I. INTRODUCTION I went to a concert held at Carnegie Hall in New York, New York, on Sunday, February 14, 2016. The concert was performed by The Cleveland Orchestra. It was an all-Mozart program conducted by Mitsuko Uchida. The concert performed 3 pieces of Mozart’s work: Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 34 and Piano Concerto No. 25. I chose to focus on the last piece played in the concert Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503. II. BACKGROUND OF COMPOSITION The
Known as “the age of absolutism” 1. Royals abuse power 2. Throws Bach into jail for asking to leave the job C. Shaping of the world 1. Newton 2. Galileo II. Baroque era music and phases A. Famous composers of the time 1. Johann
masses. Music was part of life during the old age in many areas such as religious services or entertainment among the elites. During the late 17th century which was known as the Baroque period, many famous composers such as Johann Pachelbel, George Frideric Handel, and Johann Sebastian Bach, Alessandro Scarlatti, Henry Purcell, and many others that were successful in adapting to the change of new music style. Among these famous composers, Antonio Vivaldi stood out for his unique style of music that
Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel lived from April 21, 1782 to June 21, 1852. He was a German teacher, and he laid out the foundation for modern education. His observations and actions were based on the recognition that all children have different needs and capabilities, which at the time was a milestone in education. Furthermore, he invented the concept of "kindergarten," and he also created the educational toys that are known as Froebel Gifts. Froebel is from Oberweissbach, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt
J. S. Bach Concerto BWV 593 A. Vivaldi Concerto op. 3 no 8, RV 522 Mov I (No description) Allegro Mov II Adagio Larghetto e spiritoso Mov III Allegro Allegro J. S. Bach Concerto BWV 978 A. Vivaldi Concerto op. 3 no 3, RV 565 Mov I Allegro Allegro Mov II Largo Largo Mov III Allegro Allegro J. S. Bach Concerto BWV 106 A. Vivaldi Concerto op. 3 no 10, RV 580 Mov I (No description) Allegro Mov II Largo Largo – Larghetto – Adagio – Largo Mov III Allegro Allegro No 2. the internal structure of the
Johann left the Josef’s group in 1825. Josef Lanner quickly became highly regarded and very popular for his waltzes. He began giving concerts in the Vienna Volsgarten in 1831 and he conducted the chamber ball in the Hofburg beginning in the year 1840. His music spread all over Europe and even to the USA where it was very popular. His popularity eventually waned in the shadow of Johann Strauss. Lanner composed the piece Die Mozartisten for the
Concert Review The concert I attended was called the Faculty and Student Recital, which took place in the Cisco Auditorium on April 11, 2017. The music that was on the program was mostly what is called “classical” music, as well as a Chinese Folk Song, an electronic composition, and variations on an Indian Tala. In the classical pieces, the instruments that were used were the violin, the piano, the cello, and the oboe. In the electronic composition, the computer was used to make music. In the Chinese
com). Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi were the three greatest composers of the Baroque Age (Bach Handel & Vivaldi). Bach’s greatest compositions for solo instruments were: Six Suites for violoncello and the Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin (Sherrane, Johann Sebastian Bach). Handel’s most important work was his oratorio, Messiah, which contains well known choral music (Bach Handel & Vivaldi). Vivaldi, in his lifetime, composed more than 500 concertos including more than 200 violin solos. One of his best
Vivaldi crossed over any barrier amongst words and verse and music by introducing every development with a piece and mirroring these states of mind with particular melodic subjects and thoughts. He utilized both exacting interpretations of thoughts to music, for example, pizzicato to demonstrate raindrops and impersonations of winged creature calls and more allegorical interpretations, for example, cacophony to indicate icy present in winter and quick scales that depict twirling winds.[22] These
Seasons, continues to have an impact. When Vivaldi lost his ability to preach, he found a new but familiar voice through the violin and became the Baroque period’s most influential composer, changing the way Europeans, and even other composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach, approached music. Because he showcased his playing