Introduction In this article, I would like to talk to you most practically and concisely possible about one of the most influential works of the Italian nineteenth century: Lucia Di Lammermoor (1835), by Gaetano Donizetti (1797-1848). Of a compositional tendency opposed to that of his contemporary Bellini, who, as we have seen in a previous […]
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Introduction In this article I would like to tell you about Vincenzo Bellini, born in Catania in 1801 and died in Puteaux, France, in 1835. The very short life of this composer was characterized by the production of authentic masterpieces: he desired to mature the perfection of a small and limited number of works (in
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Introduction In this article, I would like to talk to you most practically and concisely possible about the Gregorian chant, born in the ninth century under the need to combine the uses of Roman ritualism with those of the Gallican tradition. But let’s take a step back and look at the reasons for this phenomenon
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Introduction If you've searched for this page you're probably wondering which instrument to start your piano studies with, and I can assure you that you don't necessarily need a grand piano: you just need a keyboard. This is because the study of the piano is not only the study of sound or listening to timbre:
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Introduction In this article we will talk in the most practical and concise way possible about the augmented sixths, otherwise called augmented sixth chord. These chords are found throughout the whole musical repertoire, from Pop to Jazz to Blues and Classical (think of Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt etc.). If we were to consider all
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Introduction In this article I would like to talk to you in the most practical and concise way possible about Franz Liszt’s attempt to get out of the field of tonality: he arrived at sounds that were in fact new and unusual for the compositional panorama of his time. The consequences of this attempt will
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Introduction In this article I would like to talk to you, in the most concise way possible, about the role that the figure of Franz Liszt played in the History Of Music. I will try to avoid all that information that you can find everywhere, such as his date of birth or death, and to
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Introduction In this article I would like to introduce you in the most practical and concise way possible to the two figures that illuminated the late Baroque: I am obviously talking about J. S. Bach and G. F. Haendel. I will try to avoid giving you all that series of obvious information that you can
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Introduction In this article I will try to introduce you in the most practical way possible to one of the most interpreted forms of the piano repertoire: the Mazurka. Today you can’t talk about Mazurka without talking about F. Chopin: Let’s find out why. Origins Chopin began to write using the form of the Mazurka
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Introduction Nowadays, we can not deny it, more and more people are approaching Classical Music by searching on Google "Relaxing Classical Music". The purpose is, as you can easily guess, to lie down for a few minutes, enjoy good music, maybe while sipping good tea, snacking, reading a book, running in a park and so
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