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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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What are some ways that composers unify their compositions?

one way i know of is because all good composers know that turtles like skittles

What best describes the psychological progression of Symphony No 5 in C Minor?

i'm no expert but the fith symphony is quite political and its the first symphony to weave together the four movements in a clear and coherent manner. having said that i dont believe this symphony is the turning point in Beethovens music, himself or the classical repotoir. i believe it started earlier. but i suppose psychologically it is an early advancement to the 9th symphony and thereafter the birth of the Romantic period. the fith symphony provides the blurring lines and window from the classical period to the rromantic

Was Henry Mancini gay?

No. He was married for 43 years and had three children.

What instruments are played in the piece of music 'requiem' by Mozart?

Well, it all depends on who is playing it. Some symphonic groups believe it should be played with mostly strings, while others think it should be all vocals. So, it depends. But, other than that, it's the usual: percussion, brass, woodwind and strings.

Was Beethoven Canadian?

If you mean Ludwig van Beethoven, the famous composer, he was born in Bonn, Germany and spent a good section of his life in Vienna, Austria. so he was definitely not Canadian.

However, his great nephew lived in Canada. This was Ludwig von Beethoven (he went by von, not van), who was the son of Beethoven's nephew Karl. He was born in 1839, and lived in Montreal and Toronto in the early 1870s (he is listed as living at 48 King St. E in the 1873 Toronto City Directory).

What would the world be like without physics?

Physics is a branch of science devoted to studying patterns in the physical interactions of the observable universe. Without the knowledge we have of physics today, many applications of physics - such as electronics, mechanics, and so on - would not exist. We would live without developed technology or advanced tools; a hammer, for instance, would be within our reach, as well as a slingshot, but a flintlock would be beyond us.

Without the laws of physics themselves, nothing would exist but whatever initial state the universe began in - Big Bang theorists believe that this would be a large ball of hydrogen.

Who were Beethoven's teachers?

His first teacher was his dad. Then his second teacher was Mozart.

What is a composer in residence?

One who is paid by the institution where the composer is employed. The usual condition of employment is to compose (write) a certain number of new classical works within a specified time period.

What action films did John Powell compose music for?

John Powell is a British film score composer born on 18 September 1963, and currently based in Los Angele's.

Powell originally trained as a violinist as a child, before studying at London's Trinity College of Music. He later ventured into jazz and rock music, playing in a soul band The Fabulists. On leaving college, he composed music for commercials, which led to a job as an assistant to the composer Patrick Doyle on several film productions, including Much Ado About Nothing.

In 1995 he confounded the London-based commercial music house Independently Thinking Music, which produced scores for more than 100 British and French commercials and independent films.

Since moving to the U.S. in 1997, he has become a popular choice for comedy and action film scores, including Robots, The Italian Job, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, The Bourne Ultimatum, Shrek, Chicken Run (co-composed with Harry Gregson-Williams), Endurance, Ice Age: The Meltdown and Face/Off.

Powell is one of the best known former members of the Remote Control (formerly known as Media Ventures) team of film composers and has a scoring style that incorporates both traditional orchestral and more modern, synthesized elements.

He recently wrote the scores for X-Men: The Last Stand, United 93, Happy Feet, The Bourne Ultimatum, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and How to Train Your Dragon. He is signed to score The Brazilian Job.

How old was Beethoven when he wrote his first symphony?

Every composer that has choosen to write three or more symphonies has composed a Symphony No. 3. A short list of composers who have written a Symphony No. 3 include: Beethoven - 9 Symphonies Mozart - 41 Symphonies Haydn - 104 Symphonies

Where was Vivaldi buried?

Antonio Vivaldi was buried in Venice where he was born. Antonio Vivaldi was buried in Vienna where he died on 28 July 1741. Alone and destitute, Vivaldi succumbed to a heart attack and was buried, that same day, in an unmarked grave at Vienna's Spitaller Gottsacker.

What was Beethoven's Favorite color?

It is thought that Beethoven's favorite color was yellow or orange.