Romantic Dates: 1800-1900 1. What was going on historically during this era? What was life like? Profound Political and Social changes going on; many moving into cities for work. Renewed interested in expressing emotion through music. 2. Does romantic music continue to use the same forms used in the classical era? No 3. Explain the Individuality of style. Composers wanted their music to be uniquely identifiable to them. They worked hard on self-expression. 4. What are the expressive aims
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Composer and pianist Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ who is commonly considered the greatest composer of all time‚ was born on or about December 16‚ 1770. He was born in the city of Bonn‚ Germany to the parents of Maria Magdalena van Beethoven and Johann van Beethoven. However‚ his exact date of birth is uncertain‚ Beethoven was baptized on December 17‚ 1770. It was a law that babies be baptized within twenty-four hours of birth‚ however‚ Beethoven believed he was born in 1772 even when provided official
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“Johann Sebastian Bach” Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the greatest composers in western musical history. More than 1‚000 of his compositions survive. Some examples are the art of fugue‚ Brandenburg Concerti‚ the Goldberg Variations for Harpsichord‚ the‚ Mass in B-minor‚ the motets‚ and the Easter and Christmas oratorios. Bach came from a family of musicians. There were over 53 musicians in his family over a period of 300 years. His father Johann Ambrosius Bach‚ was a talented
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JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685 in the town of Thuringia‚ Germany where he was raised and spent most of his life. Due to a shortage of expenses‚ he was confined to a very limited geographical space‚ as was his career. This greatly affected his‚ in that his music was not as widley known as other composers of the time. On traveling he never went farther north than Hamburg or farther south than Carlsbad. To look back on the life of Bach many have referred
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Public use of reason has become a cornerstone of German thought with philosophers such as Immanuel Kant‚ arguing that reason is a public matter that should be done for the betterment of society‚ but others such as Moses Mendelssohn believe the key to achieving an individual’s felicity is through their own private use of reason. Both agree reason is absolutely necessary in the pursuit of enlightenment‚ but each hold reason in their own unique regards as to how it should be used to achieve enlightenment
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piano instruction‚ his interest started to blossom‚ making Schumann have devotion for music. Not only did Schumann developed an interest in the music field but was also influenced by the great works of Ludwig van Beethoven‚ Franz Schubert‚ and Felix Mendelssohn. By the time he was 16‚ his father died and that same month
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Jenkins‚ Lauren IIA. In order to differentiate between program music‚ symphonic poem‚ concert overtures‚ grandiose‚ or miniature compositions‚ we first need to go over each one individually. Each type has its own unique characteristics. Program music is a term for instrumental music written in accordance with a poem‚ a story‚ or some other literary source (Kerman‚ Tomlinson‚ 233). Program music was not new in the Romantic era but it made music even more expressive because it
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life our standard‚ his teaching our light” Isaac Euchel wrote about Moses Mendelssohn. Moses was a model for Jews in Germany during the late 1770’s‚ and a dominant figure in the emergence of the Haskalah. The Haskalah borrowed many forms and categories from the already existing European Enlightenment‚ but its contents were largely derived from medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical exegesis. Within the novel‚ Moses Mendelssohn and the Religious Enlightenment‚ David Sorkin conveys how Moses made the
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The processional "Here Comes the Bride" and the recessional "The Wedding March." I am writing why the processional "Here Comes the Bride" and the recessional "The Wedding March" are being prohibited in the Catholic Church. As a catholic girl‚ I have always dreamed of walking down the aisle to "Here Comes the Bride‚" and leaving the wedding to "The Wedding March." This was to be the moment that I could cherish ‚ the moment that would be unforgettable. Now that I am ready to be married‚ is when
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Royal Fieworks – Handel Numerous Operas – Rossini Das Leben ein Traum – Klose Messe Solennelle‚ Grande Messe des Morts‚ Symphonie Fantastique‚ Grand Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale – Berlioz Meerestille‚ St. Paul‚ Midsummer Night’s Dream – Mendelssohn 9th Symphony – Louis/Ludwig Sphor Masaniello – Carafu Les Vepres Siciliennes – Verdi Military March – Beethoven Opera Rienzi‚ Das Liebensmahl der Apostel – Wagner The ophicleide The ophicleide was invented in 1817 and patented in 1821
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