Chamber music Essays

The Chamber Ensemble Concert took place in Corley Auditorium in Webster on Monday May Second at 5:30 PM. This was definitely my favorite concert, the music was so relaxing and smooth. I felt like I could just record it and play it at home, it was just so beautiful. I’m one of those people that loves music so, I like to experience new sounds, melodies, and tones. I enjoy all the sounds that one instrument can make and how people find inspiration to make something so beautiful. I find it amusing how

Rohrau, Austria, a composer by the name of Joseph Haydn would be known as the father of instrumental music by the end of his career. His compositions and style would be one of the few to be recognized within the classical period. Through his music he expressed his thrill of life and beauty, developing the form of strong quartet. This form would be the most vital form within classical chamber music. Besides his development of the string quartet, his collective works would be made up of 17 operas, 68

enjoyed his pieces. Haydn traveled with them to their three main locations: Eisenstadt, Vienna, and Eszterháza (in Hungary). As Kapellmeister, Haydn was in charge of creating compositions string quartets, symphonies, leading the orchestra, playing chamber music and organizing operas (“...Haydn,” New World). Haydn often traveled with the Esterházy’s and on one of their trips Haydn had the honor of meeting Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. They immediately hit it off because they were apart of the same Masonic lodge

The Life and Music of Joseph Haydn This essay will be on Joseph Haydn's life and music experiences. There will be a discussion on the life of Joseph Haydn as a composer and the music he shared with the world. Jones(2009) documented that Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732 and life ended on May 31, 1809. Joseph was known to be a prominent Austrian composer during the Classical era. Joseph also into the development of chamber music; that is the piano trio(Smallman, 1992). Joseph contributed

learned to play many instruments, and learned basic knowledge of music. When Haydn was eight years old, he was offered a position as a chorister, by the music director

1833, in Hamburg, Germany. Brahms’s father was an innkeeper and a musician. When he was seven, he began to study piano with his father. When he was ten, he played a private concert to earn money to save for his future education. Brahms learned music theory and began composing at the piano. He began playing in dance salons in the area to earn money to help his family with expenses. At age fourteen, Brahms’s long hours had an ill effect on his health. He was offered a rather long holiday at Winsen-an-der-Luhe

instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio, and his contributions to musical form have earned him the titles "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet". The dates of the Classical period in Western music are generally accepted as being between about the year 1730 and the year 1820. The Classical period falls between the Baroque and the Romantic periods. Classical music has a lighter, clearer texture than Baroque music and is less complex. It is mainly

108 symphonies, 68 string quartets, 62 piano sonatas, and numerous other works, which established him as a leading figure in the classical period. Hayden plays a huge role in the development of the classical style from a historical perspective. His music is known for its melodic inventiveness, harmonic richness, and use of humor and surprise. Haydn began his career in the middle

Franz Joseph Haydn was an outstanding ingenious Austrian composer from the classical time. Haydn was born in March 31st, 1732 in Austria. He was involved in the evolution of chamber music. The piano trio was one of the expansions. His integration to musical forms has earned him the designation Father of the Symphony and Father of the String Quartet. He spent most of his time as a musician for the affluent Esterhazy family at their private estate. He was a pristine inditer kenned prominent in Europe

Haydn (1732 - 1809) --- Sonata No. 62 in E flat major Hob. XVI/52 (time) i. Allegro ii. Adagio iii. Presto Haydn was born in Rohrau, Austria. Being one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical Period, he was called the “Father of the Symphony and String Quartet”. His main works include the Surprise and London Symphonies. It was curious that Haydn, who was not a pianist, would compose a good sixty sonatas and numerous short pieces for the instrument. Many of these were written

thinks of the Classical period of music, three big names come to mind; Beethoven, Mozart, and Haydn. To the average person, Haydn may seem like the lesser of the three, but in reality, he had an enormous effect on Mozart’s and Beethoven’s careers and musical styles, and they simply would not be the same without him. Franz Joseph Haydn was born on March 31, 1732 in Rohrau, Austria to a simple wheelwright and his wife. Haydn began to show an interest and talent in music early in his life, so his parents

cousin of Haydn’s mother, Mathias Franck, took Haydn to Hainburg where he received his first formal training because he thought Haydn’s musical abilities could not be developed in his home town. His uncle was not only a school principal but also a music director of Hainburg Church. Doubtlessly, that was a great help for Haydn in his musical education and life career. From 1761, Haydn worked for the Esterhazy family where he served for most of his career.14 The Esterhazy family was the

from 7:30 to 9:30pm; the Shostakovich-Cello Concerto No1 was performed by Colorado Symphony at the Boettcher Concert Hall and it was conducted by Silver Ainomäe. This Shostakovich-Cello Concerto was characterized by the classical music which was manifested itself by the music in careful controlled instrumental version. This Cello Concerto No.1 was a major key work in minor keys divided into four movements such that Allegretto; Moderato; Cadenza and Allegro Con moto in which was divided like the opening

of the most important figures in the development of the classical art style genre of music during the 18th century by creating the unique style for the string quartet and the symphony being referred to as the "Father of the Symphony" and the "Father of the String Quartet" in recognition of his immense contribution to musical achievement. Born as the son of a folk musician he developed an early interest in music, his musically inclined parents recognized their young son’s talents and aspirations arranging

Franz Joseph Haydn As a composer, Franz Joseph Haydn created many symphonies and refreshing pieces for the world to hear. He began his career after his voice broke; he decided to make a living off of teaching and playing violin. Haydn also studied counterpart and harmony. He became an assistant composer for Nicola Porpora and was named the court musician in the Esterházy family, and became accustomed to being isolated from other composers. Since he was isolated from the musical trends

his gift of music was recognized at a young age, his parents knew that they would be holding him back from his potential at a successful future; therefore he went to live with a close relative at six years old. Haydn then worked his way up to becoming successful within his musical career, making him stand out among other composers. His contributions to music made him considered to be one of how we see classical music today, making him a somewhat “father” of what we see as classical music today. He

THE "Red Death" had long devastated the country. No pestilence had ever been so fatal, or so hideous. Blood was its Avatar and its seal --the redness and the horror of blood. There were sharp pains, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. The scarlet stains upon the body and especially upon the face of the victim, were the pest ban which shut him out from the aid and from the sympathy of his fellow-men. And the whole seizure, progress and termination of the

My Experience with Revenge It is possible to say that I know quite a lot about the revenge. I saw its examples both in the literature (cinema) and the real life. First source showed global, more dramatic types of revenge, like the blood feud, Poe’s story The Cask of Amontillado or many action movies where the antagonist retaliates for the death of his/her parents, family or friend. The real life demonstrated more routine, down-to-earth cases. These small revenges appear both at home and work. For

For Chamber Orchestra I have chosen the pieces Waltz by Claude Debussy/arr. Matthew Moreno, Symphony #104 F.J. Haydn/arr. Jan Farrar-Royce, and The Bells of St. Genevieve by Marin Marais/arr. Smolensky. These three pieces represent composers across three eras of Western classical music, and I picked these to ensure that students could become familiar with what it is like to play different music from different periods. These three pieces are challenging, but well within the capabilities of my fellow

Ellen Taaffe Zwilich is a 20th-century composer. She was born on April 30, 1939, in Miami Florida. She started out as a violinist, pianist, and a hornist, and earned a bachelor of music degree from Florida State University in 1960. And she also received a master's degree in music in 1962. She then taught in a small South Carolina town, but they moved to New York City. In 1975 Zwilich enrolled in Juilliard. She played in the New York City American symphony orchestra, under the composer Leopold Stokowski