Great Musicians Eyewitness

[...]... Music for the Royal Fireworks, and and a forerunner of the piano Harpsichords were often used to Water Music At the time, London was a great accompany orchestral and choral center of music-making and attracted many other works Before conductors, musicians often directed a great composers Handel lived there for over performance from the 36 years and his home, 25 Brook Street, is now a harpsichord, adding... including his disciple Hans von Bülow (1830–94), and the great Herbert von Karajan (1908–89) “Whatever my passions demand of me, I become for the time being—musician, poet, director, author, lecturer, or anything else.” Wagner in a letter to Franz Liszt, his great friend nazi following Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), leader of the German Nazi party, was a great admirer of Wagner Hitler felt that the heroic aspirations... service, the great Verdi conductor, Toscanini, directed a choir of over 800 singing the slaves’ chorus from Nabucco Over 250,000 followed the cortege Verdi was buried in Milan in the chapel of the Casa Respori, his rest home for poor musicians His epitaph is: “He wept and loved for everyone.” Bryn Terfel as Sir John Falstaff at London’s Royal Opera House, 1999 Johannes Brahms Brahms was the last great composer... soloists, organ, and orchestra His compositions stand unchallenged as the high point of the Baroque period of music, when elaborate polyphonic music was the ideal In his lifetime, Bach was admired by great musicians including Handel, Mozart, and Beethoven He was also criticized by some for writing music that was considered overly complicated Immediately after his death, Bach’s work was overlooked in favor... NEW WORKS Even late in his life, Haydn was still finding new challenges In 1796 he wrote a concerto for Anton Weidinger’s new “keyed” trumpet, which offered a greater range of notes than the earlier instrument Haydn’s last years were full of great works, including his Nelson Mass (1798), completed soon after the British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated the French Emperor Napoleon in the Battle of the... language that combined words and action with music to make some of the earliest and greatest musical theater From the age of 15 until his death, Monteverdi developed his musical style by writing books of madrigals; his most famous collection is Madrigals of War and Love His music used instruments to accompany voices, which was a great innovation at the time He left his job at the court of the Duke of Mantua... and his two children and beloved wife died In despair, he nearly gave up music A friend from Italy’s great opera house, La Scala, persuaded him to try again His next opera, Nabucco, established his fame throughout Europe January 27, dies in Milan Buried beside his wife in the home he founded for retired musicians 26 Performance of Nabucco at La Scala, Milan, 1995 Fanfare trumpet, known as an Aïda trumpet... his lifetime, and he saw his fortunes rise and fall with them A former Bishop of Palestrina became Pope Julius III in 1550 He was Palestrina’s first and greatest patron, and appointed him as chorus master to his Cappella Giulia One of Palestrina’s greatest works is dedicated to Julius II’s successor, Pope Marcellus II chant music from the vatican The Cappella Giulia is still the choir that participates... Audiences in the 19th century and Clara Schumann took sides to either defend him or tear him down, like a great musical prize fighter Health deteriorates April 1897, dies of cancer He is buried in Vienna Lifelong friends Antonio STRADIVARI The Stradivari family, from Cremona, Italy, made some of the greatest violins ever produced The workshop was founded by Antonio (1644–1737) in 1680 A violinist is extremely... Rubinstein (1829–94) 1887 Begins composing Sent to school in St Petersburg 1888 May 7, born in Votkinsk, Russia 1859 Creator of some of the greatest melodies, Tchaikovsky is the most iconic of all Russian composers He transformed a difficult personal life into great music His many compositions form the pinnacle of 19th-century Russian music European forms of the symphony, concerto, and opera with the . long Player blows into end Titles: E/W Guide Great Musicians (ED628) Size: 216 x 280 (Bleed5mm) 1 142675 006 00 07/09/07 K53/77 2:30 NT1-3 Titles: E/W Guide Great Musicians (ED628) Size: 216 x 280 (Bleed5mm) 1 142675 007 00 . century Saxophone Johann Sebastian Bach Sitar, or Indian lute Written by ROBERT ZIEGLER African kora GREAT MUSICIANS Eyewitness St. Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow Clarinet Manuscript written by J. S. Bach Rolling. Music 66 A–Z of Great Performers 68 Find Out More 70 Glossary of Musical Terms 72 Index/Acknowledgments Illustrated music manuscript from the Vatican Titles: E/W Guide Great Musicians (ED628) Size: