He was a smart child having had learned German and French at the age of 6. ... He started this composition in February of 1893 (1 Dick). ... The property of the piece that stands out to most who study music is the fact that he closed the piece on a bad "note" (1 Dick). ... The tempo becomes moderato while continuing to bounce around as the length of notes are being shortened and increased to add variety to the piece. ... Much longer notes are being played here and it much less jumpy and sudden. ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

One of his great works includes an opera called "Euridice- (Salm, 1). ... Most of her music is inspired by poetry, which she mainly wrote herself (I1, 1). ... Boulanger was born into a French family in 1893. ... In this piece, Boulanger used thirteen poems by Francis Jammes as her base (Briscoe, 1). ... Other than her mother, she had very little formal training in music theory (Amy, 1). ...

• Word Count: 1221
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School