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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
Sonata form is used frequently as the form for which movement of a multi-movement work?
The first movement of the following multi-movement genres in the classical and romantic periods is almost always cast in sonata form:
Symphonies
Concertos
String quartets and other serious chamber music genres
Solo sonatas (e.g. piano)
How much will it cost for a Tchaikovsky Symphony record?
9.99 at big lots or 12.99 for a bundle of em at Costco
What movies contain Mozart's Symphony No. 40 as soundtrack music?
1. Five Easy Pieces
2. The Living Daylights
Why did Frederick Chopin's youngest sister die at age 14?
From a very young age, Frederick Chopin's youngest sister, Emilia Chopin, showed symptoms of an illness. It was never diagnosed but it was probably tuberculosis. It caused a weakness in her and also caused her to be pale. Despite several attempts to cure her, her illness progressed very quickly and spent her final months coughing blood and often loosing her senses.
Emilia actually died at the age of 15 and not 14.
What is the controversy or debate between Stravinsky and Schoenberg?
MY 2 CENTS = composers and artists of the early 20th century that created the modern abstract styles, like starvinsky and picasso, were classicaly trained and their works reflect disciplined and well crafted creations, even through the abstractions - later composers and artists like schoenberg or warhol, usually never perfected their craft first and it shows in the haphazard and poor quality of craftsmanship - listening to a stravinsky work like the ebony concerto or petrushka is a joy but a schoenerg work, at least to me, is tedious and is hard on the nerves - guess its really a matter of taste like all music or art
Stravinsky's style was extremely different to Schoenberg's - Schoenberg experimented with various styles, including the abolishment of motivic relationships in Erwartung.Eventually Schoenberg's turn to dodecaphonic atonal music was imminent, a move that he saw nothing less than the 'elimination of the conscious will in art.' The controversy lies in the very way that Stravinsky and Schoenberg were being modern and especially in that Stravisnky did eventually adpot Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, but ironically after Schoenberg's death!
I absolutely disagree with the previous answer, as it is solely based on opinion. Music is HIGHLY subjective, and especially when it deals with experimental techniques or entirely new systems, like the atonal system or serialism.
The comment about Schoenberg not perfecting his craft is completely WRONG. Anyone who has studied 12-tone music or atonal music knows that never in Schoenberg's music were a row of notes used that weren't carefully thought out and planned. Atonal music and especially serial music is written in a way that relies only on intervallic relationships between sets of notes. If you'd like more info, research set theory in music. A general overview: Every note of a C major scale is assigned a number (C=0, C#=1, D=2....). All enharmonics are the same number, so Db and C# would both be 1. If you analyze an atonal piece of music, you will find relationships among intervals and you will start seeing hidden patterns unlike any other style of music written.
The comment about Schoenberg's music being hard on the nerves is very opinion-based. Of course, it's not the type of music that you'd listen to at a party, etc, BUT it is appreciated for what it means to music and how music has changed since the days of Bach and Scarlatti. We have TONAL ears, nowadays, so the idea that atonal music should be enjoyable to listen to, is impossible for most folks. However, it may be difficult to listen to because it doesn't have any tendency notes or anything associated with tonal music.
There are many mistakes in the previous answer, but I can't go through them all. I doubt the poster knew even what they were typing.
ANYWAY, to answer the original question, Schoenberg and Stravinsky had heard of each others music, and even though Stravinsky began writing atonally, he thought Schoenberg's music was going in the opposite direction of what "music" should be going toward. Schoenberg thought the same of Stravinsky's style, he didn't think it was focused enough on motivic development of intervals and groups/sets of notes. (Stravinsky's style was more "primitive" (research the genre "primitivism") and fragmented as far as how different instruments worked together. Just listen to the Rite of Spring.
Schoenberg wrote a poem titled "Der neue Klassizismus", degrading Neoclassicism.
Anyway, that's just a dent in the corrections of the previous answer, and I hope I've offered some insight into the relationship between Stravinsky and Schoenberg.
Vivaldi and Paganini were noted masters of which instrument?
Vivaldi and Paganini were both masters of the violin.
What is the romantic period about?
The Romantic period of music is after the Classical period. Its approximate years are 1800-1920. A striking feature in this period was increasing music nationalism. Until then classical music were dominated by a few countries including Germany, France and Italy. Dvorak, Chopin, Smetana and Sibelius are among the Romantic composers from across the globe.
A Wagnerite is a person who considers themselves to be a fan of the composer Richard Wagner.
Who is the composer of Who Dat?
"Who Dat", a Rap song performed by JT Money ft. Sol̩, was composed by Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. As of today, "Who Dat" is JT Money's only solo hit.
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Name the compositions by Mozart that are in the key D minor?
I'm not sure how many compositions of Mozart are in the key of D minor. Off the top of my head I can name these: Piano Concerto No. 20, K. 466 Requiem, K. 626 Don Giovanni, K. 527 String Quartet No. 15, K. 421 Kyrie, K. 341
Who is nut cracker in tchaikovsky's ballet?
I'd think this is pretty common knowledge, but the Nutcracker is the gift that Marie/Carla's grandfather Drosselmeyer gives her for Christmas. The one that sparks her imagination and turns out to be her dream fantasy prince.
How do I get music for A Corner of Heaven with you by George Gershwin?
If you are referring to the song by Maureen McGovern, then I'm not sure that there are many places where you could get the music. If you want a recording of it then I would suggest searching for it on Amazon or Google. If you want the score then I'm not sure of any place where you could get it, perhaps eBay?
Why is John Williams so popular as a composer?
The most basic answer is, because he composes good music that people enjoy listening to.
Who wrote great operas such as the marriage of figaro?
Mozart wrote The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro). It is one of the two operas in the standard repertoire featuring Figaro as a character; the other is The Barber of Seville (Il Barbiere di Siviglia) by Gioacchino Rossini. Both of the operas are based on plays by Pierre Beaumarchais. Giovanni Paisiello made the Barber into an opera before Rossini did, but it hasn't had the success that Rossini's had.
Mozart is the only composer to write operas in the standard repertoire in more than one language. The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi Fan Tutte are sung in Italian, while The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflote) and The Abduction from the Seraglio (Die Entfuhrung Aus Dem Serail) are sung in German. Mozart, in total, wrote twenty-two operas, but only those five are considered to be part of the standard repertoire; La Clemenza di Tito, which Mozart hadn't completed when he died and his pupil Sussmayr finished, is sometimes performed, as is Idomeneo.
How the orchestra combines with the opera?
When the composer writes the opera he ensures this happens - that the music compliments the vocal parts. It is up to the conductor, both performance and rehearsal conductor, to ensure the composer's wishes are carried-out and, for example, that the orchestra does not overwhelm the singers.
What string quartets did Mozart study before composing his Haydn quartets?
Haydn's quartets Opus,17, 20, and especially Op.33. In1782, Mozart also began a thorough study of the works of Bach and Handel at the urging of Baron van Swieten. These did not include any string quartets, yet their influence on the "Haydn" quartets is obvious and strong. Of course, Mozart was also acquainted with the quartets of Richter, Dittersdorf, Vanhal, and the other Mannheim and Viennese composers, but in the "Haydn" quartets he is moving away from their ideas.
Chopin Revolutionary Étude in C Minor develops the pianists left hand because?
The left hand must play rapid passages throughout
What are the names of Peter llyich Tchaikovsky's brothers?
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky had four brothers who were Nikolai, Ippolit, and twins Anatoly and Modest, a sister, Alexandra and a half-sister Zinaida from his father's first marriage.
