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Composers
Whether it be classical or contemporary, composers are the men and women behind the music. Beethoven and Mozart are among those who have left their marks on history.
6,063 Questions
Who is the composer of the background music in Dan Black's Symphonies?
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche
Who wrote the PIPE TUNE bloody fields of flanders?
The 3/4 retreat march, 'Bloody fields of Flanders', was written by John McLellan.
Born in Dunoon, Scotland, on August 08, 1875, John (Jock) McLellan joined the Highland Light Infantry in 1892. He received the DCM for gallantry in the Boer War, and after leaving the army joined the Govan Police Pipe Band in Glasgow, before returning to his birthplace.
McLellan later served in World War One, and became Pipe Major of the 8th Argyllshire Battalion.
He died in 1949, in Dunoon, shortly before his 74th birthday.
The link below contains further information on this great piper, composer and teacher of the pipes.
The homepage of pipetunes.ca, has downloads and sheet music available, and a wealth of information for anyone interested in the pipes. You can search for tunes by title or composer, and listen free to samples, including 'Bloody Fields of Flanders', as well as many other tunes.
Who is the composer for swansong?
Philip chambon composed the music for swansong
The compser was Philip Chambon but the choreographer was Christopher Bruce. Hope it helps :D
When was the composer William Duncombe born?
On the sheet music for Sonatina in C Major (Allegretto), Masterwork Classics 3 (Magrath) states:
William Duncombe
(fl. 1760 - 1790)
I'm not entirely sure what the fl stands for but I assume that these dates are his life span.
Who are the women violinist in Russian singer Vitas' video Lucia Di Lammermoor?
They are a duo called Vibration, but beyond that, I can find nothing on them.
They are called Vibracia - this is their "homepage" http://duet-vibracia.ru/node/45 and a link to another of their youtube videos - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTgv8iI2b4U&feature=related
What was Ludwig Beethoven's favorite food?
It was stated by a close personal friend of Beethoven's that his favourite food was pasta with Italian cheese (basically macaroni and cheese) and his favourite drink was Hungarian red wine (the expensive sort).
Where is Fredric Chopin's heart?
It's in an urn, sealed within a pillar of the Holy Cross Church in Warsaw, Poland. Chopin had a fear of being buried alive, and it was his last wish before death that his heart was to be removed before burial.
Who wrote the song Brother Louie?
The person that wrote the song "Brother Louie" is Errol Brown and Tony Wilson, from the group "Hot Chocolate". This song is about an interracial love affair.
Who has written a good analysis of the Hammerklavier Sonata by Beethoven?
Probably the best one you will find is in a booklet accompanying a recording that you can purchase OR go into a large music store and search for one. There are several biographies written about Beethoven; one in particlular is by Maynard Sollimon, so try a library.
Answer #2Heinrich Schenker analyzed Beethoven's Sonatas and the pianist Andras Schiff gave a wonderful lecture series on the 32 Beethoven Sonatas. It is available, for free download at
http://music.guardian.co.uk/classical/page/0,,1943867,00.html
How is the Romantic symphony different from the classical symphony?
Romantic and Classical refer to different periods in music history. While the term "classical" often concerns the whole genre of symphonic music, the classical period is loosely is identified with the years 1750 - 1830. The big champions of that era would be Mozart, Haydn, ending with Beethoven.
The dates of when the eras of music begin and end can vary depending on who you ask. Like most of history, then new era still tends to contain the best of the old era. The Romantic era began to see its emergence around the late Beethoven period post 1815. The characteristics of "romantic" music saw more dissonance, longer melodies and a departure from traditional musical structure. All though Wagner wasn't known for his symphonies, his operas may be the best example of a new era in music. Composers like Brahms, Berlioz, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and my personal favorite Mahler, all show a breaking of the classical era traditions in symphonic form. With the death of Mahler and the rise of atonality and french impressionism, 1910 is the generally when the Romantic era is concluded and the 20th century music takes over.
Classical Symphony examples: Mozart's 40th, Haydn's 104th "London", Beethoven's 1st
Classical/Romantic examples: Beethoven's 9th, Brahms' 1st.
Romantic Symphony era: Berlioz "Fantastique", Franck's "D minor", Tchaikovsky's 6th, Mahler's 1st
There is plenty of debate as to which composer is best identified with each era and the individual symphonies may have their own placement on each side of the eras. Beethoven is the best example because his music shows clear development toward romanticism. While Beethoven's sound can be found in all his music, the difference between his early and late works seem to completely fill in any gap that could exists between Classical and Romantic.
More specifically, in the romantic era, the roll of music patronage started to become more privatized rather than royal courts of the state having a such a heavy influence over composers with their patronage. More experimenting mean new ideas being attempted particularly with instrumentation. Brass instruments now began to play melodies. The dynamics of the orchestra grew with louder louds, and softer softs. While romantic era doesn't actually translate to the the music containing more "love," passion is now a central motivation in the composition of new music in that era.
What year did Albert biehl write Melody and why?
it was wrote to summarize the whole Romantic period from the 1850's to about 1876.wrote about 1878.
Who are ten people who have won the Pulitzer Prize?
Here is a list of famous people who have won the Pulitzer Prize. See if you can recognize at least ten names.
Letters, Drama and Music
- Edward Albee (playwright)
- John Ashbery (poet)
- Saul Bellow (author)
- Stephen Vincent Benet (poet)
- Elizabeth Bishop (poet)
- Gwendolyn Brooks (poet)
- Pearl S. Buck (author)
- Willa Cather (author)
- Ornette Coleman (jazz musician)
- Aaron Copland (composer)
- Junot Diaz (author)
- Rita Dove (poet)
- William Faulkner (author)
- Robert Frost (poet)
- Ernest Hemingway (author)
- William Inge (playwright)
- Norman Dello Joio (composer)
- George S. Kaufman (composer)
- John F. Kennedy (author and US President)
- Harper Lee (author)
- David Levering Lewis (biographer)
- Sinclair Lewis (author)
- Charles A. Lindbergh (author and aviator)
- Norman Mailer (author)
- David Mamet (playwright)
- Wynton Marsalis (jazz musician and composer)
- Frank McCourt (author)
- David McCullough (biographer)
- Gian-Carlo Menotti (composer)
- James A. Michener (author)
- Edna St. Vincent Millay (poet)
- Arthur Miller (playwright)
- Margaret Mitchell (author)
- Toni Morrison (author)
- Eugene O'Neill (playwright)
- Sylvia Plath (poet)
- Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (author)
- Edwin Arlington Robinson (poet)
- Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II (composer, lyricist, Broadway)
- Richard Russo (author)
- Carl Sagan (scientist)
- Carl Sandburg (poet)
- William Saroyan (author)
- Arthur M. Schlesinger (biographer and historian)
- William Schuman (composer)
- Anne Sexton (poet)
- Susan Sheehan (author)
- Robert E. Sherwood (playwright and biographer)
- Neil Simon (playwright)
- Upton Sinclair (author)
- John Steinbeck (author)
- William Styron (author)
- Booth Tarkington (author)
- Studs Terkel (nonfiction author)
- John Updike (author)
- Alice Walker (author)
- Robert Penn Warren (poet)
- Eudora Welty (author)
- Edith Wharton (author)
- Thornton Wilder (author and playwright)
- Tennessee Williams (playwright)
- William Carlos Williams (poet and doctor)
- August Wilson (playwright)
- Herman Wouk (author)
- Paul Zindel (author and playwright)
