During the period of 1800- 1850, many well- known composers and musicians have been thought to be the most prominent persons of their time. Franz Schubert and his work came to be known following his death. This paper will explain how Franz Schubert was the most influential musician in transit from the Classical Era to … Read more
(A) What were the three (3) most significant developments in music during the Romantic Period and why? Please mention 1 specific reason why each development is significant. (B) Which composer (choose only one) contributed the most to the development of music during the Romantic Period and why? Please support your response with at least three … Read more
You know this man as Beethoven. We was a german composer that had some of the greatest music of all time. Imagine you have to create the greatest music of all time, and never get to hear it. That is what Beethoven went through most of his career. Beethoven had to go through a terrible … Read more
When considering the instrumentation of the orchestra, with few notable exceptions, it is apparent that each instrument has a niche. What few stop to consider is how this came to pass. What caused the standardization of orchestral instrumentation? This quandary has no simple answer, and a full enumeration of reasons would take far longer than … Read more
Classical music is boring. That sentiment may be most closely associated with the unappreciative philistine or perhaps someone who has simply never developed a taste for classical music. However boredom with the classical forms of music must have been widespread amongst some of the nineteenth century’s most prominent musicians and composers. Tired of the conventional … Read more
One of Debussy’s quotes that really caught my attention said, “Music is the space between the notes. ” –Claude Debussy. I thought of music in a different way after reading this quote, when I heard the word music I always thought of a person singing or lyrics to a song. There is a lot more … Read more
