Search results for "Musical composition" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Alban Berg's musical philosophy was to translate poetry into ... studies full-time and by 1907, he began composition lessons. Among his compositions ...13 KB (1,953 words) - 18:49, 1 January 2023
- of madrigals to utilize the practice of musical "imitation" to ... and colorful vogue for madrigal composition in England. Morley evidently ...10 KB (1,490 words) - 21:24, 30 April 2023
- meaning 'wooden sound') is a musical instrument in the percussion ... Camille Saint-Saens first used the xylophone in a symphonic composition ...7 KB (1,049 words) - 21:33, 15 January 2024
- focus had been on dancing rather than the musical performance. Whereas swing ... complex harmonies, and the resulting composition of the former type is ...8 KB (1,171 words) - 17:08, 18 August 2020
- A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—consisting ... the thematic material. The quartet is a musical example of how the partnership ...13 KB (1,970 words) - 21:01, 26 February 2023
- of American jazz, Gershwin created a musical style that elevated the ... for his band. George was so busy with his musical schedule that he forgot ...15 KB (2,281 words) - 13:20, 30 December 2022
- of music combined the Italian and German musical backgrounds of his parents ... he conducted a performance of his own composition 'Stabat Mater' ...12 KB (1,784 words) - 17:28, 26 March 2024
- addressing the presentation of a musical composition. French composer Jean ... period), conventions governing musical composition were so strong that ...18 KB (2,794 words) - 05:39, 27 February 2023
- and instrumental pieces made him a musical figure known for his mature ... Mark's, one of the most prestigious musical posts in northern Italy; ...6 KB (961 words) - 20:07, 26 July 2023
- music work (in particular his 1968 musical composition Sinfonia for voices ... injured hand, so instead concentrated on composition. In 1947 came the first ...14 KB (2,188 words) - 04:19, 4 November 2022
- It was here that he had his first real musical lessons, with the long-time ... Franck); afterwards he went to study composition with Charles Widor at ...13 KB (2,028 words) - 01:30, 16 January 2023
- well as the art of singing, writing poetry, and composition. Villani, in his chronicle, also stated that Landini was an inventor of instruments, including ...6 KB (949 words) - 04:47, 9 April 2024
- Sarti at the Liceo Musicale in Bologna, composition with Giuseppe Martucci ... life, after being appointed Professor of Composition at the Conservatorio di ...13 KB (1,835 words) - 05:57, 18 November 2022
- be expected. Syncopation is used in many musical styles, including classical ... #The first one matches the musical one: stepping on (or otherwise ...8 KB (1,228 words) - 18:11, 24 October 2022
- instrumentation which he featured in his musical works as well as in film ... His earliest musical training was on the viola at age five. In 1916 ...12 KB (1,763 words) - 07:01, 18 April 2024
- forging a distinctly American style of composition, he was widely known as ... is due to the ways he synthesized various musical styles, idioms and conventions ...13 KB (1,822 words) - 07:14, 13 June 2023
- he and his brother Nikolai studied composition and theory with Siegfried ... in St. Petersburg would damage Russian musical traditions. In the tirades ...7 KB (986 words) - 06:51, 31 July 2023
- began to hold sway in modern composition. Some composers were highly ... and even displayed a hostility, to the old musical order in which melody and ...18 KB (2,710 words) - 06:58, 21 August 2023
- or forms of communication, for example, musical performances, cooking, presenting ... == Musical improvisation == Improvisation is an important aspect of ...10 KB (1,481 words) - 15:30, 4 February 2023
- of the Roman school of musical composition. Palestrina had a ... favorable impression that he was appointed musical director of the Julian Chapel ...8 KB (1,218 words) - 20:39, 29 August 2021
