... piece feel momentous. It'sas if Bach were throwing open the big doors to some enormous building.? As the song progresses, you can hear the counterpoint, including low and high notes. Once the prelude ends, there is a pause, and the fugue begins. The fugue begins with the first melody, with no accompaniment. As the first changes, the second melody is added ... at a slightly higher pitch. Again this happens with the third melody, but this one is easier to hear because they are such low notes. Finally, the fourth melody begins with the highest notes you?ve heard so far. Now all four melodi...

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... whether or not Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most memorable musical phrase of all time. I chose the first movement because this is where the rhythmic idea of the three short notes followed by the long note is introduced. This particular part in the symphony is very important because it is the one and only element that dominates the entire symphony. There ... are two rhythmic themes in the first movement. Already mentioned is the "3 short notes and a long note- followed by the second theme which contains all quarter notes. This theme contrasts the beginning theme in that it has a smo...

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... , Arcangelo Corelli, Georg Friedrich Handel and George Phillip Telemann. It contains subtle references to each and every one of these personalities, as small areas from the play are filled with notes of their specific creations, easily recognizable by any person with a decent level of knowledge in the history of music. The second play of the program, "Midnight Fantasy for Orchestra ", was ... orchestra springs from a deep layer of the composer's memory, being a musical landscape of Greece from another time, conserving the musical, rhythmical and spiritual status-quo of rural Greece. The ...

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... the Adagio Movement is sad, yet comforting. The third movement of the "Pathetique" was considered Rondo. The key of the Adagio Movement is A Flat, the submediant Key of the opening Grave section. The form is a cross between Rondo and Theme and Variations because the A or Main Theme sections have the same melody, but the accompanying parts are varied. Although Beethoven still ... ...

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... now thought to have been the result of kidney failure. He was given a cheap funeral at Saint Stephen's Cathedral and buried, with only the gravedigger as a witness, in an unmarked grave at the cemetery of Saint Marx. ...

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... the c Minor Mass of 1783. His pupil, Sussmayr, completed another work he left unfinished. In accordance to prevailing custom, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was buried in a Vienna suburb in an unmarked grave with a small ceremony. ...

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... instrumental music, writing some of the first concertos to feature keyboard as a solo instrument. "Handel is the greatest composer who ever lived. I would bare my head and kneel at his grave" -L.V. Beethoven. ...

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... attack of rheumatic fever, Mozart died of heart failure on December 5, 1791. "The Requiem" was never completed. Despite his later fame, Mozart died in poverty and was buried in a pauper's grave. Of his own talent he is said to have remarked: "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that ... ...

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... that Mozart dies and since nobody was there to plan anything about his death or funeral (his father was dead and his wife gone away) he was buried in a mass grave and that was the last of Mozart. A slightly more cheerful relationship was the one that Mozart had with his father. At a very young age, Mozart was learning everything that he ... ...

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... that Mozart dies and since nobody was there to plan anything about his death or funeral (his father was dead and his wife gone away) he was buried in a mass grave and that was the last of Mozart. A slightly more cheerful relationship was the one that Mozart had with his father. At a very young age, Mozart was learning everything that he ... ...

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... tonic major and opens with 4 main motifs to be used throughout the exposition. Motif (a) being the first 4 note legato motif; (b) being the scalic quaver rise of a fifth; (c) being the staccato notes all playing the same with an appoggiatura on the last note; and (d) being the descending four note fall following that.The rise of a fifth between (b) and (c) gives link back to ... ...

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... , No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven, Suite in C major for Solo Violoncello, BMV 10 by Johann Sebastian Bach, and Sonata in D Minor for Violoncello and Piano (1915) by Claude Debussy. The notes of each performer seemed to lean on each other and were rhythmically in sync. I also thought the performers did a good job with the texture of the pieces as everyone knows ... ...

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... " when it is heard. It has as many incarnations as performers and performances, each one distinctly different. A responsible performer must intimately understand each piece he will perform, not only the notes on the page, but its historical background. Several things must be understood before one can perform a piece successfully. First, a performer must analyze the piece, determine its form and harmonic structure ... ...

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... and rushed conditions. It is noted that if you looked back at Beethoven's composition notebooks that " he would return time and time again to some simple little melodies, change the notes, modify rhythms, and eventually produce on of the striking themes that are part of his famous symphonies (Samachson 109)." Beethoven's symphonies are known for following the patterns of many famous ... ...

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... feeling. Also, the musicians could put more feeling into the music. The articulation of the music also contributed to romanticism. The music was played softly and long. With the longer notes the music could grow with intensity. The romantic period is one of the highlights of the history of music. Modern rock is a mixture of all previous forms of music. Many ... ...

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... pieces. This piece in particular illustrates 3 different emotions/environments. The first being quite fast and blissful. The second is somewhat lethargic, as if it were taking a break from the fast notes of the first movement. The third movement then hastens, and becomes even more vigorous than the first. I find the piece profound, as it succeeds in illustrating 3 different atmospheric moods without ... ...

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... and fairy-light in many ways, using different instrumentation. Some examples are as follows: in the piece "D'un soir triste,"" she used a muted tam-tam crash, bass drums, off-beat notes on a harp, and several percussion; in the piece "D'un matin de printemps,"" she used orchestrations such as lightly tapped and brushed snare drums (Lace, 3). Lili Boulanger is a woman that many ... ...

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... the first act that perfectly symbolizes my view of "Amadeus." After Emperor Joseph II has watched his first Mozart opera, he says he liked it, but there were "too many notes." I'd have to say the same to Shaffer, Zaentz, and Forman: "Your movie is good but it's just too much. I don't understand what the point was, but you did a fair job ... ...

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... enhances the experience and emotion of the entire piece by getting the audience involved; Making them not only see but feel the struggle that the artist has to express the notes on paper. In retrospect, when the L.S.M.C.M.S. has another concert, I will be sure to frequent it and bring a friend too. It was another fabulous time at the "symphony ... ...

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... flamboyant I guess you could say in his writing. Musical themes jump around and mood changes constantly. One minute you could be mesmerized by the softness of his fingers on the notes and the next he could have you jumping in your seats with feelings of uncontrollable emotions. I think Beethoven's music was a reflection for what his behavior and state of mind was ... ...

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... how upset or stressed out I feel, just hearing the opening measures of this piece will give me a feeling of peace. It is amazing to me that Beethoven could make the notes flow together so wonderfully, producing such a pleasing piece. The first movement begins very simply, drawing the listener in and gradually increases in complexity, going up and down the scale in ... ...

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... and fairy-light in many ways, using different instrumentation. Some examples are as follows: in the piece "D'un soir triste,"" she used a muted tam-tam crash, bass drums, off-beat notes on a harp, and several percussion; in the piece "D'un matin de printemps,"" she used orchestrations such as lightly tapped and brushed snare drums (Lace, 3). Lili Boulanger is a woman that many ... ...

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... and rushed conditions. It is noted that if you looked back at Beethoven's composition notebooks that " he would return time and time again to some simple little melodies, change the notes, modify rhythms, and eventually produce on of the striking themes that are part of his famous symphonies (Samachson 109)." Beethoven's symphonies are known for following the patterns of many famous ... ...

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