E-flat major

César Franck was one of the most sought-after and remarkable composers of the 19th century. Born in Liège in 1822, Franck received his musical instruction at the age of eight at Liège Conservatoire. In 1834, he gave the first public concert in Liège. After moving to Paris in 1835, Frank entered the Conservatoire where he studied counterpoint with Leborne and piano with Zimmermann. It was during his student years at the Paris Conservatoire which Franck composed his first serious works, three trios

Analysis of Haydn’s String Quartet: Op. 76, No. 4, in B-flat Major “Sunrise” Haydn composed his Op. 74 quartets in the later years of his life between 1796 and 1797 and it was the last of his completed string quartets. The set of quartets were dedicated to the Hungarian Count Joseph Erdödy and were published in 1799. It was said that this selection of quartets was one of his “most ambitious chamber works” with his attempt of “emphasizing thematic continuity, seamlessly and continually passing motifs

re-states the main themes. The overture is in the key (with key signature) of E flat major with three flats namely B, E and A flats. The key E flat major is thought of as the most religious, most philosophical and most other-worldly key. This is evident among composers as Francesco Galeazzi(an Italian composer of the same time as Mozart) identified E-flat major as "a heroic key, extremely majestic, grave and serious". The three flats in the key also follow the ‘rule of three’ suggesting ties to Freemasonry

modulates to G minor (relative minor) | E | 60-66 | 69 crotchet beats per minute, B flat major, rit. | Coda | 67-73 | 88 crotchet beats per minute, rit-pause on final note, B flat major. | Characteristics of Movement 2 * The opening of ‘March of the Volunteer’ is used twice by horn 1/trumpet 1 in bars 61-64. ‘March of the Volunteers’ is the Chinese national anthem and was a revolutionary anti-Japanese song. * Mostly Composed in B flat major. * Apart from the restatement

report is about , Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Opus 55, also called, Eroica composed by the German composer Ludwig Van Beethoven it was composed between 1802-1804 and is a classical symphony. This one is the number third symphony of Beethoven performer and is so beautiful and emotional. This performance is about an hour long and the form contains four movement. The instruments that Symphony No. 3 contains are two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B-flat, two bassoons, three horns, two trumpets

During the romantic era, there were many great composers that made the Romantic period the most innovative in music history. But Felix Mendelssohn is often viewed as a Classical-Romantic composer, whose style paradoxically incorporated elements of formal balance and graceful control on the one hand, and romantic subjectivity and fantasy on the other. Felix Mendelssohn (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) was a German composer, pianist, musical conductor, and teacher, and one of the most-celebrated

May, 2010 11:15 am Parsons Music, Time Square Programme J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 851 [duration] J. Haydn Sonata in E flat major Hob. XVI:49 I: Allegro II: Adagio e cantabile III: Finale: Tempo di Minuet [duration] F. Schubert Impromptu in G flat major Op. 90 No. 3 [duration] F. Poulenc Trois Novelettes No.1 and No.2 I: C major II: B flat minor [duration] [total duration] Prelude and Fugue in D minor BWV 851 (from the Well -tempered Clavier Part I) Johann Sebastian Bach

the keyboard with the formula (WWHWWWH). And how you would do it would be, you go from the G to A, whole note, next would be A to B, whole note. Next B to C ,half note, next would be C to D, whole not; after that D to E, whole note. And you would just keep following formula and do E to F, whole

key of E flat up through the Pamina and Papageno duet that is about in the middle of Act I, right before the Finale. This first section musically is the first theme group of a sonata-allegro form. Dramatically, the opera is taken over by the Queen of the Night. The antithesis is the Act I Finale starting with Tamino being guided by the three sprits to Sarastro’s temple. Musically this section functions as the “contrasting key group” of a sonata-allegro structure because the key is C major. Dramatically

Then quickly after there is a simple theme that comes about from the notes as well as the major chords. A majority of the lines or tones within this piece all branch of from a single chord. "Additionally, there are many striking harmonic details, such as the exploration of distantly related keys and the use of dissonant chords. Underlying the