Franz Liszt

[The name ballade derives from the word balada, bala that means dance song] Chopin is therefore credited for establishing this new musical genre, which was to influence successors, for example Franz Liszt with his Ballades in D flat major and b minor and Brahms in his Ballade op.10. However Chopin was unique in that he avoided any programmatic, literacy associations and shunned any attempts to express the world of external reality. His music was…

Introduction to Opera Compare the characters of Carmen and Micaëla in Carmen. What are the differences between them, how is this expressed in the music, and do you think the outcome is inevitable? Introduction Bizet's Carmen is an Opera in four acts, first performed at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 3 March with a plot based on the 1845 novella by Mérimée. Today it stands as one of the most popular french operas of all time.The Opera explores the relationship between the enchanting Carmen and…

Scott Hicks is an Australian film director and screenwriter. He’s best known as the author and director of Shine. Is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Goodie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. The screenplay was written by Jan Sardi, and then directed by Scott…

speci cally for the presentation of Wagner’s music dramas, which ultimately became the Festival Theater at Bayreuth (see illustration, p. 253). And he found a woman he considered his equal in will and courage—Cosima, the daughter of his old friend Liszt. She left her husband and children in order to join Wagner The Wagnerian gospel spread across Europe as a new art-religion. The Ring cycle was com- pleted in 1874, and the four dramas were presented to worshipful audiences at the rst Bay- reuth…

German lieder is an art form that seeks to bring beautiful music and beautiful poetry together. When these lieder are collected they are called song cycles. Not only do these cycles help to convey a message through the text and music, but the lives of the composer and poet can be seen through the work along with their personal sentiments whether it may be joy, love, hate, or sadness. Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Death of Children) uses imagery of light and darkness along with…

Question 3: The Romantic Symphony In this paper you will learn about both Beethoven’s and Berlioz’s history in the Romantic Symphony. Many look upon Beethoven as one of the most creative musicians of all time. He transitioned between Classical and Romantic eras of musical history. Beethoven introduced his new ideas to the symphonic tradition with extensive developmental use of musical material. He used various themes, choruses, motifs, and keys to accomplish a sense of modulation (www.beethoven…

The nineteenth century was a very important time for music, an age often defined by two composers - Ludwig van Beethoven and Gioachino Rossini. These two composers represented and were key to the development of that era’s musical powerhouses, German instrumental music and Italian opera respectively. Despite the composers’ similar importance to their respective genres, Beethoven and Rossini are often viewed as polar opposites with Beethoven reigning as superior; however, the veracity and…

On the first day of class, we were asked the question, what is music? My response was that music is like another language, that tells stories, records history, and a way to solve problems. Which I still agree with, but I now just look at music from a different angle. Now the question is not so much what is music, but what can you do with it. The technical part, such as dynamics, tone color, and pitch, only lays a foundation and without a good foundation, you don’t have nothing to build off of.…

I am going to compare and contrast Adele’s song “Set fire to the rain” and Schubert’s “Death and the maiden op. 7 no. 3” "Der Tod und das Mädchen", D. 531, written in 1817 (7 years before the String Quartet with the same theme in the second movement, no. 14, D810) It is true that both songs have very catchy tunes, and are easy to listen to, especially with the ascending notes, it is like a party for our ears, knowing where the melody is going strikes up a feeling of repetition and unity within…

Frédéric Chopin Frédéric Chopin is considered one of the greatest composers in poland. Frederic Chopin was known as as a very good pianist. He was born on February 22, 1810 in Zelazowa Wola, Poland. Even though he was born on this date his family celebrated it on March 1. Also, he ended up dying 39 years later on October 17, 1849 in Paris, France. He had a nickname and it was Frycek. The cause of his death was tuberculosis. He was buried in Cimetiere du Pere Lachaise in Paris France.…