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Classical Music
This category includes all information about classical music, including questions about famous classical musicians, symphonies and orchestras.
4,781 Questions
Who were the two musical giants of the baroque era?
There were lots more than two ... that list surely includes Johann Sebastian Bach and Dietrich Buxtehude. Some of the other main composers during the Baroque time period were Antonio Vivaldi and George Frideric Handel. Although there were probably many other composers they just never became as popular and are well known. Also, some of the Famous people during this time were Rembrandt van Rijn, John Milton, Jan Vermeer, Isaac Newton, Rene de LaSalle, William Penn, Peter the Great, and Gabriel Fahrenheit.
AWhat is the name for a short instrumental refrain interlude or prelude in a vocal work?
A ritornello (Italian; "little return") is a recurring passage in Baroque music for orchestra or chorus. The first or final movement of a solo concerto or aria may be in "ritornello form", in which the ritornello is the opening theme, always played by tutti, which returns in whole or in part and in different keys throughout the movement, in which particulars the form differs from the rondo.
What composers considered himself outside the bounds of the patronage system?
Beethoven considered himself outside the bounds of the patronage system.
What is said if you say twinkle twinkle little star backwards?
twinkle twinkle little star backwards say some satanic stuff, can't describe..... TO HORRIBLE TO SAY.... search it up your self.
The third movement of a Classical symphony is most frequently in?
Theme and variation was an entire form of classical music, consisting of its own movements.
Whose work was an important link between the Classical and Romantic periods of music?
- Beethoven because at one point he became deph and could hardly wright a song
- but after that he wrote ode to joy and it kind of came back together but hardly.
Who are some classical era composers?
This would depend on what is considered ancient in terms of music. Composers such as Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven would be some of the early famous composers, but they may not be considered ancient.
Who was the most influential composer of the Classical period?
Let's see...Beethoven was born during the Classical period, and died during the period he largely created (the Romantic era). It's not him. Early Classical era masters CPE Bach and Gluck were born during the Baroque period and died during the Classical period. It's not them either. Mozart was born during the Classical era in which he died, which is not really living through the whole Classical era.
Haydn, on the other hand, was born in 1732, when the beginnings of the Classical era emerged, though contemporary classical music was still largely Baroque. Haydn lived a long life and died in 1809, during a time when the late Classical period and the early Romantic period (represented at that time by composers such as Beethoven, Paganini, and Weber) overlapped.
So I guess Joseph Haydn is the closest answer out there.
No, the Renaissance period came slightly before the Baroque period. However, a large number of Baroque composers were influenced by Renaissance music.
Most certainly yes. Many organists play Bach pieces every Sunday during Church services. The cantatas, B Minor Mass, St. Matthew and St. John Passions are standard parts of the choral repertoire. The Brandenberg Concerti continue to be part of the standard orchestral repertoire. "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" is often played at weddings and the list goes on, including the 2- and 3-Part Inventions and the Well Tempered Clavier, the Italian Concerto all being standard piano pieces, not to mention the Goldberg Variations. And then there are the string pieces.
A classical music composer, known for many great operas (which he called "music dramas").
According to the great English poet W.H. Auden, Wagner was "perhaps the greatest genius who ever lived".
He revolutionised opera, making each act a continuous whole. Hitherto acts had been composed of self-contained scenes or numbers strung together.
He also revolutionised music, pushing harmony to the bounds of what was possible according to conventional treatment, so that according to some accounts Schoenberg's so-called "atonality" (a term Schoenberg himself hated) had to follow. The prelude to Tristan, and especially its famous first chord, is seen as a crucial step along this road, and continues to generate discussion (and elude analysis) today.
He vastly expanded the orchestra, inventing an instrument (the two sizes of Wagner tuba, intended to have the sombreness of the trombone but with a less incisive tone, like the French horn) for the Ring cycle, which exponentially increased the possible number of instrumental combinations. He used these so sensitively and brilliantly that, according to many, he is the greatest orchestrator who ever lived. (He himself awarded that accolade to Mozart.) By writing virtuosic music for all the orchestral instruments, he forced the orchestra as a whole to become virtuosic.
His last four works, the Ring cycle, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg (the longest opera in the whole operatic repertoire) and Parsifal, continue to yield profound philosophical, psychological and metaphysical insights. Unlike most other composers, his works resonate far outside their ostensibly musical sphere.
The Ring cycle of four operas (or, as he preferred, three operas with a preliminary evening) is Western music's equivalent of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling, St Peter's Basilica in Rome or Tolstoy's War and Peace: it's a gigantic conception that took two-and-a-half decades to fulfil, and which remains among the mightiest, most aspirational, most comprehensive works of Western art.
Why were male composers more famous than female composers?
This question is very subjective, and so many of the reasons that male artists are considered more famous can be traced to personal opinions of fame. There are some essays in the related links section which can help you explore your take on whether or not gender plays into artist popularity.
Some reasons that male artists are more famous than female:
- There are more male artists. Before art schools began, young children would learn by becoming an apprentice. Apprenticeship meant living with and learning from an artist with an established reputation. It was not socially acceptable for women to leave their homes adn live with a male artist, so most western female artists prior to the 1800s learned from their fathers. Otherwise they weren't given the opportunity to learn the skill.
What were most of Bach's compositions used for?
Mainly for the church ... in Liepzig, German. Bach composed a weekly Cantata lasting about 20 minutes for the church services. Those cantata's complimented the homily or sermon of the day.
Which religious group wrote the first Classical music in America?
The Moravians wrote the first Classical music composed in America. Following the teachings of John Hus, a reformation leader from Bohemia (a region in East Germany), the Moravians came to Pensylvania in 1735 and were very active in missionary work.
Chopin was born on March 1, 1810 and died on October 17, 1849. He lived for 39 years. He died of tuberculosis, which he had suffered with from his late teens.
How did musicians work during the baroque period?
Most baroque composers were employed by councils, schools, churches, courts and noblemen. They had to serve and work the way it was written in a contract, and therefore there were numerous restrictions to what they could or could not do. Most of them were forced to use their creativeness within the narrow margins imposed by their public charge or the private tastes of their masters. Besides, they could earn some extra money by teaching a number of private pupils, or through the sales of their published works (generally dedicated to powerful patrons). A few fortunate could make a decent living as opera composers or giving public concerts which were normally arranged after subscription. Even so, their art was completely subjected to the changing taste of the public.
What are the notes to Pachelbel's canon?
The keyboard serves the accompaniment for the three violins. It is recurring chords of D A b f# G D G and A. You can download the arrangement for solo keyboard for free at sheet music sites such as IMSLP or Free-Scores.
What does the Musical notation V S mean?
v.s. Volti Subito
Volti means to turn the Page.
Subito means Quickly.
Turn the page quickly.
From the "Essential Dictionary of Music Notation" by Alfred Publishing page 351.
Toccata
Some of the greatest music ever. Notably oratorios such as Messiah and Israel in Egypt, fanfare such as Music for the Royal Fireworks and Water Music, concerti grossi and other chamber works, and operas such as Julio Caesare and Agrippina.
How many pieces did Chopin write?
1. Nocturnes no. 2, 8, and 20
2. Preludes no. 4 and 15
3. etudes op. 10 no. 3 and 12 and op.25 no.11
4. funeral march from sonata no.2
5. Scherzo no.2
6. ballade no.1
7. Polonaises no. 3 and 6
8. Barcarolle Op. 60, B. 158
9. waltz no.1
10. Fantasie in F minor Op.49
11. Fantasie Impromptu
