K. 546

	K. 546 The Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546, is a composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart for strings. Mozart entered it into his own work catalogue on 26 June 1788 in Vienna as "A short Adagio for two violins, viola and bass, for a fugue which I wrote some time ago for two Pianos".Ferguson (1999) pp. 11-12. The fugue in question was the two piano fugue in C minor, K. 426, written in December 1783. Form The work is in two sections: # Adagio # Fuga ( Allegro) The 52-bar '' Adagio'' has a very ominous and foreboding tone; musicologist Robert D. Levin said: “Angular outbursts alternate with an unearthly hush; its suggestions of violence and mysticism make the ensuing geometry of the fugue seem a relief”. The adagio section is notated in time, and the fugue is written as an Allegro '' alla breve''. Composition The reason for the work's composition remains a mystery, as there is no known commission for it. One theory is that it was composed on a suggestion by F. A. Hoffmeiste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	C Minor C minor is a minor scale based on C, consisting of the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature consists of three flats. Its relative major is E major and its parallel major is C major. The C natural minor scale is: : Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The C harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are: : : Notable compositions * Charles-Valentin Alkan Prelude Op. 31, No. 16 (Assez lentement) Symphony for Solo Piano, 1st movement: Allegro ** Trois grandes études, Op. 76, No. 3 "Mouvement semblable et perpetuel" (Rondo-Toccata) for the hands reunited * Johannes Sebastian Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 Lute Suite in C minor, BWV 997 Cello Suite No. 5, BWV 1011 The Musical Offering, BWV 1079 ** Partita No. 2, BWV 826 Ludwig van Beethoven (See Beethoven and C minor) * Piano Sonata No. 5 Piano Sonata No. 8 (''Pathétique'') Piano Concer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Counterpoint In music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more musical lines (or voices) which are harmonically interdependent yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. It has been most commonly identified in the European classical tradition, strongly developing during the Renaissance and in much of the common practice period, especially in the Baroque period. The term originates from the Latin ''punctus contra punctum'' meaning "point against point", i.e. "note against note". In Western pedagogy, counterpoint is taught through a system of species (see below). There are several different forms of counterpoint, including imitative counterpoint and free counterpoint. Imitative counterpoint involves the repetition of a main melodic idea across different vocal parts, with or without variation. Compositions written in free counterpoint often incorporate non-traditional harmonies and chords, chromaticism and dissonance. General principles The term "counterpoint" has been us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Compositions For String Quartet Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include visuals and digital space Composition (music), an original piece of music and its creation Composition (visual arts), the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work * ''Composition'' (Peeters), a 1921 painting by Jozef Peeters Composition studies, the professional field of writing instruction ''Compositions'' (album), an album by Anita Baker Digital compositing, the practice of digitally piecing together a video Computer science Function composition (computer science), an act or mechanism to combine simple functions to build more complicated ones Object composition, combining simpler data types into more complex data types, or function calls into calling functions History Composition of 1867, Austro-Hungarian/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Compositions In C Minor Composition or Compositions may refer to: Arts and literature Composition (dance), practice and teaching of choreography Composition (language), in literature and rhetoric, producing a work in spoken tradition and written discourse, to include visuals and digital space Composition (music), an original piece of music and its creation Composition (visual arts), the plan, placement or arrangement of the elements of art in a work * ''Composition'' (Peeters), a 1921 painting by Jozef Peeters Composition studies, the professional field of writing instruction ''Compositions'' (album), an album by Anita Baker Digital compositing, the practice of digitally piecing together a video Computer science Function composition (computer science), an act or mechanism to combine simple functions to build more complicated ones Object composition, combining simpler data types into more complex data types, or function calls into calling functions History Composition of 1867, Austro-Hungarian/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fugues In music, a fugue () is a contrapuntal compositional technique in two or more voices, built on a subject (a musical theme) that is introduced at the beginning in imitation (repetition at different pitches) and which recurs frequently in the course of the composition. It is not to be confused with a '' fuguing tune'', which is a style of song popularized by and mostly limited to early American (i.e. shape note or " Sacred Harp") music and West Gallery music. A fugue usually has three main sections: an exposition, a development and a final entry that contains the return of the subject in the fugue's tonic key. Some fugues have a recapitulation. In the Middle Ages, the term was widely used to denote any works in canonic style; by the Renaissance, it had come to denote specifically imitative works. Since the 17th century, the term ''fugue'' has described what is commonly regarded as the most fully developed procedure of imitative counterpoint. Most fugues open with a shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1788 Compositions Events January–March * January 1 – The first edition of '' The Times'', previously ''The Daily Universal Register'', is published in London. * January 2 – Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution, and becomes the fourth U.S. state under the new government. * January 9 – Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution, and becomes the fifth U.S. state. * January 18 – The leading ship (armed tender HMS ''Supply'') in Captain Arthur Phillip's First Fleet arrives at Botany Bay, to colonise Australia. * January 22 – the Congress of the Confederation, effectively a caretaker government until the United States Constitution can be ratified by at least nine of the 13 states, elects Cyrus Griffin as its last president.''Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History from 458 A. D. to 1909'', ed. by Benson John Lossing and, Woodrow Wilson (Harper & Brothers, 1910) p167 * January 24 – The La Perouse expedition in the ''Astrolabe'' and '' Bousso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]