For over 20 years,Beethovenhad been fascinated with German poet Friedrich Schiller’s haunting poemAn die Freude(‘Ode to Joy’). Penned by Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1808, it was the latter version that formed the basis for Beethoven’s famous musical setting in hisNinth Symphony. Beet...
Which time period would you say stands out as the most important when someone is just learning about classical music? What musical era was Beethoven a part of? What is a fugue in the Baroque period? What are the characteristics of folk music?
Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall England. He never studied the piano. However he can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then...
Much of this program’s initial content proved easy enough to take in. From this showing, Shibe is not promoting the last word in Scottish musical modernity as a good deal of his native-made material was folk music or indebted to that branch of the art. The initialA ScotsTuneproved amiabl...
You constantly hear it in Polish folk music and in the works of Poland's greatest composer, who was Chopin, of course, especially when he was writing Polish-type nationalistic dance pieces, like polonaises and mazurkas. Here's a bit from one of his best-known mazurkas, and see if you ...
The Baroque era (ca. 1600-1750) was an important period in the history of European music. This era defined the concept of melody and harmony, established a basic orchestra, and reveled in music that was intricate, technically demanding, and thoroughly organized....
In his literary work, he even tried to polemicize with his father - in particular, he published 'Chopin's Prelude' in response to his father's 'The Kreutzer Sonata'. The work was panned by the critics and, furthermore, Lev Lvovich was given the insulting nickname 'Tigr Tigrovich'. In...
Chopin Polonaise from memory), and within mere moments I found the mental flexing would start to “shrink” back to the notes I was actually playing rather than to what lay directly ahead: a tricky chord, an accidental, or a huge leap. What jolted me into realising this was happening was...
XVI. Individual differences in the expressive shaping of a musical phrase: The opening of Chopin's etude in E major. [Introduction] There is great variety in the performance of the standard repertoire of Western classical music, especially in solo playing where individual... Repp,B.H 被引量:...
But when it comes to humor in music - real jokes, - nobody ever beats Haydn. Haydn was the great master of amusement. Now there's one thing you should know about jokes in music: you can never make a musical joke about anything except music. Which doesn't mean music can't be funny...