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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.

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How did Beethoven change the world we live in?

Beethoven changed the way musicians and composers thought about and saw music, there fore adding to the already bursting array of music to the world. By also being deaf, he was one of the first composers to actually have to work the "hear" the music.

Is dvorak's new world symphony the same as his ninth symphony and what is from the new world?

Dvorak's Ninth and New world symphonies are exactly the same.

The "New World" bit is about describing the New World - America.

There's no real material that's directly American.

Dvorak had been living in America and wanted to write a music about that land.

So he wrote this symphony, aiming to describe it as best he could.

The slow movement incorporates a Nego spiritual called "Going Home", so there is some directly American material in this symphony.

What is a carnival float?

In this country, Floats- are platform trucks with various designs, band-stands, etc used in PARADES, not carnivals. it is conceivable they could be used to advertise a Carnival- as they have advertised movies- the prop car from the Cbitty chitty bang-Bang was in the Thanksgiving Day Parade in l969 or 70 when that film opened. I am not sure if the car moved under its own power or was propped up on a float.

Is there modulation in Pomp and Circumstance?

It may appear to modulate to another key in the middle of the piece as it is in A B A form.

Who was Prokofiev married to?

Lina Llubera (1897-1989). They were married in 1923.

What period is Cornelius Gurlitt from?

Cornelius Gurlitt composed and lived in the baroque period.

What symphony was originally dedicated to Napoleon?

Eroica, Symphony #3. At the time of its premiere it was the longest symphony ever written.

What Old movie did Tyrone Power play as Chopin?

Tyrone Power never played Chopin. You are thinking of Cornel Wilde in "A Song to Remember."

How did vivaldi die?

vivaldi die from this sickness in 1965 i think

What famous waltz with a colorful title was created by Johann Strauss?

On the Beautiful Blue Danube is unarguably Johann Strauss's most famous work. At a monster concert during his travels, an orchestra of 1,000 musicians played it after an announcing cannon-shot.