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Internal values of Mozart's music
remained undiscovered for many years.
Many superficiesspectors regarded the
beauty of his works as shallow, but the
reality was different. He was a
thoughtful and energetic artist and
strove for his art as much as he could. |
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In
his short life, he revolutionized the music
world into a realm of different colors and
tastes with his eternal masterpieces. He is
considered to be one of the greatest classic
composers and it could be easily claimed that
his genius has guided him in the right direction
through the complicated world of music. Seven
minuets and trios were composed by him when he
was around 13 years old. These works are
overfilled with ecstacy and youthful energy.
Louis Couperin was one of the three children of
Charles Couperin who was a French merchant and a
prominent violonist. He was born around 1630 in
Chaumes-en-Brie. His short life ended in Paris
because of an unknown disease in 1665.In
contrast to his contemporaries, Louis is
considered to be a pioneer composer. He is among
the descendants of a family who dominated a part
of European music for about 150 years. Saraband
by Couperin is a gracefull dance with a
polyphonic texture. While Saraband is originally
Spanish, it has become popular in France and
Britain. Minuet in G major by Ludwig Van
Beethoven is a famous work. He was a unique
human being who managed to break the captivity
chains of music. His name indeed deserves honor
and respect. According to him,the helpless poor
will be relieved to see a man of their own class
has done his best to overcome all the obstacles
in order to reach the noble position of a member
of the avende-garde. Beethoven with his music
will always shed the beam of truth to the
mankind. John Bennet was born around 1570. He
composed many Madrigals. His first book of
Madrigals was published in 1599. His religious
works are also of major importance. His death
probobly happened in 1614. Giovanni Battista
Vitali was a violinist. He was born around 1644
in cremona In the position of a violonist in
ST.Petronio Church in Bologna and then chapel
master duke modena presented many works to the
music world. His partitas for violin and bass
are among the famous musical works which like
the Suit, present sequentially the dances of
that era. Vitali died in 1692. After his death,
many of his unpublished works were printed and
published by his son Tommaso Antonio Vitiliby .
Guilloume Dufay was a cosmopolition ; musician
solitary and free . His expeditions made him a
mature, wise and experienced man. Born in 1400
(?1397) , he was indeed one of the most
prominent figures of music in the first half of
the 15th century. He has amalgamated the French,
English and Italian techniques in such a unique
way, which no one can manage to the Trecento
musical art owes him all of its glory and
splendor and on the other hand, reveals how his
beautiful, logical and symmetrical music has
inspired the great Italian painters and
sculptors. He used the jolly dance rhythms and
the ethnic musical colors in the sacred music.
The result is such a strange kind of benediction
that no other musician can possibly achieve.
Dufay died in 1474 but his perfect polyphonic
mass, which is composed on the basis of Cantus
Firmus, has made him an eternal figur"Vergene
Bella.
Geogia by Hoagy Carmichael, the American
musician (b.1899), has a special sense and
atmosphere. He was a composer of songs and
lyrics, film actor and singer. Possessing a kind
of a modern harmony, Carmicheal's works resemble
the music of his country (d 1981). Among his
other songs are Two Sleepy People, The Star Dust
and Little Old Lady.
Chaconne by Arcangello Corelli is delicate,
beautiful and worthy to hear. This dance
originally appeard in the late 16th century in
spain where it had a free and energetic form.
Later in the early years of 17th century it
entered France as a gracefull dance. In
corelli's hands, this piece has got a specific
kind of beauty and depth. He was a prominent
composer for string ensembels and a great
violonist. His lifetime (1653-1713) was entirely
devoted to musical activities.
Bahman Mehabadi |