Essays on Composers

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Beethoven's Piano Sonata in C Minor: a Look at The Mixed Elements

2 pages / 1060 words

Introduction The third movement of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 13 is an excellent example of sonata-rondo form. It conforms to the expectations of a hybrid of this kind, utilizing elements of both the sonata and seven-part rondo (ABACABA) forms. It completes four...

Ludwig Van Beethoven Piano Sonata

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The Mutability of Public Opinion in The Rite of Spring, a Ballet and Orchestral Concert Work by Igor Stravinsky

2 pages / 823 words

Henrik Ibsen’s assertion, “Public opinion is an extremely mutable thing,” resonates profoundly in the realm of historical analysis, particularly when exploring the reception of artistic masterpieces like Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” This essay delves into the multifaceted dynamics of public perception and the...

Igor Stravinsky Spring

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The High Cost of Acquiring a Bachelor's Degree and The Benefits of Free College Tuition in America

2 pages / 839 words

During the 19th century, education required a hefty sum of money that only wealthy merchants and government officials could afford. Elementary through high school which we take for granted, are now free due to a law which, according to the Washington Post, did not take...

College Tuition Johann Sebastian Bach

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The Historical Importance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven for Classical Music

2 pages / 976 words

Classical music refers to a musical art produced and rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, while encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present time. Classical composers moved away from the modal system of harmony which had predominated...

Classical Music Ludwig Van Beethoven

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A View on The Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 as Explained by Woody Allen

1 page / 586 words

Woody Allen describes Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 as a composition that proved the existence of God. There is a reason that Allen, several other scholars of the classical period, and the majority of music lovers alike consider Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony...

Mozart

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The Nature Versus Nurture Debate in The Blasphemy of Talking Politics During Bach Year, an Article by Susan Mcclary

2 pages / 825 words

Nature, or nurture? This centuries-old debate continues to spark intense research today, not just in social sciences, but also in many other disciplines like musicology and history. Particularly, in her article, “The blasphemy of talking politics during Bach Year,” Susan McClary essentially lays out the...

Johann Sebastian Bach Nature Versus Nurture

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A Report on Ludwig Van Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

2 pages / 823 words

The Symphony No. 5 in C minor was composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. He was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven one of the most famous and influential of all composers. His best known compositions include 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos, 1 violin concerto, 32...

Classical Music Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Ludwig Van Beethoven Compositions

2 pages / 749 words

Ludwig van Beethoven was a German composer and the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. He born on December 16, 1770 and die on March 26, 1827 at the age of 56. He was a pianist and composer...

Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Research in The Symphony No. 5 in C Minor of Ludwig Van Beethoven

4 pages / 1957 words

German composer Ludwig van Beethoven was born on December 16, 1770, at Bonn, Germany and died on March 26, 1827, at Vienna, Austria. Beethoven is the most famous composer in the history of music. He continued to his career to composing a song even while...

Ludwig Van Beethoven

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The Symphony No. 5 in C Minor of Ludwig Van Beethoven

2 pages / 1087 words

Beethoven was a great composer during his time. Beethoven, or his full name, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in December 1770. He was baptized on 17 December and his birthplace now is known as Beethoven-Haus Museum. He is a famous figure in...

Classical Music Ludwig Van Beethoven

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An Observation of The Concert Beethoven's Seventh at The Rhode Island Philharmonic

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Introduction I attended the Rhode Island Philharmonic on March 16 to see the concert Beethoven’s Seventh. The concert was nearly full attendance, so probably around 1700 people were there, out of the 2000 possible seats at The Veterans Memorial Auditorium. Most, if not all, of...

Concert Review Ludwig Van Beethoven

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An Analysis of Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major Op. 55 Or Eroica Symphony, a Musical Masterpiece of Ludwig Van Beethoven

2 pages / 705 words

Introduction Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 in Eb Major Op. 55, or famously known as the “Eroica Symphony,” is one of the composer’s most celebrated works. This piece marks the beginning of the composer’s second of three musical periods and is considered to be...

Classical Music Ludwig Van Beethoven

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The Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Ludwig van Beethoven was born in December of 1770 in Bonn to parents Johann and Maria, who were excited and scared about the future of their newborn son. In his early 30s, he started losing his hearing and was completely deaf by the year 1819....

Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Ludwig Van Beethoven's Biography

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Ludwig van Beethoven was born December 16, 1770, in Bonn, German. was a German pianist and composer widely considered the greatest of all time. Beethoven’s personal life was marked by a struggle against deafness, and some of his most important works were composed during the...

Ludwig Van Beethoven

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Domestic Assault in Hawthorne's and Melville's Story The Paradise of Bachelors

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By the 19th-century, according to Hawthorne and Melville, a man’s home was no longer his castle, but an effete parlor-room, a locus of stripped and castrated masculinity that hampered the development of classically intellectual and original literature in favor of the mawkish and uniform. While...

Gothic Literature Johann Sebastian Bach Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Depiction of Mozart's Breakdown in Amadeus

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In today’s society, mental illnesses are slowly being recognized as serious health problems that require some sort of treatment, whether the treatment is therapy, medication, or both. In the 1700s, however, mental illnesses were not acknowledged as a problem and were simply brushed off. Such...

Hard Times Mozart