MUAR 211 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: General Idea, Woodwind Instrument, Duple And Quadruple Metre
3 Nov 2016
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Tone colour: instrumental design refined; composers explored each tone color. Miniature compositions vs. grandiose compositions: 2 extremes and tendencies. Instrumental music written in connection with a poem, story, or some general idea or mood. E. g. berlioz" symphonie fantastique follows a story, step-by-step. E. g. chopin"s nocturnes - evoke a general nighttime atmosphere for mood. Little in the way of formal musical eduction primarily self-taught. Not a virtuoso - never learned to play piano, but played flute and guitar. In paris he fully availed himself of the musical resources at his disposal and immersed himself in the parisian musical scene. Eventually dropped out of medical school to pursue music. Progressive orchestrator - knew how to exploit the different colours of the many instruments. It is a large question; yet it seems to me one should answer it in this way: love cannot give an idea of music; music can give an idea of love. They are the two wings of the soul. "".
