Essays on Composers

Biography of Eve Egoyan

Eve Egoyan is a world acknowledged pianist. She engages in performing the music of contrasts, from Alvin Curran, Ann Southam, to Erik Satie, and Michael Finnissy. Her music is characterized as illuminating, authentic, and fearless. She is the concert pianist, who performs works of contemporary composers. Her sound command of the instrument and programming skills gave rise to very successful interpretations. Egoyan works only with living composers. Those composers highly value her performance, also internationally. Eve Egoyan performed the premieres by many international composers. The most famous of them are Maria de Alvear, Erik Satie, Piers Hellawell, José Evangelista, ...

Question 2

The Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical periods saw radical developments in music. The renaissance period (between 1400 and 1600) was one during which major changes in composing styles, instruments, methods of dissemination and genres of music emerged. Baroque was a period of art and music in Western Europe between 1600 and 1750 (Metmuseum.org. 1). The music of this era sounded heavily exaggerated and ornamented. A major belief in baroque music was that it could be utilized as a form of communication. This aspect was evident in the sacred music composed during this period (Metmuseum.org. 1). The Romans and Greeks used ...

In this paper I will talk about the film Amadeus from 1984. I will summarize the movie focusing on the Mozart rebelled actions against the patronage system explaining the concepts, especially looking for how rich people from that time hired composer to write music only for their own interest. The film is an adaption after Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus from 1979 in which the composer Antonio Salieri discover Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s brilliant talent but it’s running him because of his pride and envy feeling. The action is set on Austria, more precisely in Vienna during the ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven is undoubtedly one of the most important and well-known unprecedented music composers. From an early age, Beethoven put significant aptitude, freewill, and inflexible peculiarity on display. His unusual and overwhelming personal characteristics are reflected in his compositions and music. Without a question, Beethoven became known as the most advanced and greatest classical music composer. According to Goethe, "I have never seen so intense so concentrated an artist” like Beethoven (as qtd. in Ludwig 247). It is not possible for a listener to not stir by Beethoven’s divine and soulful music. His exceptional ...

Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky was one of the most representative and brilliant composers from the twenty century and had a big influence on the development of the modern music. He wasn’t known only for his skill as a composer, he was also recognized as a pianist, conductor and a great and valuable musician. Throughout his composing career, Stravinsky have experimented many styles in composition using different rhythms and harmonies but musicologists clearly defined three stylistic periods in his musical evolution. The first period was between 1908- 1923 and it was called “Russian period,” the second period was between 1923- 1953 ...

Introduction

We have different types of music. The style has changed over time. Music also depends on the cultural setting where it is created and produced. It therefore changes with time as well as the cultural setting. Classical music has equally gone through some growth changes, from the aphoristic period after Erwartung and the return to the use of classical forms in Pierrot and Wozzeck. When considering the Schoenberg’s Berg’s, and Webern’s music, it is possible to see the development, trends and periods it has gone through. The Medieval and Renaissance was the first period that was ...

The first movements of piano concertos by J.C. Bach and W.A. Mozart Johann Christian Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have both influenced the development of classical music. Both of them formed the musical style of sonata – most of the 20th and 21th century composers still hold on to the same structure. J.C. Bach was a son of J.S. Bach. Father influenced him a lot – he taught him the art of music since early childhood, but since he died when Johann Christian was only fifteenyears old, he started to compose is his own way.Style of music he wrote was different ...

As an art, music is very interesting and engaging. One of the most symbolic and imperative periods in music is the Classical and romanticism periods. The two periods are similar in one way and are also different in another way. A comparison of the two periods depicts that genres in music are very distinct and unique. To start with, the Classical period which took place between 1750 and 1820 entailed a variety of Western musical styles particularly from 17th to the 19th century. This period falls between the Romantic and Baroque periods. The renowned composers from this period include ...

