Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
The author is extremely qualified to write this book. He began studying piano at the age of six, and remained a musician throughout his life. He also hosted a radio program from 1959 until his death in 2005 about classical music, and he traveled the globe to bring music to people everywhere. He also won several awards and accolades for his work, including two Peabody Awards for excellence in broadcasting for his radio show. He clearly researched the book, and his bibliography shows that he used a wide variety of sources to help with the historic and musical parts of the book.
The only thing that might have made this book better is to include a CD with the purchase, so the reader could listen to the music in question as the author continues through the book. He refers to certain musical pieces throughout the book, and even gives the musical notations for many, so it would be nice to follow along and listen to the specific pieces he mentions,...
When this book was first printed, CDs did not exist, but the publisher could update it now, and it seems that would make it even more appealing to a general audience.
In conclusion, this book has a wide audience, and it has remained in print since 1984, which shows that it appeals to a diverse group that keep passing it on to others. It belongs on the shelf of anyone who enjoys classical music, anyone who wants to learn more about classical music, including the history, and anyone who enjoys a good writing style with plenty of explanations and examples. It would be a good book to introduce music to young people, too, because it is not too overwhelming or hard to read. The book is valuable, and reading it will certainly make the reader want to listen to classical music more often.
In conclusion, this book has a wide audience, and it has remained in print since 1984, which shows that it appeals to a diverse group that keep passing it on to others. It belongs on the shelf of anyone who enjoys classical music, anyone who wants to learn more about classical music, including the history, and anyone who enjoys a good writing style with plenty of explanations and examples. It would be a good book to introduce music to young people, too, because it is not too overwhelming or hard to read. The book is valuable, and reading it will certainly make the reader want to listen to classical music more often.
References
Haas, Karl. Inside Music. New York: Random House, 1991.
They restated the chorale melody completely and had a different contrapuntal setting each time." Two famous variations artists in the Baroque era are George Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach (Wikipedia Online). In the Classical Era, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert, are among the famous variations artists. Following are the types of variations in the Classical Era. Penultimate Variation This variation works on a slow tempo with multi-movements. Final
It seemed less a powerful expression of creative energy than simply a quality piece of music performed to perfection. One section I did not particularly care for was Tuba Mirum. This section chronologically follows the powerful Dies Irae section, and does so a little weakly, in my opinion. I enjoyed the tenor solo in this section, but felt that overall it was too restrained, and too anticlimactic coming on the
Minimalism, "Like serialism, this style uses repeated patterns and series and steady pulsation with gradual changes occurring over time. But whereas serialism is usually atonal, minimalism is usually tonal and more harmonic" (Spielvogel, 942). One could say that minimalism was a reflection of the hippie sixties that rejected the acquisitional tendencies of one's parents in favor of a more streamlined and strategically stark composition. The advent of modern classical music
joy of attending the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra concert at Lincoln Center. The Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra performed a total of two pieces. The first of the two was the Violin Concerto No.3 in G. major, K.216(1775) and the second was Symphony No.41 in C. major, K.551("Jupiter"). Louis Langree was the conductor of the performance and Simone Porter was the featured violinist. In spite of the hot weather (86
Baroque vs. Classical Music Although music from the 17th, 18th, and 19th century is all often grouped under the designation of 'classical' music today, the Baroque and the Classical periods have distinctive features and stylization that are immediately apparent when listening to the great composers of both eras. When listening to a Baroque work, the contrast between different 'movements' is quite notable. The celebratory Baroque work Handel's Water Music, for example,
Classical Symphony Music, like other forms of art, evolved from numerous traditions that, when taken together, formed a new way of thinking about, and performing, certain types of works. Audiences change over time, and certain musical compositions that sound odd or strange to one audience are often accepted by others (e.g. The rioting during the premier of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring). When people think of classical music, for instance, they tend