Musical composition parallels literature in the drama and development of one or more individuals through complex life circumstances. Ludwig van Beethoven's music is an autobiography. His music was as profoundly affected by his deafness ... style and his ability to break musical boundaries."(Alsop) For example, Beethoven's late spring quartets, Opus 127 to 135, take on a new avant garde compositional style, including significantly more high notes. Musical Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop agrees that Beethoven's music took on a burst of creativity in his late period. Be...

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... fast, slow, and medium. Italian terms used in musical notation denote more than a dozen different tempos, which included allegro, moderato, and lento. Within the changing meter of rhythm, song notes of various pitches were intertwined. Tone color (timbre) distinguished the sound and characteristics that separated one instrument or voice from another. The classical era between 1750 and 1820 was defined ... further problems. The period that followed the failure of the European Revolutions of 1848 - 1849 and the downfall of Hegelianism was generally characterized by Positivism and Realism. ...

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