Classical Music

CJ Bolland - horsepower

please post more if you find any, i know theres more out there, i just cant remember their nights.

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The history of La cucaracha are obscure because the refrain's lyrics have no explicit reference to historical events. This makes it difficult to date it. 'La cucaracha' is a traditional Spanish folk song.

Playing Fur-Elise with a wooden instrument would need an accompaniment--preferably from a string orchestra. A keyboard accompaniment may not be used as it is a work for solo piano. An interesting alternative would be to transcribe it to a woodwind quartet or quintet.

probably the most popular rendition of Symphony No. 5, would be the Disco version that was released in the 70s by Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band, called a "Fifth of Beethoven." it features a sylized re-scoring of the main theme in the first movement.

Bach was a Christian by religion. He spent much of his working life as Kapelmeister (Musical director) in churches in Germany. The denomination of Christianity prevalent in Germany is Lutheranism - a Christian Protestant Church founded by Martin Luther who was instrumental in separating the church in Germany from Rome as, in those days the Roman Catholic Church was corrupt. So Bach was a Lutheran. He arranged many Lutheran hymns (called Chorales) for organ, and provided what we now know as his 'Chorale preludes' - many of which are regarded now as short masterpieces for the organ.

I just finished playing through this piece in college. The original orchestration contains the following instruments:

One Piccolo

One Flute

Two oboes

Two Clarinets (in A)

Two Bassoons

Four French Horns (in G and E)

Two Trumpets (in E)

Three Trombones

Timpani

Triangle

Bass Drum

Cymbals

Strings

There are other arrangements of this piece that exist for different instrumentation, however, this orchestration is of the most well-known original copy of William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini.

Guitars

eyes wide shut

yes, it is larger,

a string quartet consists of four musicians only.

It is a work for orchestra and a soloist.

You can use the website called http://metrolyrics.com or http://youtube.com/diggy126 and the youtube part is real i go there for every song and even opera songs they have so that will be the best websites to look for lyrics....

Yes, Tchaikovsky had a brother whose name was Modest. Modest became Tchaikovsky's biographer.

normally 4 sometimes more but in all professional orchestras, 4

Basically as any composer would, however in the case of this opera the way his writing complements and supports each other is exceptionally well done and if you were to take particular note the music always 'sets the scene' without being overly intrusive. I think that possibly one of the best examples is in act 1 from 'Your tiny hand is frozen' to the very end of the act.

While it can be hard to attribute influence specifically, it's safe to say Ravel influenced Vaughan Williams (composer) and Vlado Perlemuter (pianist) because he was their teacher. Perlemuter became the greatest performer of Ravel's own music. As for more general influence, one might argue that as a representative "impressionist" he may have been more copied than Debussy, as the generation which followed theirs had aesthetic values more in line with Ravel (classical influence & precision).

Poulenc may have been Ravel's clearest musical heir. Although he had his own unique style, the influence seems pretty unmistakable to me.

He lived a number of places during his life. The link below will give you a good overview of his life etc.

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I think he holds residency in both Toronto and Los Angeles.

Many composers are great at certain forms of music, like piano or symphonic, but if you look at some of the better composers and add up their talent, abilities and accomplishments it becomes pretty clear that empirically the greatest composer, by actually a long shot, is Ludwig van Beethoven.

Musicianship-

Beethoven was by all accounts the greatest piano player of his day. He was also the greatest improviser of his time. This is well documented by many accounts from his contemporaries. He was also not only able to write music without hearing a note, but was able to correct string players by watching their hands on the necks of the instruments!

Accomplishments-

Most music historians will agree that he wrote the greatest masterpieces in virtually every genre except Opera. His Symphonies, String Quartets and Piano Sonatas are the cornerstones of their respective genres, while many feel his Piano Concerto no.5 and his Violin Concerto are the greatest as well. He revolutionized music twice in his career -once with the Third Symphony (as radical then as the Rite of Spring was in the early Twentieth century), and then again with his forward looking Late Period works. His influence was felt over two centuries, to the point that modern composers such as Cage and Stockhausen had to consciously rebel against him!

Besides writing the greatest body of work in human history, Beethoven invented the concept of self-expression through music. Up until that point, music was either used for religious ceremony or for royal entertainment. Composers were considered servants, like cooks, and the idea that a composer would have something to say through his music was totally an alien concept. Beethoven, by sheer force of his personality and genius, forever altered that concept. He elevated the composer from servant to King, and that is where we get the idea of music as a means of self expression today. Furthermore, he invented the concept of Avante-garde music - music that was not meant for contemporary audiences but for the future. Both these concepts can not be understated - if this was his only accomplishment he would have still been considered the revolutionary force he is today.

Add to all this the fact that:

*he was and remains one of the most popular composers of all time

*Wrote the greatest melody in music history (Ode to Joy -using only 5 notes!) and the greatest motif (5th Symphony).

*The first successful free lance composer

*Was, along with Bach, the consummate composer of fugues

Oh yeah, and he was DEAF!

I don't think it can be argued that the crown of "Greatest Composer in History" fits easily on Beethoven's wild hair! No other composer matches up.

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I think it's from the percussion section.. I hope it can be helpful :)

A composer, or more specifically a 'symphonist', although the latter word is not used very often.

Secular music

He married Antonina Miliukova, but his brief time with his wife drove him to emotional crisis, which resulted with a stay in Clarens. Switzerland, for rest and recovery. They remained legally married, but they never lived with each other.

Chopin wrote 27 etudes; two sets of 12 (op.10 and op.25) and "Three New Etudes."