Introduction

There are many different musical eras, which have influenced music to be composed the way it is now. The eras are the baroque era, the classical era, the romantic era and the modern era. There have been a number of notable famous musicians and composers of music from various countries across from Europe and the United States of America. These composers came from different periods and have influenced one another in their music. In looking at the composition from all the eras, it is very clear that there is a difference and some similarities of the music.

Baroque era

The baroque ...

- Which system popular during the classical Era of music provided financial stability for musicians and composers? Patronage system was popular during the classical Era of music and provided large financial stability for musicians as well as composers. This is where by the musicians and composers would work under powerful noblemen writing and performing pieces for their patron. However, the musicians lived in isolation and restricted creativity. The musicians and composers were fully committed to composing whatever their boss wanted. This left the musicians and composers with little expose to the musical influences outsides the walls of the patrons. There ...

HOW GERSHWIN AND JAZZ INFLUENCED AMERICAN COMPOSERS

Gershwin was an excellent musician who doubled up as a composer and proficient pianist. Gershwin is termed as a prolific musicians and composer for blending the jazz-influenced style of music with classical music. Having studied under Charles Hambitzer, and Nadia Boulanger, Gershwin was able to perfect his art of music by blending the not-so popular jazz music in that age with the popular classical music. Despite many people`s cynical sentiment towards Gershwin`s attempt to blend both popular and classical genres of music, his works proved to be a great success that have greatly influenced composers up to ...

Introduction

The romantic period was the period when the music composers used music as an art to express themselves in terms of emotions and subjection. These song composers inspired by themes like darkness sang sincerely from their hearts ans. Those that were heartbroken sung with loads of pain from the heartbreaks (Plantinga, 1984).

Question (1) Color expansion of the orchestra during the romantic period.

Orchestra is a large type of instrument ensemble containing sections of brass, strings, percussion instruments, woodwind and brass. Orchestra did performance of classical music. Reduction of the musicians was one of the changes caused by the economic recession. Frederick Chopin was one of the most influential romantic ...

The recent three decades have witnessed intensive studies and researches on compositional process. Although the studies on compositional process have been a common state of the affair in traditional musicology, the analysis on this process became relevant in the early 1980’s. In an attempt to understand compositional process, Owen Jessie composed a comprehensive writing, “Evidence of Cipriano de Rore's Compositional Process”. The work presents an intensive analysis and description on some issues, concepts, and facts that define effective music composition. Besides the critics from modern scholars and music experts, Owen has proved her competence on music by presenting ...

Introduction:

Although the symphony as we know it today has a wide remit in terms of structure and organization, this was not always so. Initially the symphony started off as an overture to an opera or a piece of incidental music but this eventually changed to a rigid four movement symphonic structure which was then perfected by the giants of the classical symphony, Haydn and Mozart.

The first symphonies:

The first symphonies which came out of the New Viennese School were short pieces generally in three short movements lasting under ten minutes. One of the most famous composers of these types of symphonies ...

African American music is a collective term used to refer to various musical styles made popular in the early centuries. It encompasses European and American influences in music that created an entirely new musical genre. It has traces of diverse cultural backgrounds and beliefs mixed with real-life happenings voiced out through meaningful lyrics and music. The combination of such musical influences paved the way for the development of a range of music styles such as blues, jazz, gospel, and rap music, among others. In all these developments, Jewish Americans have been in the forefront in introducing and influencing the ...

Introduction

Question 1 The music composers utilized on the information and events those were present during the Civil War and World War I to suit their musical works. For instance, the World War 1 was characterized by lots of chaos and havoc therefore music composed during this period was also very chaotic. The composers looked into the events of the World War 1 and came up with music which had the following characteristics: frightening, unstructured, vengeful, disturbing and violent. They composed music that painted a dark and blurred scenario full of bloodshed and need to fight for equality of human ...

Introduction

Music is indeed one of the most dynamic elements of art. It draws its inspiration from a myriad of factors that range from economical, social, cultural and even political. In many occasions, the quality of music mainly relies on the inspiration that the piece is drawn from. This essay aims to explore the Civil War and the World War I as sources of inspiration for music composers during these eras and how these composers interpreted the wartime events into their works of music. During the civil war, music was extensively used to inspire loyalty among the fighting troops. Composers ...

