The Rite of Spring (1913) was the result of the young composer exploring the vast landscapes of human imagination. It consisted of two sections, Adoration of the Earth and Sacrifice, divided into thirteen movements: Introduction, The Augurs of Spring, Ritual of Abduction, Spring Rounds, Ritual of the Rival Tribes, Procession of the Sage, The Sage, Dance of the Earth, Introduction (Sacrifice), Mystic Circles, Evocation of the Ancestors, Ritual Action of the Ancestors, and Sacrificial Dance. Composed for the Ballet Russes dance company, it was a shocking contrast to Stravinsky’s previous successes. While the latter were near-perfect examples of classical Russian ballet, The Rite of Spring stunned the crowd at its Parisian premiere with dissonant melodies, ominous tones, and discordious chords, a stark contrast from the dreamy ballad that had been performed earlier. For half an hour, it spoke out with barbaric and primitive melodies as well as disharmonious ballads before closing with a deep bang that echoed through the hearts of the audience.
Clarke’s music spans a range of 20th-century styles including Impressionism, post-Romantic, and neo-Classical. Rebecca Clarke’s Viola Sonata is first known in 1919. She was 23 years old she composed it. Her viola sonata got the second place in the composition competition, which Ernest Bloch’s work was declared as winner. The piece had its première at the Berkshires Music Festival in 1919, and was well received.
Balanchine was in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on January 22, 1904. At an early age he was not very in to ballet, but soon adapted from his mother trying to teach his sister. His most likely destination, if he was to not succeed in dancing, would have been to enter the army. When he was about nine, he was accepted into imperial ballet school, where he got two instructor, Pavel Gerdt and Samuil Andrianov. For a while he had to stop dancing due to some unfortunate events
The first time George Balanchine danced was as a cupid in the Maryinsky Theatre Ballet Company Production of The Sleeping Beauty, his favorite ballet (“George Balanchine”). He later joined the company as part of the corps de ballet at age seventeen. Balanchine
He later was kicked at the age of seventeen out of the choir because he’s amazing voice had matured and he could no longer sing the higher notes. He tried everything he could to make a living after this event from composing to free-lance musician. At age twenty-nine Haydn entered the Eszterhaza family (a wealthy aristocrat family). The Eszterhaza family employed Haydn to be their personal composer and write them pieces when they pleased. Haydn spent almost thirty years there.
He was playing piano concertos at the age of eight. Chopin became a successful composer, teacher and performer in Vienna and Paris. His piano music includes Polish folk music and dances such as the mazurka and polonaise, and reflects his love of his homeland. Chopin composed Prelude Number 15 whilst isolated in a monastery in Vallderosa in Spain because he had tuberculosis, an extremely infectious disease at the time. He died about a year later in Paris at the age of 39.
Brittney Clark MUS 101-02 February 21, 2015 Research Paper George Handel was born February 23, 1685, in Halle, Germany. Handel made his unveiling as an opera composer with a piece called, Almira. Handel produced quite a few operas with the Royal Academy of Music before establishing the New Royal Academy of Music in 1727. When the Italian opera fell obtainable of manner, he started constituting oratorios, including Messiah. George Handel perished on April 14, 1759, in London, England.
Wicked is a musical based off of a novel written by Gregory Maguire, titled “Wicked- The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West.” The Novel corresponded with the ever popular story of the Wizard of Oz, but rather than following Dorothy and Glinda, it followed the life of Elphaba, the wicked witch of the west, and her choices. Now all of the aforementioned aspects of this show are considered its plot, but its story is very different entirely. The actors, directors, producers, choreographers, musicians, designers and so many more worked for months and moths to create the best show they could, but once it hit the Broadway stage, their dreams came crashing down. They were immediately given
Ehrich and his brother Theo began to pursue an interest in magic. Erich then chose a stage name, Harry Houdini chosen for his idol Robert Houdin. At 17, Ehrich, now known as Harry Houdini, left his family to pursue his magic career. By the age of twenty, Harry had been performing small acts throughout New York. In 1893, Harry met and married performer Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner, who turned into harries assistant by the name of Beatrice Bess Houdini.
Cyclical Literature in early19th Century A song cycle is a group of songs designed to perform in a sequence during classical music. All of the songs are by the same composer and often use words from the same poet, lyricist, or relating a story. Each song sang separately, but the composer imagined that they would be performed together as one work. They are for solo voice and piano accompaniment, however, they also can be without accompaniment or instruments. It started before the Romantic period, but it become popular with German composers of the nineteenth century.