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Mazurkas, Op. 63 (Chopin)
The Opus number, Op. 63 Mazurkas by Frédéric Chopin are a set of three mazurkas for solo piano written in 1846 and published in 1847. These were Chopin's last set of mazurkas published during his lifetime. They demonstrate the composer's "late" style and may suggest a maturity of his emotional approach to the mazurka as a musical form. Analysis Mazurka in B major, Op. 63, No. 1 The first of the Op. 63 Mazurkas, B major and marked ''Tempo, Vivace'', begins with a lively theme typical of Chopin's mazurkas. This is immediately followed by a more simple second theme which has a rustic feel. Throughout the piece, feelings of animation and excitement present in the main theme are contrasted by the simplicity and warmth of the second theme. Overall, this mazurka is very rhythmic and full of flourishes. It lasts about two and a half minutes. Mazurka in F minor, Op. 63, No. 2 The second Mazurka of the set, marked ''Tempo, Lento'' and set in the nostalgic key of F minor, is melancholy a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Chopin Photo
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Compositions In B Major
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Music With Dedications
Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of music vary widely in substance and approach. While scholars agree that music is defined by a small number of specific elements, there is no consensus as to what these necessary elements are. Music is often characterized as a highly versatile medium for expressing human creativity. Diverse activities are involved in the creation of music, and are often divided into categories of composition, improvisation, and performance. Music may be performed using a wide variety of musical instruments, including the human voice. It can also be composed, sequenced, or otherwise produced to be indirectly played mechanically or electronically, such as via a music box, barrel organ, or digital audio workstation software on a computer. Music often plays a key r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1846 Compositions
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Mazurkas By Frédéric Chopin
The Mazurka (Polish language, Polish: ''mazurek'') is a Polish musical form based on stylised folk dances in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo, with character defined mostly by the prominent Mazur (dance), mazur's "strong Accent (music), accents unsystematically placed on the second or third Beat (music), beat". The Mazurka, alongside the polka dance, became popular at the ballrooms and salons of Europe in the 19th century, particularly through the notable works by Frédéric Chopin. The mazurka (in Polish ''mazur'', the same word as the Mazur (dance), mazur) and mazurek (rural dance based on the mazur) are often confused in Western literature as the same musical form. History The folk origins of the ''Mazurk'' are three Polish folk dances which are: * ''Mazur (dance), mazur'', most characteristic due to its inconsistent rhythmic accents, * slow and melancholic ''kujawiak'', * fast ''oberek''. The ''mazurka'' is always found to have either a triplet, trill, dotted ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counterpoint
In music theory, counterpoint is the relationship of two or more simultaneous musical lines (also called voices) that are harmonically dependent on each other, yet independent in rhythm and melodic contour. The term originates from the Latin ''punctus contra punctum'' meaning "point against point", i.e. "note against note". John Rahn describes counterpoint as follows: Counterpoint 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. 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 c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sotto Voce (music)
In music, ; , ) is a dramatic lowering of the vocal or instrumental volume—not necessarily ''pianissimo'', but a definitely hushed tonal quality. Examples of sotto voce include: * In Mozart's Ave verum corpus, K. 618, where it is the only dynamic marked, at the beginning of all choral and instrumental parts. * In the sung parts in Mozart's Requiem, K. 626, particularly the Dies irae sequence: ** In the ''Tuba mirum'' movement, during the 'sighing' line 'Cum vix justus' ('When the just may hardly (be sure)'), when the four soloists sing together for the first time. Later, the line is reprised with syncopation in ''forte''. ** In the ''Confutatis'' movement, during the line 'Voca me cum benedictis' ('Call me with the blessed'), sung by the soprano and alto parts in the chorus, in stark contrast with the preceding lines sung by the tenors and basses 'Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis' ('Once the cursed have been silenced, sentenced to acrid flames...'). ** In Franz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melody
A melody (), also tune, voice, or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combination of Pitch (music), pitch and rhythm, while more figuratively, the term can include other musical elements such as Timbre, tonal color. It is the foreground to the background accompaniment. A line or Part (music), part need not be a foreground melody. Melodies often consist of one or more musical Phrase (music), phrases or Motif (music), motifs, and are usually repeated throughout a Musical composition, composition in various forms. Melodies may also be described by their melodic motion or the pitches or the interval (music), intervals between pitches (predominantly steps and skips, conjunct or disjunct or with further restrictions), pitch range, tension (music), tension and release, continuity and coherence, cadence (music), cadence, and shape. Function and elements Johann Philipp Kirnberger arg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
C-sharp Minor
C-sharp minor is a minor scale based on C, with the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Its key signature consists of four sharps. The C-sharp natural minor scale is: Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as necessary. The C-sharp harmonic minor and melodic minor scales are: Its relative major is E major. Its parallel major, C-sharp major, is usually written instead as the enharmonic key of D-flat major, since C-sharp major’s key signature with seven sharps is not normally used. Its enharmonic equivalent, D-flat minor, having eight flats including the B, has a similar problem. Therefore, C-sharp minor is often used as the parallel minor for D-flat major. (The same enharmonic situation occurs with the keys of A-flat major and G-sharp minor, and in some cases, with the keys of G-flat major and F-sharp minor.) Scale degree chords The scale degree chords of C-sharp minor are: * Tonic – C-sharp min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kujawiak
The kujawiak is a Polish folk dance from the region of Kuyavia (Kujawy) in central Poland.Don Michael Randel. ''The Harvard Dictionary of Music''. Harvard University Press. 2003. p. 449. It is one of the five national dances of Poland, the others being the krakowiak, Mazur (dance), mazur, oberek, and polonaise (dance), polonaise. The music is in triple meter, and is characterized by its Tempo rubato, rubato tempo and calm, lyrical nature. The dance typically involves couples walking gracefully in a quarter-note rhythm, on slightly bended knees, with relaxed turns, around a circle. History The name "kujawiak", as a reference to the dance, first appeared in 1827, in T.F. Jaskólski's composition ''Pasterze na Bachorzy. Sielanki Kujawskie''. It is argued that the dance was developed from the mazur between 1750 and 1830. In 1841, Leon Zienkowicz described the kujawiak as a "regional variety of the mazurka relying on the domination of the minor key". The majority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diatonic And Chromatic
Diatonic and chromatic are terms in music theory that are used to characterize Scale (music), scales. The terms are also applied to musical instruments, Interval (music), intervals, Chord (music), chords, Musical note, notes, musical styles, and kinds of harmony. They are very often used as a pair, especially when applied to contrasting features of the Common practice period, common practice music of the period 1600–1900. These terms may mean different things in different contexts. Very often, ''diatonic'' refers to musical elements derived from the modes and transpositions of the "white note scale" C–D–E–F–G–A–B. In some usages it includes all forms of heptatonic scale that are in common use in Western music (the major, and all forms of the minor). ''Chromatic'' most often refers to structures derived from the chromatic scale in 12-tone equal temperament, which consists of all semitones. Historically, however, it had other senses, referring in Ancient Greek mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
