Composers Essays

In his narrative essay, “Rebel Music,” Daniel Felsenfeld- a composer of classical music who was raised by one of the “least musical families” in Orange County, California- explains how his perspective on classical music had changed during his life (Felsenfeld 640-1). When he was seventeen years old, he took piano …

After attending the concert, the piece of work I would like to talk in most detail about was “Overture to the Magic Flute” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Mozart was a child prodigy, was able to play the piano at 4 and composing his own music at 5. As Professor …

In describing life’s journey, a somewhat cynical perspective is to focus on the isolation and detachment that one inevitably will experience. The three composers, John Faulcher, Michael Leunig and Bruce Dawe all take this stance and use many different stylistic techniques, especially metaphors, to convey this idea of the impersonal …

Do you think a professional athlete should be punished for cheating in an event that has already taken place? This is the case with professional cycler Lance Armstrong. He was found guilty of doping, or using an illegal performance enhancing drug, in the Tour de France, which is the biggest …

Louis Armstrong, arguably the greatest entertainer, and trumpet player during the renaissance era. Louis Armstrong was inspired by people such as Joe the king Oliver, Lil Hardin, and Peter Davis. Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous and influential performers in the entire history of jazz. Louis Armstrong began …

The great art of Jazz was born in the year of 1895 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz is responsible for the creation of Drum Sets and the creation of words like “cool” and “hip”. Jazz was played in all the bars, honky-tonks, saloons, and dancehalls. Jazz was a tremendous influence …

Belonging is a sense of enlightenment felt when an individual gains an understanding of themselves in relation to others and the wider world. This is just one idea presented about belonging, however there are many different ways to belong and there can be barriers that prevent people from belonging. These …

Mozart’s Requiem, in d minor K 626, was written in 1791. Franz Sussmayr, who was Mozart’s understudy, completed it. About half of the Requiem is credited to him, however analyzer’s today and of his day question whether he really did complete any of it due to the mastery of the …

Beethoven like Mozart followed his father as a court musician. The Beethoven’s served the archbishop-elector of Bonn in West Germany. But Ludwig’s father, unlike Wolfgang’s was a failure and an alcoholic who beat the boy to make him practice. The father-son relationship is similar in the fact that both fathers …

Ludwig van Beethoven is a name that is common to most people and is synonymies with great classical music. He is known, quite loosely, as the German composer who created beautiful pieces with an incredible disability. Despite an unhappy family setting and the deafness that struck soon after, the man …