... to be a "model" citizen of the government. The main character, Alex, is a frightfully sadistic 15 year old "droog" who oddly finds solace in classical music such as Beethoven and Handel while he and his juvenile delinquents enjoy terrorizing the streets at night. They mug, rob, and assault anyone and anything at a moments ... procedure which, by physical pain, removes any desire or even subliminal attempt at violence. As a side effect of the procedure, Alex has the same reaction to music. He is then released into a world where he no longer has the will to do anything he desires. His loss...

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... lived from 1756-1791, during the classical era. Mozart is famous for homophony, which is melody and accompaniment. Mozart's early career consisted of more sacred music, and later, much more secular. Mozart's native language was German, but he wrote many secular works in Italian, which was considered to be a more ... beautiful language. He composed many sacred vocal works in Latin. Mozart died young, but his contributions to music were enormous. Ludwig van Beethoven lived from 1770-1827, right on the cusp of the Romantic era. Beethoven was a piano virtuoso, and a true revolutionary ... co...

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... by eighteenth-century art critics to describe the art and architecture of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, came to be applied also to the music of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries." "The term has in the past, and to some extent in the present, carried implications of ... intimate audience in a small room and usually included solo songs and vocal cantatas. Most new style changes began to have an influence on church music. Both the Protestant and Catholic Churches eventually accepted the changes. The Catholic Church was slower to accept such changes in their ma...

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... on them selves. People were unknowing of the aspects of instruments so the full potential of the music could not be reached. Baroque music was the drop of water that started the ongoing ripple of music. The romantic period had created more sensitive music. To achieve this the music was composed to be slower. The slower tempo gave a more romantic feeling. Also, the musicians could ... rock composers used medleys from classical composers. The rock musicians like to use familiar things with some modern twists. Things like bends, dips, gliss' and rips modernize the music. Some of the chord ...

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... paid singer and lead composer for her fiancée's court, the Medici's (Salm, 1). Francesca Caccini made a huge impact on the world of music, which still stands today. Although Caccini was a prominent individual at this time, none of her works were published until her father died in 1618, ... of this style are unresolved dissonance, parallelism, indistinct rhythms, and dreamlike feelings. She was even influenced by Debussy, a well-known composer of impressionistic music (Lace, 2). One of her famous pieces is "Clairieres dans le ciel,"" which translates as Rifts in the Sky. This song demon...

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... Bach, mathematics became a useful tool in the violin concertos of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. In his sonorous melodies and subtle modulations of phrasing, Mozart embodied the use of patterns in his music. The Fibonacci pattern mentioned earlier is very prominent in Mozart, and is thought to be one of the causes behind the alleged Mozart effect. The influential melodies of Mozart are ... seen in the works of many American composers from Randall Thompson to the sing-songiness of Leonard Bernstein's "Candide-. Beethoven, as a bridge between Classical and Romantic music, composed the Fifth Sym...

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... to present religious text to an illiterate congregation. The Renaissance period signaled the beginning of polyphony and the beginning of music for entertainment. The sacred music was referred to as motets or masses and the secular music was referred to as madrigals; most of the music was a cappella, but there were some instrumental parts. Servants to the church or royalty composed most of the ... the Baroque period was polyphonic (with some homophony), had unity of mood, and tonality existed. The various forms of music in this period were the baroque suite, oratorio, opera, concerto, fugu...

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... " (Divertimento for String Orchestra) was written in 1994 and is based on an older play for guitar and strings. It comprises five moves, dedicated to some of the greatest baroques music composers: Johann Sebastian Bach, Henry Purcell, Antonio Vivaldi, 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...

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... in a "new way." This more expressive writing gave rise to what is commonly referred to as his second stylistic period, and was a contributing factor to the rise of nineteenth century music. More specifically, it was then that the modern solo concerto had its start. Previous to Op. 37, the piano had two functions in the concerto. It had the customary virtuosic ... Beethoven, the piano became a purely virtuosic instrument in concertos. Beethoven wrote his first two concertos in an eighteenth century style, but the third, Op. 37 sits more with nineteenth century music. By understanding thi...

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... 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 rating. This is due to the tremendous amount of effort and brilliance that is involved in the composition of such pieces. This piece in particular illustrates 3 different ... video-driven culture of the 1980s. In general, alternative rock bands recorded for independent labels, played in small clubs, and maintained a defiant stance toward the conformity and commercialism of the ...

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Ludwig van Beethoven, one of the most instantly recognizable names in classical music, was a hailed virtuoso pianist in addition to conductor. Beethoven was attracted to the ideals of the Enlightenment and by the growing Romanticism in Europe. ... was his use of "source-motives," which recurred in many different compositions and lent some unity to his life's work. He made innovations in almost every form of music he touched. For example, he diversified even the well-crystallized form of the rondo, making it more elastic and spacious, which brought it closer to sonata form" ... " to the ra...

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... became much more important as an individual. An example of one of these progressions occurring mainly during the Romantic period was when composers and audiences alike started turning towards program music. Program music is "the term for a nonvocal music that is associated with a poem, a story, or some other literary source; the literary text itself is the program. This new style of ... intertwined. The people did not see a need for it since each field was considered a separate entity of itself. Bent 2 During the romantic period, the general feeling began to surface that music could be ...

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... be discussing different aspects of the classical period, along with popular composers. Modern listeners often think of classical music as "serious" and "boring" music, but to people of that era, nothing could be farther than the truth. Classical music was very different from the music in the Baroque era. Moods would change very suddenly or gradually, and could express two or more emotions. ... Unlike Baroque music, classical music had a variety of different rhythms throughout a piece. Melodies in classical music were the easiest to remember. Melodies were often balanced and very easy to...

