Niccolo paganini

born on October 27, 1782 in Genoa, Italy in a family of six children. Mandolin at
the age of five. Transfer training to the violin at the age of seven with different
violin professor in Italy.
Some works of Niccolo Paganini:
La campanella
24 capries for solo violin, Op.1
Concerto no.1 in Eb, Op.6
15 Quartels for guitar and strings trio
“ The carnival of Venice”
Fredric Chopin began to play piano at the age of 4. He composed polonaise at the
age of 7. He studied piano at Warsaw Conservatory under Wilhelm Wiirfel and
most of the music was influenced by folk music. He finished his formal education
at the higher school in 1829 and soon traveled to Europe giving concerts in places
such as Vienna, Munich, Paris, and London. He wrote almost exclusively for piano.
He made extensive use of piano pedal in most of his compositions.
Chopin is famous in the following:
Ballade - a verse form or narrative that is set to music.
Etude - a piece composed for the development of a specific technique.
Mazurka - a Polish dance in triple time signature.
Nocturne - an instrumental composition of a pensive.
Polonaise - a slow Polish dance in triple time that consists of a march.
Prelude – a short piece of music that can be used as a preface.
Waltz - a German dance in triple meter.
Impromptu - a short free-form musical composition usually for a solo instrument.
Scherzo - a musical movement of playful character.
Sonata – composition for one or more solo instrument usually consisting of three
or four independent movements warying in key.
ROBERT SCHUMANN
One of the famous Romantic composers that beautifully combined music and
words is Robert Schumann. He was a composer and music. Robert Schumann was
born in 1810 in Zwickan.
Piano works:
“Abengg Variations,” Opus 1(1830)
“Davidsbundlertanz”
“Carnival” Opus 9 (1835)
Phantasiestucke, “ Opus 12 (1827)
“Kreisleriana,” Opus 16 (1838)
“Kinderszenen,” Opus 15 (1838)
Franz Liszt he best word that describe the works of Franz Liszt is “virtnosity.’’ He
was known as the virtuoso pianist the composer and the busiest musican during
the Romantic Era. He played and studied in Vienna and Paris while performing in
the concerts in the rest of Europe.
Some od Liszt’s Piano works:
La Campanella
Liebestraume No.3
Liszt’s “Hungarian Rapsoclies’’ were originally wrotten for solo piano but many
were arranged for or chestra or other combination of instruments. The Hungarian
Raphsody no.2 is the most popular and was the basis for the “tbm and
sepry”cartoon called the “ cat concerto”.
-Un sospiro
-Sonata in B minor
-Arrangement of the Q Beethoven symphonies
Hector Berlioz is a French Romantic composer born on December 11, 1803. At his
young age, he learned to play guitar and flute but never became skilled in a
specific musical instrument. His father was a physician who sent Hector to
medical school but he ended up pursuing a career in music.
One of his famous musical compositions is a five movement symphony called
“symphonie fantastique.”In this composition which is also known as “Fantastic
Symphoy.”
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Pyotr ilyich chaykowsky) who was born on may 7, 1840
on Votkinsk, Russia was known for his ballet music. He first studied law and
became a law clerk in St. Petersburg in his twenties. He rebelled and began to
study music at a conservatory, also in St. Petersburg.
Tchaikovsky’s Famous composition:
“Swan lake” “symphony no.6 “Pathetique”
“The nutcracker” “ Romeo and Juliet”
1812 overture Symphony no.2
“sleeping beauty” Plano Concerto no.1
Camille Saint-Saens was known as a talented musician from an early age. He was
born in Paris on October 9, 1835 and started his music through the help of his
aunt by teaching him piano lessons when he was only two years old and
afterward he began composing piano places at age three.
He was considered as an composer who creates elegant music, neat, clean,
polished, and never excessive. An example of this is “ The Swan.” As an organist
and one of the best pianist of his time, he sat very still at the piano and played
gracefully and cool.
Best known music of Camille Saint-Saens:
-“Carnival of the animals”
-“Dance Macabre”
-“Symphonies no.3”
-“The Swan”