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goes that Beethoven was inspired by the principles of the French Revolution and, specifically, the person of Napoleon Bonaparte in...
This paper examines two of Beethoven's works and explores the keys in which they were written as well as additional information. B...
Marx, but he does not dismiss the idea that the movement has something to do with the Orpheus legend. Rather than Orpheus soothing...
not attached to any one court or one prince. Rather, he received income in various ways, such as in giving music lessons to aristo...
babies shown abandoned testifies to the fact that many of the women were mothers who were separated from their children. A red rob...
motive over and over again in different forms (Grove 149). The lyrical second theme introduces a brief respite of relaxation, bu...
In nine pages the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is examined in terms of Recapitulation, Development, and Exposition...
al). Middle quartets: In the middle-period works, his fully mature form is evident, as Beethoven pushes the boundaries of Classi...
message within the context of the overall construction of the work (Gibbs). The second movement (Andante con moto) presents a ly...
(Machlis 225). The Exposition concludes with a short section, the codetta, which restates the basic rhythm (Machlis 225). The tr...
Joy" to music during his early years in Bonn, which would mean that he was considering the basis for the Ninth as early as 1792 (L...
Reason, that is the Enlightenment, in which Beethoven wrote. In order to understand how the first movement of Beethovens Fifth S...
that is first introduced by the cellos and double basses (Machlis 227). In this manner, the basic rhythm of the first movement is ...
The opening timpani set the stage for this new mood, while simultaneously recalling the main theme of the first movement. This is ...
Three sonatas make up Opus 10 and mark a move by Beethoven toward new musical territory (Lockwood, 2003). These strongly contrasti...
The 3rd and 4th movements of Beethoven's 5th Symphony are analyzed in five pages. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....
The first movement of the Fifth Symphony by Beethoven is discussed in the context of this research report. Various issues are addr...
An analysis of Beethoven's Eight Symphony consists of three pages in which the writer argues it is less reminiscent of the Classic...
opium. The drug, too weak to kill, plunges him into a heavy sleep accompanied by strange visions. His sensations...are translated ...
(Lieberman, 1996). Rather the musical sense of what is happening coalesces slowly, as if out of a mist. In the opening bars, the v...
constantly surprising the listener with Beethovens powers of invention and resourcefulness (Steinberg, 1994). Interestingly, bef...
used two themes, which were contrasted by the composer within a homophonic texture. In other words, the fugue depended on theme ...
forward; however, Beethoven also "applies a double set of brakes" by keeping the tempo firmly in check (Steinberg, 1994, p. 164). ...
the "almost terrifying" manner in which Beethoven pursues the underlying motif (Machlis, 1970, p. 225). The second movement, And...
through the use of rolling chords that softly underscore the melody line in the treble, while octaves sound in the bass like dista...
what the loss of the deceased means to those who have been left behind, while he simultaneously acknowledges the glory of the afte...
sense of awe and wonder at the complex beauty of the music. The classical music of Beethoven blends the varied textures of the o...
Robbins conceived, directed and choreographed West Side Story in 1957, which was written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim...
Christian Gottlob Neefe, the Bonn court organized, mentored him, "encouraging both his playing and his composing" (Johnson, 2005)....
the world until I had produced all that I felt called upon to produce, and so I endured this wretched existence (Machlis, 1970, p....