Bassoon

The woodwind family consists of, the piccolo, the flute, the oboe, the English horn, the clarinet, the e-flat clarinet, the bass clarinet, the bassoon, and the contrabassoon. All instruments of this family originally were made of would which is how the name “woodwind” came about. Instruments in this family today, are made up of metal, would and, plastic. They are all narrow pipes, with holes, with…

Richard Wagner was one of the most influential, if not controversial composers of his time. Born in Germany on May 22, 1813, Wagner grew up writing musical compositions and dramas from the age of eleven. He had such high of a confidence that it would be overbearing to others that he met. It is uncertain who Wagner’s father was. He could either be the “son of police actuary Friedrich Wagner” who passed away when Richard was an infant or he could be the son of Ludwig Geyer. Geyer was a painter,…

Throughout all the bloodshed that showed much significance in Western Civilization, who would have ever thought a single man could influence the world through the art of a simple melody. An Australian composer who went by the name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was just the man to take upon this spot in history. Born in Salzburg, Austria, January 27, 1756, Mozart was known as a child prodigy because he was able to master all arks of music beginning at the age of three. These consist of the following…

a woodland experience. Similar to the movie, the music takes the listener to a subtle childlike experience of fairies, cute animals, and light greenery where nothing could go wrong. The instrumental is composed of three flutes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two oboes, four horns, two harps, and two string instruments that appear within the song as either soloists, or a combined unity. It opens with a single, soloist who plays a the flute melody to create the scene of the falling sun on a summer…

This Operas orchestration is scored for two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, one cimbasso, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, side drum, triangle, two harps, strings, and an onstage band. The First act was slow and lyrical almost as if they were sneaking upon the kingdom. It was mainly…

Johann Sebastian Bach, a composer from the Baroque period, is one of the most influential and famous composers of all time. He has influenced countless musicians and some notable examples are, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, and Robert Schumann. Bach wrote countless masterpieces which many people still listen to today. This paper will cover his life and upbringing as well as some his famous works and how they contribute to music. Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685 as the…

While every composer is different, occasionally there are those whom don’t conform to the “normal” style but instead think outside the box and create masterpieces that practically reinvent the genre and open up a whole new world of possibilities. Igor Stravinsky was one of those composers who changed music forever and is considered to be one of the “most popular and influential composers of the 20th century” (Igor Stravinsky Biography). Igor Stravinsky was born on June 17, 1882 in Russia and…

melodic formulas and rhythmic passages imposing the feature of this section with a strong status; however, the dominant feature of this section and the emergence of the Viennese folklore influenced the theme. The instrumental ensemble of the horns, bassoons, and strings horns indicates a melodic-harmonic segment in the Viennese folklore spirit. The section is taken over by the solo violin and transposed into an imitative style. The chromatic accompaniment of the cellos, the oboe, and the flute…

They used keyboard instruments such as the organ and harpsichord, and orchestral instruments like the oboe, violin, trumpet, and flute. The rhythm had a strong repeating beat with an energy about it. Harmonies were in major-minor keys. Cellos or bassoons were responsible for the bass line and the organ or harpsichord would fill in the gaps where chords should be. In contrast with Renaissance music, Baroque music consisted of a strong rhythmic pulse, voices and instruments, continuous melodies,…

definition of the tempo - Non allegro - begins with a clear rhythm in the pianissimo of the violins, against which there flashes a brief, of only three sounds, the motif of the English horn, repeated by the clarinet, and then descending all the way to the bassoon and bass clarinet. This is a kind of premonition of the basic images that will unfold further. In the meantime, another theme comes into Fortissimo: tough, angular, in the jerky sounds of the orchestra without the pipes, trombones, tuba…