German composers

Richard Wagner Richard Wagner is a German composer. He was a conductor and song writer. Wagner was born May 22, 1813. No one is really sure who his actual parents are. Some say his father was a police officer who died. Others think that his dad died when he was just born. His mother may have remarried to a guy named Ludwig Geyer he was an actor, painter, and poet. When he was young he did not seem to be interested in playing a musical instrument. At 11 years old he wrote his first drama. At age 16 he wrote musical compositions. In 1831 he attended Leipzig University. When he got older he married and actor and singer Minna Planner. When he did some of his music he intertwined German mythical stories of there gods and goddesses. The theme…

through these letters, we can get somewhat of an understanding of the type of person he was and how is voice changed throughout the years. In the first set of letters, from the beginning of the 18th century, Beethoven seemed very humble and respectful when talking to the Elector of Cologne, Frederick Maximilian. Maximilian was the Archbishop and Elector of Cologne. He talked about his music when he was a 4th year and how Maximilian should accept his works from that time. While Beethoven…

The composer i am writing about is Richard Wagner. Richard was a German composer and he was born in Leipzig, Saxony and on May 22, 1813. He died February 13, 1883 and his cause of death was heart failure. The genre of his music was classical. He began in the 1830s to write his music. He was the ninth child in the family of Carl Wagner, a police clerk. Richard was only six months when his father died. Wagner studied piano from the age of 7 and soon developed ability to…

Sam Smith: Artist or Not What makes a person an artist? Everyone has a slightly different definition of artist. One of these definitions is a person skilled at a particular task or occupation. By even a basic definition, Sam Smith is an artist in his own way. He is dedicated to his music, he constantly tries to improve it and himself, and he does amazing things with his voice in order to create his music. Sam Smith has an amazing voice and puts it to use in his music. He has a vocal range of…

In December of 1770, a man that was represented as the highest level of musical genius was born. Ludwig Van Beethoven was a very talented man but had several severe problems that harmed his music career. However, he did not let any of those problems stop him from doing things that he has an interest in. Beethoven was a German composer that created new worlds of music and influenced many other musicians. There were two conflicts that mainly interacted with his music career and those two conflicts…

and he obtained the reputable position as organist in June of the same year. This year proved to be a favorable one because a small inheritance from his uncle, Tobias Lämmerhirt, made it possible for him to get married to his beloved second cousin Maria Barbara Bach. On 17 October 1707, Sebastian and Barbara were wed in the church of Dornheim. In Mühlhausen, Bach developed an interest in composing vocal church music, possibly originating from the influence of Buxtehude 's Abendmusiken. Also, the…

There are very few artists or groups who get lucky enough to survive the ever changing-musical landscape and manage to carve a career for themselves in the music industry. If they do, it usual comes at a cost. Whether it being the reshuffling of band members, power struggles, the inevitable break up and reunion, Styx just like Journey, Foreigner, Kiss &Van Halen, were no exception to the trials and tribulations of the music business. After 13 years apart, the Chicago-based band's classic lineup…

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Renaissance in every field. Orlando di Lasso 's ‘’Conditor alme siderum’’ had the excellence of harmony dissolving into a full choir, now and again making organ-like sounds. Antoine Busnois ' ‘’Gaude, caelestis domino’’ was the soonest piece and was loaded with vivacity and complex cross rhythms working to a euphoric completion, and the singers were seriously vigilant and aware of each other. Robert Parsons ' ‘’Ave Maria’ ’was captivating in its effortlessness and consonant excellence, the…

regarded composers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and is seen as the founder of musical impressionism. Born in August 1862, Debussy showed an early affinity for the piano. He began taking lessons at the age of seven and was entered into the Paris Conservatory by the age of eleven. Debussy's Preludes includes twenty-four pieces and were published in two books. Book I was composed in 1909 and 1910, and Book II was composed in 1912 and 1913. Unlike J.S. Bach's The…