Hindustani classical music

when appreciating classical music from the three eras (baroque, classical, and romantic) is due to the lack of exposure and understanding of the music. I think that not growing up being exposed to classical music, can cause people to grow up with stereotypes/prejudices against classical music (thinking that classical music is boring, irreverent, and is only for old/elite people). Due to those stereotypes/prejudices, some people may feel that they cannot relate/understand the music. Instead of lyrics

1750 and 1825, classical music took over the entertainment spotlight and is now known as the Classical Era. The musical era was lead in public concert by Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven experimenting with lyrical melodies, steady tempos, diatonic harmonies, etc. Additionally, women, such as Maria Anna Mozart and Maria Theresa von Paradis, were given more opportunities in the music industry during classicism. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer and pianist during the Classical era that began

organization. The organization was founded in 1940 by Maurice Abravanel, who led and transformed the symphony over his 32 year reign. Abravanel fought for his musicians and secured them annual salary contracts. The organization chart allows for the music director to control the artistic vision, while the CEO fulfills the operational and financial duties. These characteristics describe the symphony as hierarchy because of the stability in the long-term leadership and salaried contracts for the musicians

The world of classical music has many famous composers who created masterpieces that people have enjoyed and loved for centuries. Among them are Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, two of the most well-known composers of the classical era. Their pieces were not only amazing in their own rite, but they also shaped the modern music we know and love today. We cannot deny how brilliant and talented both composers were. We also cannot deny how different they were musically and personally

Stephen McDougall Graham, who is applying to enter the Master of Music in Classical Performance Program of Queens College. Stephen studied violin with me during his undergraduate years at Bucknell (2001-05), and played in the Bucknell Orchestra, an ensemble that I conduct. As a member of the orchestra, Stephen distinguished himself by his solid musicianship, dependability, and leadership. Always on time for rehearsals with his music well prepared, Stephen’s supportive attitude and musical skill

The Aspen Music Festival Contemporary Ensemble Program is a rare and unique opportunity to devote eight-weeks to the intensive study of contemporary music. The festival’s high-level of performance, interaction with living composers, and the outstanding faculty attract me to this program. Some of my most memorable musical experiences have involved performing contemporary music and working with living composers. Earlier this year, I premiered Daniel Kellogg’s semi-staged opera Packer which tells the

he began having lessons at the age of 6 which later led to his first composition being published at age 7. By 1818 he was performing for other and writing his own compositions, and around 1826 his parents enrolled him in the Warsaw Conservatory of Music where he studied for three years under Polish composer Josef Elsner (Frederic). A few years later he moved to Vienna where he made his “performance debut” in 1829. What happened the following years in Vienna is

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s novella, A Study in Scarlet, introduces us the story of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson when they first join forces and begin their friendship and business of solving crimes together. Not only that, but we also learn about Holmes playing the violin for the first time. Yet, this brings up an interesting point: why does he play the violin? Does playing the violin help Holmes in solving crimes? How does it aid him in his detective work? The main focus of these interrelated

Franz Schubert, one of my favorite classical composers, was born on 31 January 1797 in Vienna, Austria, which is a well known city for classic music. And he has 14 brothers and sisters, one of them was illegitimate, born in 1783 and nine of them were died in infancy. His father, Franz Theodor Schubert was a well-known teacher, and his school in Lichtental (ninth district in Vienna) had many students in attendance. Though he wasn’t even formally get his music trained, he passed on certain musical

During the Classical period, it was common for music to be louder, faster and not written for the church like it had been written in the Baroque or Renaissance period. Instead of the music being performed in churches, it was performed in concert halls or in the palace. Some of the most recognizable artists during that time were Mozart, Beethoven, and Hayden. A lesser known artist, Muzio Clementi, an Italian-born pianist, who was alive during 1752 to 1832 and lived most of this life in England during