... ball at the Palace of Versailles. A time before the French Revolution when there was absolute royalty. I felt as if I was in the Baroque period of opulence and excess. I could envision the dancers in line parading around the ballroom performing their formal dance to this piece of music while demonstrating ... time when secular art was exploding after years of religious persecution. I can only imagine what it would have been like to have lived during the Baroque period and attend a Royal Ball. This piece of music is a trigger for the imagination to travel to the Palace of Versailles and e...

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In the 18th century, the middle class made more money. During the Classical Period, the middle class had a great influence on music. They wanted to hear concertos and symphonies, so they had public concerts. They wanted their children to learn music and play instruments. ... to feel isolated, and had a creative outburst producing Missa solemnis, and the Ninth Symphony. Beethoven's work is generally broken into 3 parts. The first period shows Haydyn and Mozart's influence. The middle period is more heroic and personal. The last period is the most sublime, containing fugues and passages, whic...

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... in Baldwin Auditorium was one of the most remarkable I have attended. The title "Classical Meets Jazz V- drew my attention because I have studied that Jazz has a strong parallel with Baroque, but not with the classical period due to its counterpoint and layering. I thought that it would be a mixture of them, but I later found out that each piece performed was a style of its own ... ...

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... in Baldwin Auditorium was one of the most remarkable I have attended. The title "Classical Meets Jazz V- drew my attention because I have studied that Jazz has a strong parallel with Baroque, but not with the classical period due to its counterpoint and layering. I thought that it would be a mixture of them, but I later found out that each piece performed was a style of its own ... ...

• Word Count: 702
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• Grade Level: High School