Requiem

Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist. He lived from 1833 to 1897 during the romantic music period. Many people associate him with Bach and Beethoven, considering them the three biggest influences in classical music. Brahms composed for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, and voice and chorus. His technique roots from the Baroque and Classical styles. He is known as the master of counterpoint, symphonic, and sonata style, approaching harmony and melody in a new and…

Fiction reflects the thoughts, aspirations, and struggles of its author. Through literary works, one can come to understand a cultural consciousness previously unbeknownst to them. With this in mind, historians have learned to use rather than ignore literature as an aid in their studies. Vernacular and modern tales of the Congo region capture both the fantastical and factual elements. Epics, like The Mwindo Epic, echo the foundation of Congolese culture form which thereafter conflict has arisen…

barbarity. With the invention of the camera, more people were able to see this devastation and read about it in poems, such as the one that is the center of our focus. Now, that we understand the poet and the setting, on to Melville’s poem, Shiloh: A Requiem. “Skimming slightly, wheeling still,/ the swallows fly low/ over the field in clouded days,” The birds (swallows, to be exact) are mentioned twice, once at the beginning and once at the end of the poem. They are the first and last powerful…

of those caught in the war, in reference to the French. From ‘Cradling our frogs behind the tankstand’, where the frogs are safe and still seen as real “Frogs”, to ‘Every Frog in the house was killed’, now representative of the butchered French. “Requiem for the Croppies” continues the idea of the atrocities of war through the contrast of depiction of people fighting a civil war. Where farmers oppose the trained English soldiers, ‘Shaking scythes at cannon’, as if primitive compared to the…

the time it isn’t until the famous composer dies that their works become famous and get credit. Being famous for church music, Haydn wrote over 400 pieces. His most famous piece is the Requiem in C minor (Arnold). When people think of the Requiem, they think of Mozart. Mozart did write his own version of the Requiem, but it was years later after Haydn’s. Interestingly, it seems that Mozart’s work had similarities to Haydn’s. This proves further that Haydn received way less credit than he…

Gabriel Faure was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers and he was best known for his Requiem. Life and Music It would appear that Fauré’s exceptional gift for music was obvious to everyone except his father, Toussaint-Honore. Being musically inclined since early childhood, he turned his talent into profession and is remembered for his-well known piece…

Literature written by a female hand has been rare, but tremendously influential on society’s readers and writers alike. One of the effects of their writing has been a greater insight to being a female in a male dominated world. The fact it has been so sparse throughout history gives the first clue. It is very hard for a woman to voice an opinion, let alone be heard by those around her. Those few female authors that have been published have given the world a precious gift and a deeper…

In this essay, I will be discussing the influences of twentieth century composers on other fellow composers. This will include Mahler, Schoenberg, and Britten. Even though they have similar characteristics in their compositions, they are still extremely independent in their composing. Born in 1860 and dealing with the flip of the century, Gustav Mahler’s career began within the closing days of nineteenth century romanticism and finished with the increase of atonal music. There's no intrinsic…

Victorias music, which was Composed at the end of the 16th Century, and the beginning of the 17th Century, was part of the music that he had written for the church. His music was to be sung as a part of the Catholic liturgy and all of the texts are to be written and read in the Latin language, the official texts of the church. One thing that many people found surprising about his music is that despite his Roman training and years of living in the city, Victoria so strongly retained his…

time are 'Rigoletto' (1851), 'Il trovatore' (1853), 'La traviata' (1853), 'Un ballo in maschera' (1859), 'Macbeth' (1865), 'Don Carlos' (1867) and 'Aida'. Verdi continued to gain success and fame. In 1874, Verdi completed 'Messa da Requiem' (best known simply as Requiem), which was meant to be his final composition. He retired shortly thereafter. Even though Verdi retired he still collaborated with composer Arrigo Boito to compose two more operas, 'Otello' in 1886 and 'Falstaff' in 1890 when…