THE CLASSICAL PERIOD (1750-1825) THE CLASSICAL PERIOD OF MUSIC 1) TIME OF GREAT MUSICAL EXPERIMENTATION AND DISCOVERY 2) CENTERS AROUND ACHIEVEMENTS OF VIENNESE SCHOOL A) HAYDN B) MOZART C) BEETHOVEN 3) THREE CHALLENGING PROBLEMS A) EXPLORE MAJOR-MINOR SYSTEM TO ITS FULLEST B) TO PERFECT A LARGE FORM OF ABSOLUTE INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC (THE SONATA CYCLE) C) TO DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ITS (SONATA CYCLE) VARIOUS TYPES 1) SONATA 2) CONCERTO SYMPHONY 3) ELEMENTS OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD 1) ELEGANT AND LYRICAL MELODIES A) ELEGANT AND LYRICAL MELODIES B) CLEAR-CUT CADENCES 2) THE HARMONIES THAT SUSTAINED THESE MELODIES A) FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE KEY RHYTHM 3) A) MUSIC WAS IN EITHER 2, 3, 4, OR 6/8 B) STAYED IN RHYTHMIC STYLE IT BEGAN WITH 4) FORM A) UNFOLDED
He was an African-American composer and arranger of choral music. He was a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, and Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. He also studied at New York's Juilliard School of Music. He was best known for his spirituals. Hogan was a pianist, conductor and arranger of international renown.
Throughout this piece the Recitative of the song is mainly sung in speech form, creating emphasis on specific parts of the text. The use of pitch created a great contrast between the Recitative and the Aria throughout the piece. “Dido’s Lament” starts with a descending chromatic line, with a repeating ground bass. Creating a ciaccona structure as it is repeated throughout the Aria. Ciaccona was very common for the Baroque period.
Hu Zhenqi 24 June 2011 MRLC Mr.Ryan HOW BACH’S STYLE IS DISTINCT FROM VIVALDI’S Bach and Vivaldi are two of the most well known composers in the Baroque period. They have similarities and differences in their style of composition. This essay would focus on their differences in style. Their styles are different in many ways and most people would focus on their use of melody, harmony or rhythm but this essay would focus on their use of basso continuo. The way Bach uses basso continuo in his music is what makes Bach’s style distinct from Vivaldi’s.
Tchaikovsky did choose to do so, working as a bureau clerk, before his passion for music dictated the rest of his life. Tchaikovsky is known to be one of the most famous Russian composers. This piece, Waltz of the Flowers, comes from the second act of “The Nutcracker”. “The Nutcracker” premiered in 1892, and has become the most widely known Christmas ballet in the world. Since then, it has been adapted to children’s books and films.
From the beginning, the performance caught the listener’s ear, as the saxophone played lead, followed by a soft hormonal background from the other instruments. The piece continued with separate individual solos from each instrument. This added to the tone of the piece, and drew the audience in emotionally. With the exception of the decrescendo at the end, the piece maintained an even sound level throughout. Overall, the elements found within the tempo, tone, and melody made this piece my favorite.
Appleton Middle School Spring Concert Gamelan Walter Cummings (1916-1999) 5:15 Grade Level 2 Many musical concepts are relevant in Walter Cummings’ Gamelan. Playing in unison and focusing on intonation are key. Dynamics also play a key role in portraying the medieval aspect of this piece. Longtown Legacy Cedric Adderley 4:17 Grade Level 2 This piece can teach harmony, moving out of the way of the melody, adjusting intonation, and balancing the sound with the ensemble as a whole. Shenandoah Frank Ticheli(1958) 6:45 Grade Level 3 Shenandoah consists of a melodious blend of suspending chords, solo instruments and dynamics.
Roland Carter, one of the world’s greatest composer and CEO of MAR-VEL, made a great impact on African American music. Mr. Carter is known as a distinguished composer, conductor, pianist and most of all an educator. Carter is the Ruth S. Holmberg Professor of American Music in the Department of Music at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. In recognition of his stature, he has served on National Endowments for the Arts’ Heritage, Access and Choral Panels and received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Shaw University. For his outstanding contributions to American Music, Carter was given honorary membership in the nation’s largest music fraternity, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and elected to the charter class of Signature Sinfonians.
Music Composition and Composer Paper Mary Wilson ARTS/340 July 29, 2014 Instructor Marva Ballard-Smoot Music Composition and Composer Paper Beethoven, Mozart, Michael Jackson, and Stevie Wonder are musical artist I enjoy listening too. Each of these artists are genius in their own right. I enjoy the piano, horns and violins that can be heard through their style of music. Each composer have their own brand of uniqueness, harmony, tone colors, textures and rhythm that is reflective in music. In Beethoven, Ninth Symphony, in the first movement it starts out slow, soft and low and then there is second movement which has such an outburst of energy and dramatic tone.
It is a tool for composer to vary its main theme. Based on the analysis above, we can see that the Piano Sonata composed by Mozart is masterpiece due to its form, harmony, tonality change and other techniques used. Mozart is really the contributor to the classical music, and even to the music that we hear