Hector Berlioz

Born in 1788, George Gordon Byron, commonly known as Lord Byron, was an English poet and one of the most famous poets of the romantic era. Romanticism was one of the most influential poetic movements in which brought Lord Byron into the literary forefront. Although he has many famous literary works, She Walks in Beauty is one of his most favourable poems. The poem was inspired by a woman wearing a mourningful dress whilst at a ball. Love is the overarching theme, focusing mainly on captivating love

in the fields.” This pastoral setting alludes to Beethoven’s Am Bach from his sixth symphony, although with less serenity as Berlioz creates a “mood of sorrowful loneliness.” The piece is, like the second movement, in ABA form, with the idée fix attached at the end as a coda. The movement begins “with an echo from Berlioz's childhood: the sound of a cowherd's melody. Berlioz uses the huge orchestra to create the sense of suspension of time that intimacy can bring.” This cowherd’s melody is a shepherd

The Romantic era was a time when composers expressed their emotions through their music. With the French Revolution underway composers began to write what they wanted, and how they felt. Composers stopped writing for individuals and specific events and began to write what the people wanted. By doing this they soon began to sell out concert halls. Franz Liszt stopped writing in movements and began to just play one long piece. He played what the audience wanted to hear. As many composers began to

Chapter 5 - A CONTEMPORARY UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF OP.73 5.1 Reger?s notes on Op.73 and Straube performance notes of Reger?s works The period 1898-1902 was one of ceaseless and intensive composing, in which Reger completed most of his major organ works. His real annus mirabilis was 1902, when, having been resident in M?nich for a year and after two unsuccessful attempts to finally married Elsa von Bercken. The couple adopted two orphans; Reger adored children, but unfortunately could not

Due to my absence on the November 22nd the SCA performance, I will be writing about the two composers of our songs; Lully Lullay and didn’t my Lord Deliver Daniel. Also I will be telling the meaning of the music, its origin, and a couple of interesting facts about each piece. Lully Lullay was composed by Douglas E. Wagner; He is a native of Chicago, Illinois. After finding his love for music he chose to teach 30 years as a high school music teacher and administrator. Douglas E. Wagner is an internationally

Some say romantic means love which is true but it also has different meanings. Romantic can be about hate as well however its true meaning is the strong feelings in music. Romantic Style Period originated in the second half of the eighteenth century in Western Europe. Isaac Albéniz is a spanish musician born on May 29 1860 and died on May 18 1909. Isaac Albéniz was a child prodigy who excelled at piano and composing spanish music. He performed his first concert at the age of four and published

Aspects of Romanticism as Described by Wolfson and Manning The period in time between 1785 and 1835 in Europe has come to be known in literature as the Romantic Period. The Romantic Period was shaped by the ‘eruption of a new social order’ and the ‘rights of man’ rather than the control from the wealthy and privileged. ‘There were arguments for and against the rights of women, debates over the abolition of Britain’s slave trade and of slavery in it colonies, movements for social and political remedies

Romanticism was a literary movement that originated in Europe during the the 18th century. The movement stressed emotions and intellectualism as well as individualism. Romantic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne, based their writings on emotions, inherent evil and sin of humanity,and symbolism. One of the most dominant characteristic of the Romantic movement was the transition from being rational and intellectual to being intuitive and emotional. Many began to believe that

I’ve decided to focus this opinion-based writing on the successful and renowned composer Richard Wagner. After researching the composer and learning about his fascinating history, I was captivated by the fact that he is remembered as a dominant, yet controversial artist because of his questionable views. Despite this fault, Richard Wagner was ahead of his time and he drastically influenced the boundaries of music. For example, one of Wagner’s most remembered and appreciated pieces is The Ring Cycle

Frank Merchlewitz of the Minnesota Orchestra I had the opportunity to listen to Frank Merchlewitz in my marketing principles class, MK217A, taught by Dr. Shelly McCallum-Ferguson. Merchlewitz is the digital content creator for the Minnesota Orchestra in the Twin Cities. He discussed his role as the the contest creator and how businesses and organizations use multimedia content to promote their messages. Merchlewitz is a graduate of Drake University, where he earned a degree in e-media (digital