Bernard Hermann is perhaps one of the finest movie scorers and composers ever to have walked this earth. His collaboration with Alfred Hitchcock is seen as being extremely important and in films such as Vertigo and Psycho he achieved a certain amount of notoriety for using advanced techniques in his musical scores which made it hard for the audience to accept at first but which also demonstrated that he could wield his influence greatly without any qualms or restrictions. Herrmann was born in New York in 1911 and studied at the Juilliard School. In 1934 he joined CBS radio ...

Introduction

Music is indeed a very powerful tool when it comes to the complementing the words and action of visual art set pieces. Throughout history, various artists like have constantly been experimenting with music to see how they can they can use it to bring best out of pieces of art that contain actions and sounds. George Frideric Handel, one of the most renowned music composers of all time, was an expert on this. In his oratorio, Handel achieved a lot through the use of music to support the words and actions. Part one of ‘The Messiah’ mainly deals with ...

On the 23rd of April, 2013, as I entered the Studley Theater in New Paltz, I felt excited to see numerous people looking for seats where they could watch the concert comfortably. The symphonic band is quite popular in this region and I was expecting to be blown away with their beautiful performances and great skill. Although I was excited, I focused on the program as I tried my best to clear my mind to make listening more effective. One of the composers of the chosen songs is Jaime Texidor, a Catalan musician and composer from Spain. He directed ...

Research Paper Project

Research Paper Project

Introduction

Music has been in existence since time immemorial. It is a widespread culture that has got a continued revolution since its start and in a more vigorous form promising a future relevance and inspiration. In effort to explain the reason for the continued revolution and inspiration to various musicians, it is important to scrutinize the inner drive of individual musicians to their calls. In this case, study, I chose Amadeus Wolfgang Mozart. He was an Australian composer born in January 27th 1756. In the history of the western music, Amadeus was not only recognized as a ...

Definitions

Program Music

Program music refers to a kind of music that is creative in nature (Cooper, 2008). Music describes a situation in a narrative way. Liszt introduced this term by describing a program as an added description to the music to draw the attention of the listener to a poetic idea. It adds value to music because listeners receive it in the form of program notes, which brings a mutual relationship with the music. Program music continues to bring an effect on film music in cases where this draws the latest techniques of romantic music.

Claude-Achille Debussy

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There have been major composers over the last few centuries. These have been from periods such as the Baroque, the Classical, the Romantic, and those of the 20th century. During these periods there were composers who set themselves apart through the creation of truly inspiring or memorable work that pushed the limits and the restrictions of their times to create something original. Many of these composers have even been able to cross the divide between these different styles, being representations of multiple genres of their period. In understanding the backgrounds of these composers, the biographical information about their lives ...

Aside from Mozart, Chopin and Bach, the name Ludwig van Beethoven is regarded as one of the foremost musical geniuses of the late 1700s. Born in Bonn, Germany to Johann van Beethoven, a singer and instrumentalist, and Maria Keverich, daughter of a chief kitchen overseer, Ludwig was considered a music prodigy as he garnered the attention of the Elector of Cologne at a young age, and subsequently, getting a scholarship to pursue his music. Like other music greats, Ludwig van Beethoven was considered unique in the extent that he created masterpieces, such as the Third Symphony in E flat ...

Alban Berg was an Austrian composer, teacher and one of the most prominent representatives of the Second Viennese musical expressionism and composer school. Alan Berg was a student and a follower of A. Schoenberg, who was Alban Berg’s teacher in years 1904 - 1911. One of the most prominent representatives of expressionism in music, Berg expressed in his works characteristic of expressionist artists thoughts, feelings and images: dissatisfaction with the social life, feelings of helplessness and loneliness. The hero of his works can be expressed asa little man, driven to despair by a hostile environment of bourgeois society. ...

