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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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The ballet score "Don Quixote" by Leon (Ludwig) Minkus.
Who wrote the song your my only shorty?
Everyone thinks that Demi Lovato wright it but is was actually Ariana Grande who wrote it!! :)
What are the responsibilities of composers in general?
They have to have a great sense of music and must be very much dedicated to their work!
Composers are generally people who write music.
This depends upon the context. If one was referring to a particular symphony by title, it would require a capital, e.g. Beethoven's Eroica Symphony.
If one was just writing referring to a symphony in general, e.g. "A symphony may be made up of three or four movements", the word would not need to be capitalised.
When did composers start marking their scores with instructions about dynamics?
It was around the 17th century when composers started marking their scores with instructions about dynamics. It was during the Baroque period.
Tchaikovsky "Arabian dance" from "The Nutcracker"
What is Debussy's Prelude to The Afternoon of a Faun is best described as?
"The music of this prelude is a very free illustration of Mallarmé's beautiful poem. By no means does it claim to be a synthesis of it. Rather there is a succession of scenes through which pass the desires and dreams of the faun in the heat of the afternoon. Then, tired of pursuing the timorous flight of nymphs and naiads, he succumbs to intoxicating sleep, in which he can finally realize his dreams of possession in universal Nature." (Claude Debussy)
Did Beethoven lose his hearing in early life or later life?
Beethoven began to lose his hearing around the middle of his life. Letters from Beethoven to his friends in 1801 indicate he had begun experiencing ringing (tinnitus) and deafness in his ears since about the age of 26 or 27.
By 1815 (age 44), his condition had become "intolerable" and he could no longer perform in public, though he could still compose.
It is well worth noting that the magnificent Symphony #9 was written by a man who had been totally deaf for years, and could only "hear in his imagination".
Can you please tell me what Mozart's five most famous pieces of music are?
the marriage of figaro
magic flute
don Giovanni
What is an anthem in the baroque period?
Anything composed by J. S. Bach is Baroque (late Baroque period) Some other famous composer of the Baroque era are: Dietrich Buxtehude (his Magnificat in D Major for SSATB Choir, Soloists Strings and Continuo (Oxford has an edition edited by John Rutter or you can download a free score at cpdl.org (choral public domain library - free scores by most composers of the baroque period can be found at this website or at imslp.org)
J. P. Sweelinck, Claudio Monteverdi, G. Allegri, Heinrich Schütz (Passion of St. John is beautiful - for soloists and a Capella choir, occasional ATTB, which could be done AATB if needed), J. Pachelbel, Henry Purcell, Alessandro Scarlatti, G.F. Handel (Messiah (Handel's epic masterpiece, also Chandos Anthems are to die for), Antonio Vivaldi (Gloria in D major, a masterpiece and widely known, Beatus Vir - RV598 - Credo RV591 - Lætetus sum RV606 all great works), G. B. Pergolesi (O Sacrum Convivium - Stabat Mater for Chorus and Stings - Glory to God in the highest for Chorus and Organ), and G. Tartini (Tantum Ergo for SSA or TTB a Capella)
It is magnum opus, or "great work," and it means a masterpiece ( usually literary or artistic ), or the single greatest creation of an artist.
Which famous European composer was still composing music although deaf?
Beethoven (1770-1827) continued writing music even though he went deaf in ~1808.
Later on, the Czech composer Bedrich Smetana also went deaf, but he continued writing great pieces such as Die Moldau
