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Beethoven's portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer in the transition between the classical and romantic period. He composed in many different forms including nine symphonies, five piano concertos, and a violin concerto. [1] Beethoven's method of composition has long been debated among ...
Beethoven expanded the formal and emotional scope – not to mention length – of nearly every genre in which he wrote. While he is most famous for his heightening of the symphonic form, Beethoven also had a dramatic influence on the piano sonata, violin sonata, string quartet and piano concerto, among several others.
American jazz pianist Arturo Toscanini [4] 1867 1957 Italian conductor Brian Wilson [37] 1942 (living) American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and co-founder of the Beach Boys: Stevie Wonder [4] 1950 (living) American musician Yo-Yo Ma [38] 1955 (living) American cellist Cindy Lauper: 1953 (living American musician
Ludwig van Beethoven [n 1] (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire and span the transition from the Classical period to the Romantic era in classical music.
Early operas were produced from a score containing, mostly, just the vocal parts and figured bass (as in Ex. 6, without keyboard realization); these were elaborated and ornamented by the performers . The resulting performance might relate to the score rather as a great jazz performance might relate to the melody and chords indicated in a fake book.
The Panharmonicon was a musical instrument invented in 1805 by Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, a contemporary and friend of Beethoven. Beethoven composed his piece "Wellington's Victory" (Op. 91) to be played on Mälzel's mechanical orchestral organ and also to commemorate Arthur Wellesley's victory over the French at the Battle of Vitoria in 1813.
The orchestral program music tradition is also continued in some pieces for jazz orchestras. For narrative or evocative popular music, please see Concept Album . Any discussion of program music brings to mind Walt Disney 's animated features Fantasia (1940) and Fantasia 2000 (1999), in which the Disney animators provided graphic visualisation ...
Riff-driven songs are largely a product of jazz, blues, and post-blues era music (rock and pop). [10] The musical goal of riff-driven songs is akin to the classical continuo effect, but raised to much higher importance (in fact, the repeated riff is used to anchor the song in the ears of the listener).