After the enlightenment and the return to high culture in Europe musicians worked under what was known as the patronage system. This meant that they were indentured servants to noblemen who provided them with financial stability. Noblemen would keep a court composer, and they in term would provide them with a place to live, food to eat and financial stability. This was the pro of the system. The con of the system is that they weighed in on artistic decisions and in the process compromised the artistic integrity of composers at the time. The 1984 film Amadeus takes place ...

Considered to be among the most renowned Classical music, Ludwig Van Beethoven’s compositions have been attributed to multiple facts. For instance, Beethoven’s biography narrates hardships the composer had to overcome during his lifetime. Consequently, whilst his music is appreciated in genres outside classical music, debates emerge on the life of Ludwig Van Beethoven. The most prominent subject of said debates is the musician’s heritage. Whereas some argue the man to be white because of his German citizenship, others refute the claims. According to those against the ideology of Beethoven being white, “there has been a conspiracy ...

Born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician of playing manifold instruments. He started performing in public at the pretty early age of 6. Over the years, Mozart has had a variety of European venues and patrons, composing hundreds of works: symphonies, sonatas, concertos and operas, distinguished as ones with vivid emotion and sophisticated textures. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s was the only living son of Leopold and Maria Pertl Mozart. Leopold was a successful composer, violinist, and assistant of the concert master at the Salzburg court. He also had a sister named Anna ...

Part I

Monody – This style is particularly associated with Italian songs in 17th century, specifically from 1600 to 1640. The main composers of Monody were Vincenzo Galilei, Emilio de Cavalieri, and Claudio Monteverdi. Sacrae cantiunculae tribus vocibus of 1582 is the major work in Monody by Claudio Monteverdi. The style grew in Italy as the response to the 16th century contrapuntal style vocal genres like motet and madrigal. The Messiah – Messiah is the work of George Frideric Handel and reached the peak of its popularity in 19th century. It uses text painting and is segregated in three acts. The ...

Arcangelo Corelli

Arcangelo Corelli is one of the greatest violinists. He is considered to be the founder of modern violin technique. Corelli was one of the key figures of Italian music in XVII-XVIII centuries. Corelli’s works, without exaggeration, can be called masterpieces of Italian classical music. His compositions are embodied rigor, modesty and simplicity. But, at the same time, they are written with the perfect taste, in his exquisite manner. His style is clear and unique. You won’t hear such unnecessary details in Corelli’s compositions like external effects, random notes – each sound has own place. And, at the ...

World War II was from 1941 to 1945 where America participated. There were many American Musicians that produced a lot of significant songs ranging which become popular during this period. The songs were either patriotic, for military service, love and separation novelty, or other categories. Americans who were in the battle fields or at home gathered around to listen and dance to the popular music sang by their favorite artists. During this era some of the most popular Bands were; Glenn Miller, Harry James, Duke Ellington among others. These songs were written and composed by Americans who are now ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the greatest composer of his time, still remains one of the most prominent figures in the world of music. Being the perfect example of the «wunderkind», he, however, proved that success is only 1% of talent and 99% of hard work. Like Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower, Salzburg is famous for being the birth place of one of the most outstanding figures in music of all times – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Born in 1756 on the cold January day, from the early age he proved to be extraordinary gifted. Some children can hardly read at ...

Considering how classical music continually evolves and changes from one era to another, compare and contrast the sacred and liturgical vocal music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Include in your essay discussion of representative composers and their musical works from the CD?

Introduction:

Classical music is certainly one of the finest art forms and has developed extensively over the years to such an extent that today it can be merged into several different styles accordingly. The development of music from the vocal works of the Renaissance to the fully fledged symphonies by Mahler is definitely an issue which needs ...

Question One

According to Vario, for the content of the music produced, the words that are used in the new music do not explain in clear terms the nature, peculiarity and the essence of the accented singing. Vario says the words seem to be a circumlocution that is calculated to show that they wish to confuse them and not that they are disposed to regulate all things with rules founded on truth. Vario also that says the singers do not use the right tones and do not know how to carry the voice. Luca says the accents in composition have remarkable ...

