Essays on Classical Music Page 3

These political events, combined with the significant social change represented by the transfer of power from the aristocracy and church to the middle class, as well as the rise in social mobility, led to every accepted idea being questioned and reevaluated. In terms of music in the Classical Period, it was distinguished by its diversity…

The term “Flute” was originally used in France during the 12th century to refer to both the flute and recorder. These instruments were introduced to Spain and France by the 14th century. In Italy, flutes gained popularity in music during the 16th century. The flute’s design remained mostly unchanged until the early 1700s when significant…

“La Traviata” by VerdiPart I“La Traviata” is a three-act opera by Verdi which tells a story of life and love of Violetta – a fallen woman. The opera is based on the novel of Alexander Duma “La Dame aux Comelias”. “La Traviata” was written in 1853 and was performed for the first time in Venice…

One of the most profoundly original composers in history, Frederic Chopin was non at all a traditional “ Romantic ” musician ; in fact, most of his music defines a separate class all its ain. Born in Zelazowa Wola, a little metropolis near Warsaw, Poland on February 22, 1810, Chopin foremost studied the piano at…

The Oboe HISTORY The oboe first appeared during the 17th century. Even though the oboe made its orchestral debut in France in 1657, its earliest ancestral oboe like instruments were first used around 2800 B. C. The closest predecessor of the modern oboe is an instrument also part of the double reed family called the…

Ernst Krenek was born in Vienna, Austria on 23 August 1900 and died in Palm Springs, California on 22 December 1991. Throughout his life, he insisted that his name be written and pronounced as a German word. In 1918, near the end of World War I (1914-1918), Krenek was drafted into the Austrian Army, but…

Eastern classical music is one of the oldest signifiers of music. It has a long and celebrated history that has changed in many ways over 100s of old ages. It dates back to 13th and fourteenth century. Hindustani music silhouetted into being someplace in Northern India, where it was practiced while executing the Yoga in…

The trombone is surely the most recognizable air current instrument. being the lone 1 with a true slide subdivision. The trombone has been in being for centuries under assorted signifiers and names. but has remained comparatively unchanged for a bulk of that clip. In the fifteenth century. when trombones developed from the Renaissance slide cornet….

Johannes Brahms was born May 7, 1833, in Hamburg Germany, the son of Johann Jakob and Christina Nissen Brahms. Brahms fathers an innkeeper and an impoverished horn and double bass player, a musician of moderate ability at best; his mother was a skilled seamstress. Brahms’ parents married in 1830, his father was 24 and his…

Music is a perpetual and ever-changing entity that will endure forever. Today, I aim to draw comparisons between two music groups that possess hidden similarities. Despite their apparent differences, Dubstep and classical music share resemblances in the way we perceive them. Upon closer listening, one can detect these similarities within the music, unbeknownst to many….