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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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Who are the 3 most famous composers of all of the baroque period composers?
3 famous composers of the baroque period are Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Antonio Vivaldi . You can read more at the following websites: Wikipedia.org - Baroque Music or for Composers DSOKids.com - Composers Periods MakingMusicFun.net - 'Meet the Composer' Biographies
Was there anything particular that Johann Sebastian bach included in his music?
Bach tuned his own harpsichords and clavichords and found other people's tunings unsatisfactory; his own allowed him to play in all keys and to modulate into distant keys almost without the listeners noticing it. Also, Bach required all the major thirds to be sharper than pure which is in any case virtually a prerequisite for any temperament to be good in all keys.
Bach used instruments in the motets only for doubling the voices. In many of Bach's cantatas, the opening chorus includes the chorale melody complete in one voice whioe the other voices and instruments pursue the main concerted idea of the movement.
The fourth movement of Berlioz's Fantastic Symphony depicts a?
As you have worded your question in general terms, the answer is 'nothing'. In general, symphonies do not 'depict' anything - they exist as absolute music.
Certain specific symphonies, or specific movements in a symphony, may be described by their composer as depicting something - but that is a different question.
Who composed the Fantasy in D minor?
There are many composers (too many to list here) who wrote such pieces with the same name.
Did Mozart have any health problems?
Some people say that he died of Rheumatic fever. Other people say that he died of Syphilis. But there are other people that say he got poisoned. But i have also heard that he died of not having enough Vitamin D and if he would have sat in the sun for a few minuets after he got sick, then he would have gotten better. :) Hope i helped!!!
Joseph Haydn was content to spend most of his life?
He really enjoyed activities such as horse riding, hunting and evaluating the values of different pieces of artwork.
How many cannon shots were fired in the 1812 overture?
I believe it is 16 cannon shots fired during this overture, so, yes. FANTASTIC!
How did Beethoven make his living?
Beethoven was a composer who worked for commission - patrons would pay him to write for them. He also made money by selling many of pieces to multiple publishers; sometimes more than one publisher at a time (which was very frowned upon). he composed many pieces even after becoming deaf at 28 years of age.
What are the works of Igor Stravinsky?
Stravinsky wrote the music for such ballets as Firebird & The Rite of Spring. He's mostly associated with the Ballet Russe who were 'directed' by Diaghilev & their most famous dancer was probably Nijinsky. The Ballet Russe left Russia at about the time of the Russian Revolution & toured across Europe - their known for taking Ballet into a new direction which is why they liked the work of Stravinsky as he was taking music into new spheres too!
Is Jill Wagner related to Lindsay Wagner?
Yes, Jill Wagner married to David Lemanowicz in April 8, 2017
Where does Bach's Fight for Freedom take place?
The movie, Bach's Fight for Freedom takes place in the United States, 2078. You can learn more about it by visiting channelscience123.tumblr.com
It is a bit difficult to read due to the background, but is extremely informational.
What is the first piece Mozart composed?
When he was 5, he wrote the melody to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
At the age of 8, he composed his first REAL song; Andante in C.
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This is categorically wrong. He did not write the melody to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, though it was first composed when he was five (1761). He had several variations on the song, but the most famous of these, the one we use today, he did not write until he was 25. 1781 or 82.
Andante in C was first wrote in 1778. Mozart was born in 1756. I would say he was a tad older than 8 when he wrote that song.
Mozart's first known music piece was The Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, K. 16 which he wrote in 1764 at the age of 8.
Did Gioachino Rossini have children?
Gioachino Antonio Rossini - his father, Giuseppe, was a horn player and inspector of slaughterhouses and his mother, Anna, was a singer and a baker's daughter.
What was wrong with j s bachs eyes?
Yes he did. His eyesight was so bad, he decided to have an operation on it. In fact, the first operation was to cut out some cataracts that appeared. Eventually, he had to have another operation because the cataracts reappeared.
What genre of music did Antonio Vivaldi write?
The style of music Antonio Vivaldi played was Baroque music which he turned into a classical style.
How old would Beethoven be if he were alive today?
Beethoven stopped having birthdays in 1827. If he were alive today, he would be 239 years old.
Where did famous composers get there inspiration from?
Composers would often get their inspiration from inside or outside themselves. Some would look at the world around them, and respond to it (ex. some Realism/ Impressionism). Some would compose based of how they were feeling at the moment, or how they felt about their life. That's like subjectivity, where you put your feeling into the music. Objectivity is when you make music in a certain way, and don't mind your emotions as you create it (you could be depressed, but still create a really happy song). Many composers made music that they dedicated to other composers, and would often imitate that other composer's style in it. Some would took ordinary things, like pictures, places, animals, etc. and write songs about/portraying them.
Examples:
Mussorgsky - Realism
Ravel - Impressionism
Debussy - Impressionism (although he didn't like to be called that)
Tchaikovsky- Objective/Subjective
Rachmaninoff- Subjective
Most Classical/ Baroque composers - Objective
Many composers were blurs of all these styles, since they would often be inspired by more than one thing.
Who wrote the music to Cats the musical?
T.S Eliot wrote poems in a book called "Old Possums Book of Pratical Cats" and Andrew llotd webber made it into a musical in 1981. However it was written in the 1930's.
What is Dmitri Shostakovich known for?
Dmitri Shostakovich is best known for his musical talents. He was a Russian composer, and also a famed pianist. He composed fifteen symphonies during his lifetime.
Why were Leonin and Perotin notable?
Leonin, who worked in Paris during the second half of the 12th century, and Perotin, who continued after Leonin, developed polyphonic organum. This was a type of music composition the was developed into counterpoint.
Prior to organum, music was very simple, with a single melodic line, sung in unison. There were possible additions, such as a drone, which stuck to a single tone. Organum used the same melodic line duplicated in easy ways such as at an interval of a third or fourth above the main line. This was developed with increasing complexity until, with counterpoint, second and third melodic lines that were very different melodies were used simultaneously, related to each other in accordance with a set of rules developed for the purpose.
What kind of education did Beethoven receive?
Ludwig van Beethoven (16 December 1770 - 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Among his musical teachers were his father, Christian Gottlob Meefe and Joseph Haydn though there were others. His school teacher (private tutor) was Johann Albrechtsberger. Though he was not born to nobility, he had the proper learning of his time and place and was well educated.
Coming from a family of church musicians and serving as one almost all his life, everywhere he lived: Eisenach, Ohrdruf, Lüneburg, Arnstadt, Mühlhausen, Weimar, Köthen, and Leipzig, as well as every place he visited on sundays, for example on the occasion of inaugurating a new organ. Bach was a Lutheran.