Korean dramas are widely spread across Asia and other countries. According to Thomas Mark, Korean dramas are well-watched, especially in the Asian countries because Koreans know how to entertain and leaves a good impression on its audience. Other factors that affect its vast popularity are the actor’s look, their fashion styles and the various plots they offered to its viewers. There are poor girl-rich boy theme, fantasy romance, suspense drama, melodrama and romantic comedy. Melodrama genres tackle various social issues of Korean societies through its emotional language especially issues on gender and sexuality. There are changing representations of ...

How has classical music evolved from the time of Beethoven through the early 21st century? What are some of the style features, genres, and formal structures seen in the major historical periods covered since midterm? How did each era treat the elements of melody, harmony, texture, form, and rhythm? Include in your discussion at least one representative composer and musical work from the textbook and CD’s for each of the following four stylistic periods to support your arguments:1) Beethoven and the Early Romantics; 2) the Late Romantics;3) Early Modernism (1900-1950); 4) Classical music since 1950.

Introduction:

Beethoven is ...

“Greetings old friends, this speech is written in honor of all the lovers of music from classical, RnB, jazz and other genres. I also dedicate this speech to my chosen composer who not only took time to compose a song for this occasion, but also willed to perform it himself. I have so many composers in mind and naming them would take forever.

Firstly, let me explain the purpose of my speech. I happen to be a niece of a proud uncle and well, he is a great lover of music. As a gift, I sought to seek assistance, ...

Introduction

The Pre-lude and Fugue in C major, BWV is a composition written by J.S Bach. It appears in the book “The Well-Tempered Clavier” as the first prelude and fugue. This book comprises of a set of 48 preludes and fugues that were authored by J.S Bach. The prelude part of this keyboard piece consists of 35 bars and is also characterized by broken chords. It ends with a single C major chord. However, some artists over time have added extra bars inside the piece in order to add a personal touch to the piece or to alter its progression. ...

Compare and contrast the first movements of Beethoven’s 1st, 3rd, and 5th Symphonies

This essay will compare and contrast the first movements of Beethoven’s 1st, 3rd, and 5th Symphonies. Furthermore for a better understanding of the pieces, the research will focus on the musical path of the composer and on the way of how personal circumstances influenced his musical way of composing. For good comparisons and contrasts, I will approach in my analysis of the pieces instrumentation, harmonic development, length, and complexity of the structure. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the greatest composers of Germany and a predominant figure for the transition between Classicism and Romanticism. He wrote a lot ...

Music is the art of arranging sounds that flows in a unified melody, taking into consideration rhythm and harmony. It is not something that can be seen, but rather is expressed and felt through the soul. For some, music is an expression of anger, love, melancholy, and other feelings and ideas of various cultures and societies. Gustav Mahler was one of the most celebrated composers during his time and was best known as an operatic conductor of symphonies and orchestras. Born in Bohemia which was then part of Austria, Mahler descended from a family of Jewish origins. Soon after, ...

George Perle

Composer George Perle was born in Bayonne, NJ, May 6, 1915, though he grew up in farms in Indiana and Wisconsin (Kozinn 2009). His parents were both Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe, and neither had any musical training; his mother was a housewife and his father was a housepainter (Cummings n.d.). Perle’s first exposure to music was when he heard an aunt play Chopin’s Étude in F minor. About this, he said, “It literally paralyzed me . . . I was extraordinarily moved and acutely embarrassed at the same time, because there were other people in the room, and I ...

Introduction

Rhetoric is defined as “the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively” (thefreedictionary). Throughout history, the relationship between rhetoric and music has often been a close one, especially in the Baroque period (rhetoric). The term ‘baroque’ was derived from the Portuguese barroco, meaning “oddly shaped pearl.” Since the nineteenth century, it has been much used to define the era in Western European music from around 1600 through to 1750 (Baroque). The comparison of history’s greatest musical masterpieces to a misshapen pearl seems unwarranted today. However, the critics of the nineteenth century who coined ...

