The issue with listening to music when studying is that there is no assurance that this is helping; in fact it might be hindering studying. Knowing that this is such a common occurrence it could be helpful to know if listening to music actually helps students when ...

Considering this question, it is worth discussing the Monteverdi’s “Concerto”, his seventh book of madrigals, which was published in Venice in 1619 by printer Bartolomeo Magni. It is also worth stating that this particular set of madrigals came five years after the Monteverdi’s “Sixth Book” of madrigals (Longhini). The overall impression of the “Concerto” is that Monteverdi has introduced a radically new concept of madrigal and the following paragraphs will provide the reasons, why it is so. Just at the beginning of this madrigals’ book, the author has included a magnificent dedication addressed to Catherine de’ Medici ...

For the cultural immersion project I have chosen to learn more about the Eastern Europe, as I believe that I lack relevant and unbiased knowledge about Slavic culture, their values, attitudes and traditions. Therefore, I asked my friend from Ukraine to let me spend a day with her family, who has recently emigrated from Eastern Europe. I really did not know much about Ukrainians, so I thought that such an experience will be particularly beneficial for my personal growth. My friend and her family were happy to help and organized everything to make the experience interesting and useful. I ...

Recently, I have been to the concert of great American pianist Leon Fleisher with an orchestra at the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. I do not remember the name of the conductor; however, I perfectly remembered the name of the pianist. Apparently it is becoming a good tradition that Leon Fleisher performs with best orchestras of our time, since the music they played was just a miracle. For long I wanted to visit a concert of classical music, but did not have any chance until I bought a ticket for this orchestra`s performance. Unfortunately, I ...

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The concert was held on Monday, February 1st, 2016 at 7:30 in Lai Law Performing Art Center. We were listening to the piano concert of the popular compositors of Classical, Romanticism and Jazz eras. The whole concert was emotionally surprising the audience, due to chose of the compositions. Among them Chopin’s etude in E major, Maurice Ravel’s composition about ocean, Jazz song which is called Rhapsody in blue and others. After listening and watching musician’s playing on the instrument the audience was lightly surprised by technical part and also emotional consistence. The concert was held on ...

Introduction

Music is often termed as the “window” into the souls of the individuals and the cultures that make the many musical pieces people enjoy around the world today. There are many genres or kinds of music. The kinds of music can vary from the simple chants and beats of many ancient cultures to the electronic hip-hop music enjoyed by the younger people of today. It is said that the composers of the various forms of music are inspired to compose their pieces. This short essay will look at the life and music of one of the most popular composers ...

The 2015 KIA Optima Hybrid

The 2015 Kia Optima is a hybrid mid-sized sedan that has some stylish appearances, a vast array of features and an excellent trim on the cabin. The main advantages of the sedan are its wide range of features and easy to use controls. The crash test scores are also top, and the warranty is lengthy boosting consumer confidence. The car is equipped with four-wheel antilock disc brakes, traction and stability control, side and curtain airbags. The rear side has a camera, parking sensors, cross-traffic alerts and blind spot monitoring system for safety. Roadside assistance and automatic collision notification system ...

Introduction

Domenico Scarlatti is one of the most well known Italian Baroque composers. He is best known for his work on the keyboard sonatas. It is known that most of his life he worked for the royal families in Spain and France. While working for the royal family in Spain, he was able to compose over 500 sonatas. Dominico Scarlatti’s history and time spent in Spain has influenced his famous sonatas compositions that use the Spanish guitar style.

History of Domenico Scarlatti

Domenico Scarlatti was born on October 26, 1685 in Naples and died on July 23, 1757 in Madrid. It is known ...

Vivaldi’s Four Seasons

- History The Four Seasons or Le Quattro Stagioni is composed of four violin concertos that were composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1723. This piece is known to be his most popular classical work and one of the most well-known in the said repertoire. The Four Seasons is also considered as one of the boldest program music in the baroque period. The concertos were first published in 1725. It was intended to be part of a set of 12 concerti, Vivaldi’s 8th Opus with the title “Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione”, which he dedicated to a Bohemian patron named ...

An Examination of Style and Performance

Introduction Joseph Haydn may be the most underrated of all the great composers, especially when it comes to his piano music. Music students in every field, remain taught that Haydn is the “father of the Symphony.” It is this fact that keeps the student from seeking out, discovering, and delighting in his brilliant, often difficult, but worth the challenge of playing Haydn’s late keyboard compositions. Haydn’s major keyboard works are sonatas, generally representing his growth from his early years until 1794 with completion of his final three sonatas. According to Gordon (1996), Haydn often set the ...

1. The rival of Mozart in the movie is Antonio Salieri, a court composer for Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II.

2. Like many of the "enlightened despots" of his time, Joseph was a lover and patron of the arts and is remembered as such. He was known as the "Musical King" and steered Austrian high culture towards a more Germanic orientation. He commissioned the German-language opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail from Mozart.

3. Mozart’s wife was Constanze, a third daughter of Webers family, whom Mozart moved in with in Vienna.

4. Leopold Mozart, a native of Augsburg, was a ...

Anne-Sophie Mutte is a world renowned German classical violinist. Mutter, considered by many people as one of the most charismatic and loved classical performer of today’s generation (Coburn, 2010). Mutter as a performer rooted from West Germany where she began honing her unquestionable talent in music. At the age of five, she began showing her brilliance in the piano and not long after picked up an instrument that will define her career the violin. Her craft was first professionally developed by her mentor Erna Honigberg (a former student of Carl Flesch). Her mentor passed away, but she continued studying moving under ...

Introduction

The duty herein is to assess and evaluate the speech presentations given. The paper covers those speeches given at the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, for the year 2014. Professor Bill Cunliffe is the key speaker, representing the Music Department at California State University at Fullerton (CSUF) and has delivered the longest speech presentation (taking up approximately half of the video) brief comments on the other three speakers shall be included. As a key academic field, speech communications empowers people to prepare for careers in many areas. For example, ...