Describe the ways in which Beethoven makes use of form and tonality in the first movement The first movement of Beethoven’s First Symphony is in sonata form. This means that the movement is divided into four sections, the first subject, the bridge, the second subject and the codetta. The movement starts off in the tonic key of C major. It remains in this key for a few bars until in changes to D minor in bar nineteen. The first subject starts at bar thirteen and ends at bar thirty-three on a perfect cadence in C major.
1) 2) 3) THEME-BUILDING BLOCK THEMATIC DEVELOPMENT-EXPANDING THE THEME MOTIVE-SMALLEST MELODIC UNIT OF A THEME THE CLASSICAL ORCHESTRA 1) ESTABLISHED IT AS WE KNOW IT TODAY 2) BLENDED THE FOUR INSTRUMENTAL FAMILIES A) THE HEART WAS THE STRING CHOIR B) WOODWINDS ASSISTED THE STRINGS C) BRASS SUSTAINED HARMONIES AND ADDED BODY D) PERCUSSION (TIMPANI) SUPPLIED RHYTHMIC LIFE 3) 30-40 PLAYERS 4) VOLUME OF SOUND WAS NOT STRONG 5) LIFE BEGAN TO MOVE TOWARD THE CONCERT HALL (NEAR THE END OF THE PERIOD) with Beethoven 6) GRADUAL CRESCENDOS AND DECRESCENDOS 7) THE PIANO WAS INVENTED DURING THIS
I like how Beethoven changes the style of the piece instantly at the end of 22. It’s a pretty melody, bubbly, almost childish. This is typical of this movement. The music turns and twist, it’s surprising and entertaining, exciting and energetic – without no real melodies or themes. Another example would be how on measure 128 the beginning of the piece is repeated but in a minor key, right after the long fermata, it changes in to a major key B flat major.
Air on the G string is the second movement of Suite No. 3 written by Johann Sebastian Bach. Bach was born in 1685 and orphaned by the age of 10. From there, he went to lve with his brother, J.C. Bach, and learned how to pay the organ. Bach then received a scholarship to St. Michael’s school in Lüneberg where he studied music alongside many other subjects.
Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach was an 18th century composer, musician and teacher. He was born on the 21st of March 1685 in Eisenach, Germany, to Maria Elizabetha and Johann Ambrosius Bach. Growing up Bach was taught to play the violin and harpsichord by his father and the organ by his famous uncle Johann Christoph Bach. Bach was a quick student and easily mastered the instruments given to him. At age 8 he attended the old Latin Grammar School where he learned to read and write and later joined the choir.
The development and the recapitulation manipulates the motive over and over again before pausing for an oboe solo which briefly halts the momentum of the music. The coda features a dominant-tonic harmony battling with the percussion emphasizing the beat. The second movement is in theme and variation form; as the form suggested, the movement features two different pastoral themes which becomes four simple elegant variations. The motive is heard during the variations, interrupting the peaceful mood until the basses create a powerful note heralding the return of the variations. The second movement ends with the bassoon and an accelerated passage in the coda.
| My Favorite Mr. B in Music | Pamila Besaw | | Music Appreciation 1101 | Monday/Wednesday 9:30 | Dr. Clayton Turner, Instructor | My Favorite Mr. B in Music A musician that joined the ages, Leonard Bernstein’s talent spanned centuries, from the Classical Period, to Romantic Period, to Twentieth Century and Beyond. He started his musical journey with very little encouragement from his family. Through his intense drive for learning music, he became one of the most talented musicians of the 20th Century. Bernstein loved classical music and wrote many classical pieces, but he truly thrived and excelled in his romantic feel of music. “He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive
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. The third movement changes to something with less intensity and your
To earn extra cash, he also worked as a rehearsal pianist for Broadway singers. In 1916, he composed his first published song, “When You Want ’Em You Can’t Get ’Em.” This song demonstrated innovative new techniques, but only earned him five dollars. Soon after, however, he met a young lyricist named Irving Ceaser. Together they composed a number of songs including “Swanee,” which sold more than a million copies. In 1924, George formed a partnership with his brother, Ira.
Alan Menken was born July 22 1949, in New Rochelle; New York. Alan grew up as a child of the 60’s, dreaming of a career as a singer-songwriter. He was interested in music from an early age and studied both piano and violin in high school. Menken enrolled at New York University in 1967 where, for a time, he took premed courses in order to please his parents. His true passion won out, however, and Menken decided to pursue a musical career.