Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

the basso continuo, slower rates of chord change. It was wonderful to learn about the prominent figures in the different musical eras, the classical is no exception. The primary composers that unveiled the style was that of Joseph Haydn, wolf Amadeus Mozart, and Ludwig Beethoven. These composers used their skills to fluctuate the mood of the piece, they indeed had the ability to manipulate the mood with the arrangement in tempo, dynamics, melody and texture. They were all exceptional for their

Maurice Ravel was born in Ciboure, France on March 7, 1875, and died in Paris on December 28, 1937. He was a well-known French composer during the first half of the twentieth century. He composed the first movement of Ma Mere l’Oye (Mother Goose Suite) in 1908 and the next four movements in April of 1910. Ma Mere l’Oye was dedicated to two children of Ravel’s friend, Mimie and Jean Godebskis, as the piece was based on fairytales and stories he shared with them. The piece was first performed on April

On the night of April 24th, Lippes Concert Hall received the Dover Quartet to perform for an eager audience. Joel Link and Bryan Lee (violin), Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola), and Camden Shaw (cello) together form the Dover Quartet. The hall was approximately 80% full with a significant number of elderly couples, therefore, it was safe to assume that this quartet would most likely perform soft, romantic Beethoven pieces. “Quartet in D Major, Op.18, No. 3” began the concert, which validated my

Johann Sebastian Bach was born March 21, 1685 in the town of Eisenach Germany. Bach was born into a musical family. His father, Joann Ambrosius, was a court trumpeter as well as the director of the musicians of the town of Eisenach. Growing up, Bach learned how to play the violin and harpsichord from his father. He learned to play the organ from his famous uncle, Johann Christoph, who was the organist at the Georgenkirche in Eisenach. He was a willing pupil and soon became skilled in these instruments

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German organist and great composer, best known for the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, and The Well-Tempered Clavier. He was born on March 31, 1685, in Eisenach, Germany. He was from a long line of musicians, all 67 men in his family was a musician and 53 of them were named Johann. While Bach’s mother read him Bible stories his father taught him the violin. Both of his parents died before he turned ten and he then went to live with his brother. While

In the May 16th concert, the Sartell High School Concert Band played six pieces in the Sartell High School auditorium. Those six piece were, “Into The Clouds”, “On The Rising WInds”, “Adagietto”, “A Westward Expedition”, “From Russia With Music”, and “Prospect”. I will be evaluating the band’s dynamics and intonation. The first song that was played was “Into the Clouds” which in an overture. Everyone played the same dynamic at the beginning which made it sound great. The baritones made a nice

One of my favorite composers to learn about this semester was Franz Schubert. What attracted me most to his story was that his genius was not realized until after his death, breathing more life into the saying “your words are worth so much more when you’re gone”. While he was a great composer, he never held any titles or obtained any great claim to fame, while still living. But this might have been fine with him, for he once told a friend “I have come into the world for no other purpose but to compose”

For my last concert review I decided to see Tamara Stefanovich from the Sanford-Hill Piano Series. Like the first concert I attended this was also at Western Washington University. Tamara was wonderful. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Suntory Hall, and many other performance halls around the world. She played several compositions including pieces by; Chopin, Debussy, Szymanowski, Abrahamsen, Nicolau, Messiaen, Rohloff, and Ligeti. I will be reviewing the following compositions; Étude op.25 No

My favorite part of this performance was the song “A Solitary Wish,” by Brian Balmages. This piece was performed by the Symphony Orchestra, and it was a combination of the songs “What Child is This” and “Carol of the Bells.” I liked the very full and beautiful sound of this piece. It was very powerful. I especially enjoyed the staccato that the violins were playing at the beginning. In contrast, I also liked the smooth legato sounds and bow strokes throughout the piece. The cellos in particular had

Music can be beneficial to people through several ways, but music can also have positive effects on the mind. In the novel, The Mozart Effect for Children, by Don Campbell, music is discussed as being a voice in which someway every child, adult or human being can understand. Music allows people to sing along to the lyrics, move or dance to the beat, and match the melodies. The use of music can often be used to explore and discover the beauty in which music holds. The interaction of music with