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... paid singer and lead composer for her fiancée's court, the Medici's (Salm, 1). Francesca Caccini made a huge impact on the world of music, which still stands today. Although Caccini was a prominent individual at this time, none of her works were published until her father died in 1618, ... of this style are unresolved dissonance, parallelism, indistinct rhythms, and dreamlike feelings. She was even influenced by Debussy, a well-known composer of impressionistic music (Lace, 2). One of her famous pieces is "Clairieres dans le ciel,"" which translates as Rifts in the Sky. This song demon...

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... he returned home, at age 15, to Salzburg, he was working for a prince archbishop who treated Mozart like a servant and would not let him play music. At age 25, Mozart went to Vienna to be a freelance musician. He had three successful operas; Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail, Le Nozze di Figaro, ... yet elegant and powerful. His piano concerts were among the best, because he composed them mainly for his own performances. Wolfgang had a way of blending his music with stage action. He creates characters just through tone. Mozart once wrote " I am never happier", then when he working on a compos...

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... them, which I dare say will be acknowledged when I name them: The First ViolinHAYDN." (Rice, pg. 211) Haydn was one of these music enthusiasts and he wrote many quartets with the expectation that his pieces would be played and executed by professional musicians. This passion and enthusiasm was the basis ... biggest difference between the two would be the intended audience. The string quartet piece was to be heard privately by people who sincerely enjoy music whereas the symphony piece was meant to target the general audience such as the nobility. The "Emperor" piece was to be ... betwee...

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... was able to play the piano so quickly and smoothly. He left his legacy to mankind, which includes sonatas, operas, concertos, symphonies, chamber music, and church music. He is still regarded in the 21st century as a remarkable and great musical genius. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, January 27 ... through were impressed by his musical compositions. The Mozart family traveled to over five countries near Austria, to see and watch concerts because music was his greatest passion at this time of his life. He had his first solo performance at Frankfurt before Francis ...

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... more experiments, and also sparked the involvement of other psychologists. In this paper, I will trace the findings of the so-called "Mozart Effect- experiments, examining the link between the music of Mozart and a person's spatial task performance and reasoning abilities. I will also suggest implications and applications for the results of these studies. Future Directions The media has picked up ... components. This hypothesis is confirmed by the fact that the studies, which tested these two specific subcategories, found that the performance of participants was enhanced after exposure to...

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... musicians to the people of his time ,as well as, the people of today. Another great era was the Classical era which was characterized in music by form, simplicity, proportion, and restrained emotion. Words such as elegant, controlled, logical, rational, intellectual and symmetrical were used to describe this ... each was considered a masterpiece. He was better known for the quality of his work instead of the quantity. The significance of Bach's music is due to his intellect. He was able to understand and use every resource of musical language that was available in the baroque era. ... c...

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... and singing his own works for the friends who adored him. This vivacious man broke the mold and took the elements of music, the music industry, and American appreciation of music to a whole new level. The son of immigrant parents, George became one of America's first premier composers and his compositions are ... George is the most well known of the family, his brother Ira was also a successful lyricist. In fact, if it weren't for Ira's interest in music, George's parents would not have purchased the family's first piano. Gershwin's childhood is much like Aaron Copland's was. Gershwin g...

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... 1750, was a time of tumultuous change in politics, science and the arts. It also revolved around the religious wars between the Protestants and the Catholics that would later affect the music world greatly. The era also saw the rise of the middle-class people. The tradesmen would soon evolve into a new class called the "bourgeois." The Baroque Era featured such forms ... of music including: the Opera, the Cantata, the Oratorio, and the Concerto. These forms of music were performed and written by composers such as Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, and Bach, amongst many other great ...

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... he is impelled to come see this person whose name he has always known. This person is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Salieri recognizes greatness in Mozart's music, however, he is horrified to find that the man he admires is a childish man who chases women, drinks, and has little or no ... to present Mozart, his character, his life, his times, and his rival in such an interesting and dramatic way inspires curiosity toward him and his music, whereas a dry documentary or biography would have caused one to quickly get bored or lose interest. Mozart's operas, piano concertos, and symphonies dominat...

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... of the first compositions of its day to utilize the interaction of real-time performance with electronically generated sounds. Also, it was premiered on Music in Our Time in New York with Robert Moog operating the synthesizer. The Dallas Symphony presented the premiere of Erb's The Seventh Trumpet (1969 ... is a memorial for someone buried elsewhere, and in discussing the work, Erb, who never met the composer, says, "I dealt with my admiration for Varese's music and what it was about it that I loved."" (Ewen) Woody (1988) is a visit to Cleveland by clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, and the d...

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... introduction, but Beethoven probably altered this "rule" in order to convey a powerful tension, which is associated with war, and fighting, so the music can resemble more of what revolutions are and feel like. After that powerful introduction the theme is played back time and time again with different variations ... not the one that was hoped for. Then, in the middle of the movement there is a trio, which completely contrasts the initial mourning theme. The music now sounded hopeful and happy, as if the grieving had finished, but just as I thought that the mourning was over and they were...

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... was terrible at math. As a young musician at the age of twelve and under the wing of his teacher, C.G. Neefe, Beethoven published his first music. At the age of seventeen Beethoven took of for Vienna. This is where he was to spend the rest of his life except for the five- ... biography. While studying Beethoven was trying to establish himself as a pianist and composer with the support of a long list of the towns aristocracy who loved music. Though public concerts were not that big in Vienna at the time, Beethoven held several charity concerts and concerts that benefited him as well. Betw...

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