MUSC 102 Lecture Notes - Fingerboard, Impressionism, Oboe
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Increase in nationalism: different countries and regions had unique sounds , two significant austrian-german composers: brahms and mahler, ex. Brahm"s lullaby is an example of taking an older form and composing it as a symphony: doubling 3rd and 6th to help fill out orchestral (lush quality) Looked forward to new forms: modern-day beethoven, driven, strict also pressured by legacy of beethoven career as composer and conductor, wanted to become conductor at the vienna opera house, but since he was jewish, anti- Tradition is a mess (disagreed brahm"s philosophy: considered as the last of the major romantic composers. Large piece (90 minutes vs. 20-30 mins: quiet, stately, and many key changes, highly romantic (frequent mentions of god, life, death, re-incarnation, examples of word painting, 1:37. I would rather to be in heaven (line goes up: 2:49. Came abroad a wide path (tempo increases: 3:02. I (solo violin is heard: opening is a beautiful mellow voice, followed by brass chorale.