George Gershwin was one of the most prolific composers in America for the twenty century, excelling in the field of popular song compositions and classical compositions. He wrote a lot of music but the pieces that made him famous and also remained in the history of music as representative for his own style were two orchestral compositions like Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris and also the opera Porgy and Bess. George Gershwin was born in 26 September 1898 in Brooklyn, New York. Gershwin came from a Russian and Lithuanian Jewish heritage and he was the second ...

Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu

Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu

INTRODUCTION

Piano is one of the most beautiful musical instruments we have to spill symphony in the air. There have been myriads of great pianists in history whose musical compositions bear testimony to the fact that piano can be used to create perfect melody for any mood, any emotion. This essay aims at elucidating three Piano works by three different composers from different countries of the world. The compositions namely The Devil’s Staircase, Cheap Imitation and Uninterrupted Rest by Gyorgi Ligeti, John Cage and Toru Takemitsu respectively have been chosen here for ...

The Baroque period of music falls roughly between the years 1600 and 1750; it was popular throughout many countries of Europe including Italy, France, England, and Germany (Thornburgh 1990). The style of Baroque music sounds very organized, logical, and formal. This has led some critics to describe Baroque music to be emotionally cold, but when performed by the virtuoso performers it was composed for, this music offers a full range of emotions, is captivating, and delightful. There are a great variety of different styles in Baroque music, some of this depending on the time (early, middle, or late during ...

If somebody had asked me what makes a film successful, I would have been not able to answer at once. Acting, directing, screenplay, soundtrack, costumes, settings, camera operating, and a great many of other factors are equally valuable; they all contribute to the general perception of the film by the auditory. In my essay I will focus on one element of the system – music; and I will try to discover how that magnificent tool makes a film admired. Anabel J. Cohen in his Music as a source of emotion in film states that “emotion characterizes the experience of film, ...

This clip- 86 minutes clip- depicts the great work of Arvo who happens to be born in Paide. His place of birth is captured from his first memory where he ends up giving his place of birth. The clip depicts the great role that Arvo has played and his generous contribution in the music industry. From the clip, we learn of the importance of combining two voices thereby ending up with a more serious result. He illustrates this further by giving an example of two people whose paths seem to cross but they don’t. The clip also illustrates ...

MUSIC APPRECIATION

Twentieth century composers were known for the innovativeness, and developed new organizing systems and included sounds like never before never before seen or heard in Western fine art music. Music has grown over time and today, we hear rhythms and blues, psychedelic music to disco and rock, rock and roll, rap, and hip-hop to name a few. Composers like Edwin Outwater, Morton Feldman, Luigi Russolo, and Edgard Varèse have changed the concept of what music is and should be. Melody was a composition that was not overtly preferred by Edwin Outwater. American music composer, Morton Feldman’s orchestra ...

INTRODUCTION

Throughout history there are lists of important, significant, and contributory figures that have made a unique impact on the world, for better or worse. For many people the most important figures are world leaders or great thinkers, but for many, the most important historical figures, whose contributions are most significant, are religious figures who have earned a place within the iconography and mythology of those particular religions. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) is one such figure. This nun in service of the church is also remarked as a writer, composer, thinker, early feminist and prophetess; all of which is atypical ...

One of the most acknowledged composers in the Civil War of 1861 to 1965 was the Sousa Band. The leader of the group has depicted a unique integration in their work. Sousa is regarded one of the best and successful musician. In his argument, entertainment music was much important when compared with music meant for education. This is one of the philosophies that guided his work as a composer and more so a real musician (Bierley, Paul, 44). His first work can be dated back in the 1910. During this time, he put into book “mission in music” . In ...

Music is an integral part of everyone’s life. There is no aspect of any person’s life which does not include music or has never been influenced by music. There are many who take up music as a career and so we find that many colleges and universities across the world have included many programs and courses in music. These programs are directed towards those people who want to learn about this art. But in the daily course of life music provides a very good medium for expressing one’s thoughts and feelings. That is why one would ...

