... . The musicians presented three pieces by Johannes Brahms: "Sonata in F major for "Cello and Piano, Op. 99," "Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 120 No. 1," and "Trio in A minor for Clarinet, "Cello and Piano, Op. 114." The performance of "Sonata in F major for "Cello and Piano, Op. 99 Allegro vivace" was truly an amazing experience and was my ... . It was measured in thirds and there was some syncopation involved when the "cello would deviate from the beat set by the piano. During the piece, both the piano and "cello would imitate each other in a counterpoint fashion. It seem...

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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 ... the first stylistic period. Historical dates and conventions are not the only information that is relevant. Performers find information about the instruments composers used relevant....

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... Jennifer Mulhern I attended an instrumental performance the other night of a violoncello accompanied by the piano. The instrumental performance I attended was an ensemble performed by Jennifer Mulhern on violoncello and Faith DeBow playing the piano. This performance can be described as joyful and beautiful. The ensemble played Sonata in D major for Violoncello and Piano, Op. 102, 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 ...

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... physical abuse (Solomon 488-490)." Beethoven's first teacher was Christian Cottlob Neefe, who was a court organist. Through his teachings Beethoven produced three piano sonatas by the young age of eleven. The following year, Beethoven was placed into the court organist position. Even though he was a small ... 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 ... and Mozart. Beethoven lo...

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... physical abuse (Solomon 488-490)." Beethoven's first teacher was Christian Cottlob Neefe, who was a court organist. Through his teachings Beethoven produced three piano sonatas by the young age of eleven. The following year, Beethoven was placed into the court organist position. Even though he was a small ... 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 ... and Mozart. Beethoven lo...

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... full of counterpoint, the combining of two or more melodic lines into a meaningful whole. He perfected the art of the fugue, a complex composition usually written for four musical lines. Bach's fugues involved incredibly complex melodies that, even though they started at different times, wound up sounding good together.? The one I ... first prelude and fugue from Bach's second book, in the key of C major. This piece includes a harpsichord, an ancestor to the piano. It begins with a pedal note, the low note that keeps ringing while others are playedaround it?. In this case, the pedal not...

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... these include constant motion, lack of cadences, highly ornamented, terraced dynamics, and opposition of forces. The pieces of music by Caccini demonstrate the Baroque characteristics well. For example, her first published work, "I1 primo libro delle musiche,"" was a collection of short vocal works written with basso continuo. A harpsichord, an instrument used ... 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 p...

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... these include constant motion, lack of cadences, highly ornamented, terraced dynamics, and opposition of forces. The pieces of music by Caccini demonstrate the Baroque characteristics well. For example, her first published work, "I1 primo libro delle musiche,"" was a collection of short vocal works written with basso continuo. A harpsichord, an instrument used ... 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 p...

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... 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 in doing so Haydn uses a double suspension of a 9"and a 4,3 in the violins. (a) is brought back now but inverted and repeated for emphasis of the dim7 chord used to give a driving force to the music. Here there's an abrupt modulation to the secondary dominant and the bass ... ...

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... to the piece. I also like the piece because my cousin and I often play the piece in a duet. (Me on guitar, my cousin on the piano or synthesized harpsichord) • I give the piece a profundity value of 8 out of 10, as I believe that all renowned classical music deserves a high profundity ... 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 ... usi...

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