20th-century classical composers

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    his wife,brittens mother Edith Hockley who was a talented amateur musician. He was a famous Composer, Conductor And Pianist.Benjamin Britten was an English composer, conductor and pianist, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. He was a child prodigy—learning to play the piano at the age of two and composing his first piece at five—and grew up to be the central figure of the British classical music of his time. His siblings are Charlotte Elizabeth Britten, Robert Harry Marsh Britten,

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    considered all music before the 20th century to be classical. However, after taking a Dual Credit Music Appreciation course, I realized that “old” music cannot simply be grouped into a single category. There are so many differences that I had no idea existed. Throughout the years, music has changed and evolved, meeting the needs of listeners and performers. Different composers have been catalysts in this change as they have developed new styles and genres. Even though the classical period is directly subsequent

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    onwards the Romantic era began. This is where composers began to experiment more with their structure, making it as complex as possible, but still making sure that the listener can here lots of different motifs. This idea is basically having a few themes and using these to create different sections through augmentation and fragmentation etc. Also melodies became more flamboyant with composers adding in more chromatic lines to their melodies. Brahms is a composer in which melody is not the key focus, but

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    The Romantic Period Romanticism (1820-1900) in music was brought to the world during the early nineteenth century. This music stressed emotion, imagination, and individualism. The Romantic period was about freedom of expression and breaking away from time-honored conventions. This period in time had influenced many, or even all of the arts. Painters used bolder and more brilliant colors in their works. Also, they had preferred dynamic motion to gracefully balanced poses. Poetry was also changed during

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    Joseph Hayden are great composer, but Beethoven is the greatest composer of all time. Everyone has heard the name Beethoven before. Why is he one of the greatest composer of all time? The answer is easy. He influenced so many composer after he died. Just like how Michael Jackson influenced other artistes when he passed away. He made a huge impacted during the classical period and to world. His music were influenced into the next centuries, and he’s considered the best composer of all time. Ludwig

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    entitled The Struggle to be Heard- Women and the Symphony, will commemorate International Women’s Day, and feature classical works and original film scores of great women composers from the 20th and 21st centuries. The second concert, The Struggle to be Heard– Chamber Music of Diverse Composers, will feature chamber music composed by women, African American, gay and transgendered composers, performed by students from the Bucknell Orchestra and Music Department Faculty. The third and final concert, The

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    The composition of classical music is said to be derived from the emotion of the composer. When aficionados of classical music are introduced to new music, it is expected to ‘move’ them. Emotional expression and communication, often exerted through the compositions of Ludwig Beethoven are said to have changed the composition of symphony forever. To quote Beethoven, “Coming from the heart, may it go to the heart”. Beethoven said this when expressing the emotion it took to compose and accept his music

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    are well-known composers, but Beethoven is the greatest composer of all time. Everyone has heard the name Beethoven before. Why is he one of the greatest composer of all time? The answer is easy. He influenced so many composers after he died. Just like how Michael Jackson influenced other artists when he passed away. He made a huge impacted during the classical period and to the world. His music was influenced into the next centuries, and he is considered to be the best composer of all time. Ludwig

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    followed the Classical era, marking the introduction of many changes to the overall sound and composition of music. The increased use of large orchestras, combined with the use of chromaticism and modulations, expressional devices such as dynamics, and sweeping melodies, led to a large amount of emotion being conveyed in pieces of music. An example featuring many of these techniques and features is Chopin’s “Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9”, No. 2, which was published in 1832 (AllMusic, 2017). 20th Century

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    survive for more than 100 years from now. For starters it has already been over 300 years since Bach and Ginastera just reached his 100th birthday. One reason why I enjoy classical music so much is because it is more than just mainstream music, you have to have an interest in it and I believe a lot of “genius” comes with classical music. People 100 years from now will probably not remember people from our generation, such as Justin Bieber. However, real music has elegance, thought, and so much more

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