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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 type of music does Steve Reich compose?
Steve Reich is known for his minimal music he has experimented with many musical concepts and has been writing darker contemporary pieces. He composes mainly for orchestras and smaller ensembles and is know for his unusual instrumentation.
What was Tchaikovsky's first profession?
His job was a bureau clerk in a department of justice wich is someone that answers telephones, fills records, and types on documents for the environment. And he REALLY HATED THE JOB!
Pyotr was born on May 7, 1840. And died on November 6, 1893. And he lived to be 53 years old. He died cause of cholera which was probably something to do with drinking to much, and was getting drunk.
Tchaikovsky had four brothers and one sister. Nikolai, Ippolit, twins Anatoly and Modest, and Alexandra.
Pyotr was married to Antonina Miliukova. But their marriage was HORRIBLE! He abandoned his wife weeks before the wedding which is really terrible. And he tried to commit suicide. And he married Alexandra for his second wife after trying to commit suicide. He only got married a second time cause he wanted people to stop talking about his love life. Honestly nothing was simple in his life or death.
What movements are in the planets Gustav holst?
The planet suite has seven movements: Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Which movement of a symphony is the slow movement?
Generally the 2nd movement. There can optionally be a 5th movement and there is no fixed temperament, so it's up to the composer.
What was Beethoven's longest piece of music?
The longest symphony ever written is Alexander Scriabin's "Preparation for the Final Mystery", realised posthumously by Alexander Nemtin who worked on it for 26 years and finished it in 1999. It lasts close to 3 hours. In the first stages of its conception and before his untimely death Scriabin imagined it to last for 7 days, accompanied by a colored light show, incense and dance.
Formally it was assumed, Havergal Brian's symphony "Gothic" was the longest lasting about 2 hours. This one you can find listed in the "Guinness Book of Records".
Instrumental genre and medium for which bach is known?
Bach is probably best known as an organist/composer of organ music. He also composed choral sacred cantatas, pieces for the harpsichord, notably the Goldberg Variations; orchestral works such as the Brandenburg Concerti. Violin and cello solo works and choral masses and the "Christmas Oratorio" and "Magnificat" help round out the list.
What did wolfgang amadeous Mozart do for a living?
He worked in the Summer Palace in Beijing - first built in 1750, largely destroyed in the war of 1860 and restored on its original foundations in 1886 - is a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design. The natural landscape of hills and open water is combined with artificial features such as pavilions, halls, palaces, temples and bridges to form a harmonious ensemble of outstanding aesthetic value.
What was Beethoven's early musical influences?
Beethoven was most influenced to become a composer by the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Later, Josef Haydn also played a major part.
Was Ludwig Van Beethoven Blind?
Beethoven was not born blind; nor did he become blind. Beethoven became deaf in his late twenties.
What was Johann Sebastian Bach's mom's name?
Well his fathers job was a musician and his mother was a language teacher
Did George Gershwin perform in carrnige hall?
Yes, George Gershwin performed in Carnegie Hall. In 1925 he performed his Piano Concerto.
Bop is a style of what type of music?
Bebop is known as the musician's music because the music played are based on the musician's own preferences.
Which composer is credited with saving polyphonic Catholic Church music?
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Where was Johann Sebastian Bach's death place?
The final resting place of Johann Sebastian Bach is in St. Thomas' Church, Leipzig, Germany. He died in the year 1750.
Do you need a college degree to be a composer?
Need? None at all. What you need is to write and become a pest about finding people to play what you set down. Education rarely hurts, but all that is needed is the desire to write and the patience to do it. That said, getting a college education in music, with an emphasis on composition, will greatly ease the way for you if you wish to try and make a career of composing.
Having proper musical training, among many other things, saves you from making a lot of mistakes that you must work out later. The time and money spent on a college degree seems like the hard way to do it to a lot of people. It isn't. In the long run, it is the easy way.
Did franz schubert marry if so what was if wife name?
No. He was restricted by the marriage laws at the time which stipulated that the man had to have the means to properly support a family. Schubert, at that time, had not secured a good enough paying position to meet the marriage laws.
Unfortunately there seems to be no English version readily available. The only suggestion is to try your local music library and obtain a score and try to get it translated.
