Essays on Symphony

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 ...

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 ...

Abstract

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.  ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...