String quartet

In modern times, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet, The Nutcracker, is a Christmas classic. With memorable songs and beautiful instrumentation, many cannot imagine Christmas without it. Dance companies perform the ballet year after year with spectators coming to watch annually. There have even been LGBT, hip hop, and Jewish adaptations to the popular ballet (Begley). Thousands of musicians and dancers all over the world perform it to add to the excitement and cheer of the holidays.     The original

As the saying goes “old is gold”, classical music is a piece gold piece of work among many composers. Amongst many great composers I am going to talk about Ludwig van Beethoven and Christoph Willibald Gluck. Beethoven and Gluck were most famous composer of classical era and both were German. Gluck was born on July 2, 1714 whereas Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770. Beethoven’s birth city was Bonn, Germany whereas Glick’s was Berching, Germany. Beethoven had seven siblings, his parents were

The Day of the Bride Displayed against the setting, golden sun on Gull Lake stands four white columns that resemble that of ancient Greece. White Wisteria sprouts from the top of these columns wafting a newborn baby scent, trickling over the edge in a wild display. Making three swags connecting the towers are ivory Egyptian cotton sheets, swaying from the lake breeze, that give the boxy structures a soft look. The head table is the true centerpiece in front of this backdrop. The table skirting is

Rider String Quartet blends both new musical techniques and traditional tango materials into this particular performance. The music is a mix of non-melodic expression and rhythm expression. In other words, a newly unique musical technique. The musicians sweep the

Ludwig van Beethoven’s nine symphonies are indispensable pieces of music and contributed to him being referred to as one of the most famous musicians in all of musical history. His symphonies are still played today and are recognized around the world. He is known as a symphonic master due to his nine symphonies. Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer during the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. Beethoven’s symphonies were greatly influenced by Haydn and Mozart in the

Music Composer Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven was one of the most famous German composers who played a huge role in pioneering the transition of music from the classical era to the Romantic era. His work in concerto, symphony, sonata, and quartet is considered instrumental in expanding both the scope and reach of music. He also came up with a new way of combining vocals and instruments. Beethoven struggled with auditory decline for most of his life, and was nearly deaf toward the end. Interestingly

Mozart was born in Salzburg in modern-day Austria, but at the time was the capital of a small independent Archbishopric within the Holy Roman Empire. He was baptized on the day after his birth at St. Rupert 's Cathedral as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Mozart 's name changed considerably during his lifetime. Mozart 's musical ability started to become apparent when he was a toddler. Mozart was a musician that was skilled of playing several instruments who started playing in

1. In which era of Western art music were most of the works on the program composed? If there was an even balance between two or more eras, list them all. Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture was the first piece of music performed by the McGill Symphony Orchestra. The work premiered on the16th of March 1870, but was only finalized 10 years late on the 10th of September 1880 (Elliott). Tchaikovsky was a romantic composer and wrote his Fantasy Overture as a symphonic poem in sonata form

Which influenced his own music such as Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), and symphony number 41? Along that time Wolfgang and Joseph Hergdn meet and became good friends. When they got together they performed impromptu concerts with string quartets. Wolfgang wrote 6 quartet dedicated to Haydn between 1782 and 1783. In 1783 Wolfgang’s music started to take off. He and his wife started living the lavish lifestyle. With his new wealth he had servants, exclusive apartment building in Vienna and expensive

Baroque Music In 1600 a new style of music began to evolve, this form of music was later to be called Baroque. Baroque music was very different to the music before its time such as medieval and early renaissance music and the development of new harmonic and melodic lines added difference in pace and variation to the compositions giving them a new shape and form. The structure of the music also changed, different forms such as fugues and cannons developed and different