Thesis Statement

The revolution will not be televised was a popular cliché among young radical African Americans and supporters of the Civil Rights Movement. Revolutions are not delicate or pretentious operations. People experiencing them usually realize that they are merely passing through tumultuous times. The changes are noted and recorded. Both casual observers and scholars can detect remote and immediate causes. The focal points of revolutions are located and the results analyzed. However, one of the most profound cultural changes in American history is seldom acknowledged for its contributions; what it was and did in history. During the mid-1950s to the ...

In this essay, I will argue that geography, including relative location, topography and climate, do indeed affect music, but that this influence has not been as strong in recent history as major advancements have been made in sound technology, most notably the invention of the radio, personal music players, and later the Internet, to lead to the globalization of music. Furthermore, the education and training required to become a classical musician or composer demands that the musician practice indoors, away from the elements and unwanted distractions. Not only has the evolution of classical music been determined by the elements, ...

The Purcell theme is clearly shown in the orchestra at the outset and there is also a great set of interesting variations which have been stated section by section. At the end, there is fugue which is an overlaying of the initial Purcell theme just before the last coda. There is terrific fugue and fantastic variations. Benjamin Britten has used theme and variations while Bach has used fugue. Theme and variations simply indicate after the theme, the composer utilizes the different elements of music in various ways for each variation . For example, the composer can vary the meter, tonal ...

Cage was heavily influenced by his mentor and teacher Arnold Schoenberg, an Austrian composer who eventually immigrated to the United States. My own knowledge of Schoenberg came about through a literature class that required the class to read a novel, Doctor Faustus, by the German author Thomas Mann. In the novel, which uses the traditional Faust myth of a man who sells his soul in order to obtain knowledge, the Faust character is a musical composer who sells his soul to be able to compose unusual music that will bring him critical acclaim. The professor explained that this character ...

Music has greatly evolved through time, it defines one aspect of the arts cultivated in all cultures around the world, but one of the most distinct music genres had established the epitome of supreme musical character. Beethoven’s eight symphony embodied the 1st movement that combines both the romantic and classical era. The Oxford dictionary of music defined classical as term applied to the type of music that has specified meaning. From 1750 to 1830 which is known to be the post-baroque transitioning to pre-romantic period covered the classic concerts and symphony. This is kind music that combines qualities ...

Background

The process of analyzing music pieces and works have for decades been a subject of interest to musicians and music professionals. Understanding a specific piece of music requires an individual to fully understand the piece’s formal structure, gestures, textures and performance cues such as rhythmic cues, (Palmer 1996, p. 446). There however exists a variation in the investigational techniques, methodologies and the sources used with music listening and documentaries being two critical sources consulted when preparing a given piece of work for either general presentation or performance. The sources serve to help in the preparation ...

Monteverdi is one of the famous Italian composer, singer and musician. The audience regards his compositions as revolutionary composing in the Baroque Period. He created two new styles of composing, Polyphony and Basso Continuo technique of baroque. He was a renowned composition and enjoyed a lot of fame and popularity in his life. He has written many compositions, and most of them are revolutionary compositions. He faced a lot of criticism on his compositions throughout his life but still he is one of the most popular composers of his term.

Madrigal

A madrigal is a secular music composition, a part-song ...

This essay will explore the compositional method and the harmonic innovations that Stravinsky used in his ballet “The Rite of Spring.” In order to capture all the ideas the essay will have three parts; the first part will be linked to the observation for the piece as a whole, the second part will be an analysis of the strategically features with examples from the score and the third part will be a cogent summary of the analysis that will imply the interpretation of the piece. “The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky was premiered in 29 May 1913 at ...

In this essay, I will approach one of the most relevant global issues that is it immigration and its relationship with music. To support my arguments I will start with a brief history of United Kingdom and some geographical details regarding the country that will help the reader to understand better the context of the cause. Furthermore I will highlight my point of view by presenting a brief history of music and approaching the issue of immigration and how this changing and mixing of people on the continent lead to a mix of multicultural music with difference influences, and ...