Ludwig van Beethoven

Body of paragraph Have you ever thought of playing a musical instrument that had a rich, deep sound? Have you ever wanted to impress your friends by playing a musical instrument? Are six strings to much for you? If you answered yes to any of these, then the electric bass may be for you. If you found that the guitar’s 6 string layout was just too complex, then try the basses 4 string layout. The strings are much thicker, they are easier to play, and the tone is much lower than a guitar. Some…

Multimodal translating of the Musical The Phantom of the Opera in China As the development of cultural undertakings, Chinese people have more diversified demands on art and voices for musicals are getting higher and higher. Musical is a form of theatrical performance which combines dialogues, music, movement, lightening and sounding technology as an integrated whole.it was born in western countries in the twentieth century, and enjoyed the highest popularity in American Broadway and the Western…

Introduction Ever since I was a little boy, I was surrounded by music, which gave me a chance to get to know many different music genres such as opera, classical music, pop, rock, and more. I have always been inspired by different styles of music, and the primary person responsible for that was my father. Although he passed away in November 28th of 2005, he lived long enough to transmit his experiences in the music industry and the positive way he perceived music. He was a very talented…

become one of the most feared leaders and conquer over 15 colonies. In 1770 Lord North, became prime minister, but this started a 12-year period of war called The American Revolution. King George studied music; his favorite composers were Bach and Beethoven. King George also studied architecture, although he could not even read until he was eleven. He studied at Trinity University. On the 5th of November 1788, George smacked his head on the wall and started foaming out of his mouth, so they…

In Unit One of Kristine Forney, Andrew Dell’Antonio and Joseph Machlis’ book, The Enjoyment of Music, we discuss a ton of different things. In the beginning of unit one, the authors write about melody, rhythm and meter, harmony, and the organization of musical sounds. Near the end of the unit the authors begin to write about musical texture, music styles, and music functions. The last topic discussed in unit one is sacred music in the middle ages. This unit provides us with insight on the basics…

The Mystery (Rosary) Sonatas and Passacaglia for solo violin and continuo are a collection of sixteen works written by Heinrich Biber and dedicated to his employer and patron, Archbishop Maximilian Gandolph of Salzburg (Chafe, 1987; Clements, 2001; Holman, 1999). Consisting of three groups of five short works (The Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries) and a longer stand-alone work, the sonatas and unaccompanied passacaglia together represent the fifteen mysteries of the rosary, a Catholic…

Franz Schubert, “Erlkönig” (1815) List of six articles: 1. Newbould, Brian. Schubert Studies. Ashgate-England,1998. 2. Youens,Susan. Schubert Die Schone schöne Müllerin. Cambridge University Press-Great Britain,1999. 3. Newbould, Brian. Schubert the Progressive:”History, Performance Practice,Analysis”. Ashgate-England,2003. 4. Kamien,Roger. Music: an appreciation. Mcgraw-Hill-New York, 2011. 5. Stein,Deborah. ‘Schubert’s “Erlkönig:” Motivic Parallelism and Motivic Transformation’. 19th-Century…

The expression of ideas and emotions has been presented through art for centuries. Some of the most famous types of art include the works of Neoclassical and Romantic Art. Neoclassical Art began in the mid-1700s while Romantic Art followed shortly after, beginning in the late-18th century. Although these art forms are commonly confused as being similar, they actually feature striking differences. Neoclassical Art is revival of Greco-Roman realism and features realistic and precise lines in cold…

Some of the pianists, for instance, Van Cliburn (1962), Lang Lang (2004) and Rachmaninoff (1924) play these big chords tidily and without a break. However, each of the chords for the left hand is spaced so widely that a small hand can hardly reach the notes without a break. Thus, one of the…

In this essay I will discuss the incredible works of the composers that have contributed to the music world and compare Program Symphony to Symphonic Poems and Impressionism to Expressionism music created by these composers. Program Music and Symphonic Poems are similar in that they play onto the imagination of the listeners of the mental pictures of the scenes or characters as they listen. Both genre are based on telling a story or poem. Although they have these similarities…