Amadeus Essay

In the year 1160 the composer Perotin was born in Paris France. It is believed that he worked with Leonins on most of his pieces at Notre Dame. He was also sometimes called “Perotinus”. He was very little was known about the composer Perotin because of the lack of documentation during that time period . It's also notable that he and Leonin were some of the first composers to be documented. The one and only known source of information on Perotin and his friend/partner Leonin was in a series of writings

Morton Subotnick is one of the most influential engineers in the modern music many individuals listen to today. When Subotnick was studying classical music, became interested in early electron and avant-garde music. He studied at Mills College and was greatly influences by the avant-garde scene in San Francisco. His background in acoustic classical music allowed him to approach electronic music. He often used pulse and regular rhythm, created texture, sections, diverse timbre, and gestural music

On March 15, I decided to attend faculty recital at the Walker Recital Hall (WRH) which stared pianist Dr. Nathan Hess. The WRH filled up pretty quickly and almost every single seat got taken. The audience represented people from different walks of life, starting from the very young and leading up to relatively old. Honestly I did not expect much from this faculty recital, because I have no involvement with campus music society, nor understanding of the quality of their work. My whole attitude

At this time, I listened to the music that represent great piece in the Nineteen century. The name of piece I listened to was “The Banjo” According to the musical website; it says that The Banjo is a composition for piano that was created by American composer Louis Moreau Gottschalk who composed it in 1853. In additional, this music is one of his best-known pieces of his life for compositions. I watched the play of this music through YouTube video. The name of pianist is Cyprien Katsaris. I do

Strings burst into flame, rising and ascending in pitch gradually, giving lead to the vehement revelation of the inferno by the rich tones of the bass singers. Trumpets join and herald woe at every two beats of every measure, accompanied by the somber vibrations of the timpani. Gravely, a resonance from the solemn hum of trombones quivers through the hall with great majesty when suddenly, a tranquil silence falls upon all the instruments; yet, the violins do not cease, but rather only hush to change

Without music, let’s face it, our lives would be insanely boring… We listen to music more than we think. It’s all around us! It doesn’t matter what type of music you listen to; it was invented all in one place. Good day Ms. Hooper and fellow classmates. Today, I will tell you all about the evolution of music. So, who was the first person to envision music? As far as we know it’s probably some caveman who started to bash rocks together rhythmically, or some other caveman who started singing. We can’t

Award-winning Broadway music came to the Lied center last night as “Broadway at the Lied” was performed. This event, featuring songs from Stephen Bray, was part of a new three-day-long workshop series showcasing songs from the Broadway musical ”The Color Purple.” Bray is best known for winning the 2017 Grammy Award for the Best Musical Theater Album, as well as other accomplishments including a Tony Award for his song “The Color Purple” and his longstanding relationship and collaboration with Madonna

English composer Henry Purcell created many marvelous works of music during the Mid ,Baroque period, and is especially well known for his monumental operas, such as “Dido and Aeneas”, “The Fairy Queen” and King Arthur. It is also noted that Purcell composed more than 100 Songs in his lifetime, one of which is a personal favorite of mine. Entitled “O, lead Me to Some Peaceful Gloom” The text of the piece was written by 17th century playwright John Fletcher, and set to music by Purcell. This week

Articles The book Music The Brain and Ecstacy by Robert Jourdain describes music from a scientific and psychological standpoint which I enjoy. The first chapter captured my interest right away. I appreciated the learning the distinction between animals interpreting sound and humans. For example “some species extended their hearing up to about 8,000 cycles per second, which is an octave above the highest note on a piano . . . However, since a shark lacks a swimming bladder, they can only hear the

When looking at the Dances from the Baroque period, the music were composed in a simple style and its texture was determined by the complexity of the choreography and the importance of the event in which it were to be presented. The music was also homophonic with simple melody lines and clear phrase structure and rhythms. This eventually resulted in composers writing dance music intended to be heard in a formal concert setting. Even though composers created a division to instrumental music it was