How Did Richard Strauss Contribute To The Regime?

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was unlike most other composers of his time. “He wrote music for the glory of God, and to satisfy his own burning curiosity, not for future fame.” During the 1700s, people knew him as a talented musician, not as a composer, as we do today. He never left his country to pursue bigger and better things. Bach was content as long as he could play music. Traditions were very important to him. He wanted to carry on the musical tradition of his family, and never opted to change the traditional ways of composing, as did most composers. Bach’s work is vast and unique.

When looking throughout the history of music, there is no name with a larger impact than Bach. Writing over 200 pieces throughout his 65 year life. Many people know the names of Mozart, Beethoven, and Brahms; but only a select few know the specifics about these land mark composers. “Most would say that Beethoven should have been named called ocean instead of brook” Bach in German. During this papers I will be giving a brief look into the life of one of the most prolific composer that ever lived.

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German musician known as one of the few who had a strong influence on classical music. For many, Beethoven is considered the predominant musical composer who formed the bridge between the classical and romantic era. This gave way to romantic composers such as Sergei Rachmaninoff, who is considered one of Russia 's finest pianist and romantic composers. Some people may argue that the musical talents of Beethoven cannot be compared to other composers, however, when you compare his personal life with Rachmaninoff; it seems that tragedy had an influence on both their lives. Even though Beethoven and Rachmaninoff lived during different centuries and they came from different countries, they both shared the same passion for creating beautiful music despite the hardships in life. Although some of the differences between Beethoven and Rachmaninoff are evident, the similarities are pronounced.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven are two of the greatest composers ever to write music. Both men lived in the early 18th and 19th century, but their music and influences are still felt today. The men faced similar experiences, yet they both lead very different lives. All together the pieces that these men composed amounts to over 300 published, and unpublished works of art. The people of their time period often had mixed feelings about these men, some “complained that Mozart’s music presented them with too many ideas and that his melodies moved from one to the next faster than audiences could follow, yet the ideas themselves seem effortless and natural, clear and

Born Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich on the 25th September, 1906, in St. Petersburg, Russia, the composer began his descent into classical music at the age of 9, before later moving on to study at the Petrograd conservatory. Throughout his life he compiled 15 symphonies, 15 string quartets and 36 film scores as well as many other compositions. Within his musical work and the course of his career Shostakovich managed to both adhere to traditions set within classical music as well as dissent from them, I will be exploring these.

There are many great composers throughout the centuries. Each composer has a story to tell that is very interesting, when you dig deep for the information. Every composer has their own way of making, composing and producing music. Irving Berlin is no exception. Berlin is an extraordinary composer, and when examining his story amazing facts are found. Berlin is not just a musician and composer, he is a man of many hats. Berlin’s life is extremely compelling.

Leonard Bernstein is not only one of the greatest composers in America, but also one of the greatest conductors in the world. Bernstein conducted great music, composed great music, and also performed music as a pianist. According to the New York Times, he was “one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history.” Born and educated in the United States, Bernstein was the first American to obtain a worldwide acclaim. He is perhaps most known for his film score in the West Side Story production.

George Gershwin is one of the most celebrated composers of modern times. He is Famous for bridging the gap between Jazz and Classical music, and developing a new kind of popular music that held a genuine, American voice. With such pieces as his Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F he has become the most widely played American composer of all time. Although he boats having one of the most recognizable names in modern music, many people do not truly know the story behind it all.

“Without Craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.” Johannes Brahms was an extraordinarily talented composer of his time, and, as said in one of his famous quotes, he truly crafted each piece of music he wrote with much care and delicacy. Ever since the early age of six years old, Brahms was infatuated with playing the piano, composing music, as well as conducting choral groups as well as symphonies throughout the entirety of his life. He was tremendously popular amongst friends, fellow composers, and other notable people of his time. His fame not only stood in the barriers of his lifetime, but also stood the test of time. His works are often compared to the likes of people such as the famous Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. This impeccable trio

Some of the most well known composers came to be in the in the classical music period. Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the composers, along with other greats of the time like Haydn and Mozart, which helped to create a new type of music. This new music had full rich sounds created by the new construction of the symphony orchestra.

In this essay, I will be discussing the music of Jewish composers who were unable to showcase their pieces, due to the massive animosity towards their race, despite having composed several outstanding pieces of music. Although they were persecuted severely during the Nazi era, they too contributed to the international music community. For many of the Jewish composers, the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany and Austria was an increasing danger to their safety in the country. They had to make difficult choices to survive –To stay in Germany and remain oppressed in their very own country, or to leave, and be detached from their own cultural roots forever.

During much of the late-19th and early 20th centuries, Austria was suffering from a severe identity crisis; it wanted to retain its conservative roots, but was overrun by decadence and individuals who pushed for radical liberal politics. One of Austria’s composers, Schoenberg, embodies this crisis, because he “had been born a Jew yet brought up a Catholic…turned himself into a Protestant….[and] reclaimed the Jew the Nazis knew he was a fled to the United States” (96). Schoenberg obviously struggled with his identity, just as Joseph is struggling with his own. Identity crises dictate much of Austria’s late history and its major characters reflect this crisis throughout the 20th century and the

One problem facing Karl Stern is that he is a Jewish teen growing up in a mid 1930’s Nazi Germany. Karl is Jewish by blood through his Jewish grandmother but he’d never practiced Judaism. For his entirety of his schooling career he’d been able claim he’s not a Jew, and his Aryan looks aided his disguise. On the last day of the school year in 1934, all this came to an end and Karl’s secret was discovered. Karl had seen the “Wolf Pack”, consisting of Gertz Diener, Julius Austerlitz and Franz Hellendorf, terrorising a handful of other Jewish students at his school.

The Classical Period is compose characterized by the diversity of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century by many genius and most innovation composers such as Mozart, Beethoven, Joseph Haydn …, who completely transformed the immense range of the eighteenth century and forms of music. One of the pioneer composer of this period is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, who many people believes that he is one of the greatest composers of all time. Mozart extended throughout throughout all styles and types of music. Mozart was an Austrian composer who learn and master entire scope modern instrument and vocal structure include the symphony, ambiance music and perhaps unchallenged for him for any types of music that he performed.

Though he died at age 38, his work since then has not diminished in its artistic and musical value; it is being rediscovered, reevaluated and performed even to this day. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND Felix Mendelssohn was born on February 3rd, 1809 in Hamburg, Germany. His father, Abraham Mendelssohn, was a Jewish banker, son of Moses Mendelssohn, a German Enlightenment Jewish philosopher. His mother, Lea Salomon, was a member of the Itzig family, and the sister of Jakob Salomon Bartholdy, a Prussian diplomat. Felix had three siblings: Paul, Rebekah, and an older sister named Fanny, who was just as musically gifted and precocious as he