The Piano Concerto The development of keyboard music reached staggering new heights at the turn of the 18th century. It was during this time that the idea of the concerto became a very innovative and popular style of music which combined a large symphony setting and a virtuoso. With the growing popularity of the piano‚ the end of the 18th century saw a new and more innovative genre of piano concertos. However this concerto received a great deal of criticism due to its lack of proper form and
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A Formal Analysis on Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor ‚ Op. 37 a)The "Beethoven Concerto"s and Op. 37’s Placement in the Genre and as a continuation of Mozart’s Style b)Reception of the concerto-specifics of the concerto in a broad view c)Formal and musical analysis with respect to the Concerto Form in the Classical Style (As a precursor of Romantic Age) d)Conclusions a)Beethoven Concertos According to commonly agreed placement of this concerto among others‚ the way that it still
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the discus how Brahms’ Violin Concerto is similar to prior concertos in this course. Brahms violins concerto can also be similar to prior concertos we have heard throughout the course because Beethoven and other famous composer wrote concertos for instruments like the violin‚ piano and woodwind instruments. Brahms violin concertos can also sound like the prior concertos because he wrote the concerto to rival earlier violin concertos composed by Beethoven. Brahms violin concerto is similar to the
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Piano Trio in G Minor‚ Op. 15‚ is the first of several pieces of music to be inspired by a tragedy in Smetana’s life. Spurred by the death of his beloved daughter Bedřiška (1851-1855)‚ “an extraordinarily gifted child‚ [Smetana was inspired] to compose [his] chamber work in 1855.” (Large 65) The trio starts with feelings relating to Smetana’s anguish‚ followed by a dedication to the memory of his daughter torn between her life and death‚ and ending with a movement that gives eventual closure to
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Violin Concerto in B minor‚ Op.61 is one of the most well-known concerto works which composited by Edward Elgar. Elgar first composited this masterpiece and dedicated to Fritz Kreisler‚ a famous violinist and composer of early 20th century. On the 10 November 1910‚ Kreisler played this violin concerto as the first violin player on the premiere with Elgar conducted the concert. This concerto brought Elgar to another but last peak of his composition career. Also‚ this is one of his most popular and
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The Yellow River Piano Concerto Xian Xinghai * Xian was born in 1905 in Pungu in China. * He joined the communist party in 1938 where he composed the Yellow River Cantata. * The Yellow River was considered by the Chinese as the cradle of China’s civilisation and its sorrow. * The cantata was an eight movement work for chorus orchestra and soloists with narration in between. Yellow River Cantata * The cantata aimed to express the troubles of the people who lived on the banks
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Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor: A Staple of the Violin Repertoire “I would like to compose a violin concerto for next winter. One in E minor keeps running through my head‚ and the opening gives me no peace‚” German composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote to his friend‚ violinist Ferdinand David‚ in 1838. Mendelssohn would seek to collaborate on his last orchestral work with David‚ revising it painstakingly until its premiere in Leipzig in 1845. The first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor
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The lyrics for Brahms’ “Wie Melodien” Op. 105‚ No. 1 are from a poem written by Klaus Groth. It is a poem that never clearly states its true meaning. Instead‚ it arouses an emotional feeling of one dreaming about something from the past. And‚ these emotional feelings are expressed in Groth’s poem through a variety of images. The poem begins with using “melodies” as an image. In the first phrase‚ “Like melodies draw it to me softly through the mind‚” the word “melodies” seems to be symbolic
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rather than the mask I wear to school everyday. Music is one of those very few things in life that listens and can easily influence mood. Words in a song vary from happy to sad to angry and so can an orchestral piece. One of my favorite pieces is Piano Concerto no.2 by Rachmaninoff as it contains different emotions and connections throughout the piece.
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The Life of Brahms Johannes Brahms is considered by many as one of the greatest musicians to ever live. He was born in Hamburg‚ and was a son of a double-bass player (Machlis 305). Johannes developed his music at a very early age. At the age of ten‚ Brahms helped increase his family’s income by playing the piano in the dance halls of the slum district where he grew up. Many believed he was the next great Beethoven‚ and he certainly lived up to those expectations. When Johannes was a teenager
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