Search results for "Musical composition" - New World Encyclopedia
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- the term applies to a form of large-scale musical 'argument', and ... by the time of Bach and Handel, such a composition drew apart from the sonata ...27 KB (4,193 words) - 16:32, 14 October 2022
- His musical setting of the Finnish saga “Kalevala” is a particularly ... Sibelius used each one to work out a musical idea and/or to further develop ...20 KB (3,124 words) - 17:26, 2 April 2024
- Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein with musical director Leon Barzin. The ... of Music, he studied piano and composition as well. At 20 years of ...8 KB (1,196 words) - 19:31, 14 November 2022
- into a poor family and thus denied the musical education considered mandatory ... fell into despair, vowing to give up musical composition forever. Merelli intervened ...21 KB (3,371 words) - 14:28, 22 May 2024
- 10, 1965) was an American composer, musical theorist, pianist, teacher ... constraints imposed by a prewritten musical composition. ...28 KB (4,110 words) - 15:21, 25 January 2023
- conductors outside of the Austro-Hungarian musical sphere to recognize and ... He studied in the Cologne conservatory, learning piano and composition ...11 KB (1,649 words) - 15:38, 6 May 2023
- which generates a stability to the musical composition. Chord composition ... as “the common practice” in musical composition in the Western music ...34 KB (5,534 words) - 17:56, 10 December 2023
- Sheet music, or score, is a hand-written or printed form of musical ... be obvious from listening. Authoritative musical information about a piece ...26 KB (4,129 words) - 13:25, 27 January 2023
- Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of ... reading ability, and having a trained musical ear. A strong foundation ...17 KB (2,649 words) - 22:58, 14 May 2020
- Carl Maria von Weber's work, especially in musical theatre, greatly ... of Holstein; later he held a number of musical directorships, and in 1787 ...10 KB (1,605 words) - 19:20, 26 November 2023
- Ugly Woman." Their first hit composition was "Hard Times, ... of Smokey Joe's Cafe, a 1995 Broadway musical based on their work. The ...10 KB (1,625 words) - 08:02, 3 April 2024
- wider context of presenting that opera or musical drama as a symbol of the ... Italy, was a child prodigy from a highly musical family, not unusual for ...11 KB (1,723 words) - 21:07, 8 May 2020
- his childhood family was extremely musical, and frequently sang together ... would have no chance to obtain any serious musical training. It was for this ...31 KB (4,893 words) - 21:50, 6 May 2024
- ) was a Russian composer who mastered numerous musical genres and ... the Russian Empire. He displayed unusual musical abilities by the age of ...32 KB (4,755 words) - 19:49, 21 April 2023
- a childbirth—and probably also his first musical serenade, Endimione, on ... if he would devote his talents to musical drama. In La Romanina's ...15 KB (2,423 words) - 05:29, 24 November 2022
- deep faith, Dvořák often attributed his musical talents as being "a ... Dvořák's parents recognized his musical talent early, and he received ...18 KB (2,917 words) - 12:12, 30 October 2021
- He was a musical patriot who believed strongly in the importance of ... believed that the preservation of the musical heritage of his native England ...18 KB (2,733 words) - 00:30, 8 December 2022
- pieces fit this description, with some musical romanticism producing strong ... becoming more prevalent and as a result musical style underwent changes ...27 KB (4,083 words) - 17:43, 20 December 2022
- His musical innovations and expertise influenced a wide range of musicians ... music, helping spark his interest in musical composition. He also spent several ...29 KB (4,117 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- In the history of Western musical tradition, the evolution of symphony ... of four proportionate groups of similar musical instruments, generally appearing ...22 KB (3,200 words) - 00:24, 30 May 2023
