The opening is a unison melody played by both the left and right hand, which is highly unusual for piano works of the classical era where the left hand either filled out harmonies or began an alberti base accompaniment. ... It would be pertinent to note that his earlier work seem a great deal more ambiguous in dynamic markings than his later work. ... The prominent chromatic scales and by bar 12, we have a rapid six note theme, and a theme at bar 23 which hints at E flat and proceeds to C minor. ... The Rondo is highly typical of the early classical era. ... As far as chord progressio...

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The poem is set in the narrator's house during the afternoon of the first few days of the month of October, when a blind piano tuner comes to fix the piano and after an afternoon filled with music the setting reaches the night time when everything is still and silent and the narrators cat quietly walks up to the piano and strikes one note which lingers on in the narrator's mind in the form of a dream. ... After the tuner has done his work, he requests someone to play, for which the man's wife gets up and starts playing the classical piece "Stardust" we see that the pi...

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The breaking of classical music barriers opened the floodgates for countless other composers, giving them the liberty to experiment in their own work.6 However, in the 5th symphony, Beethoven's more timid approach proved his impeccable ability to layer in choral elements rather than have the piece revolve around them.7 In contrast, by the composition of his 9th symphony, Beethoven was completely deaf.8 In contrast, some credit Beethoven's innovative choral capabilities to his deafness. ... Without being forced to hear the notes, Beethoven was able to have an entirely different perspe...

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Before the movement began he played a sample piece of C minor and D major, which is a symbolic note for the wind instruments like he said. ... He did ask that only those that did know how to write music to write something classical that would sound something like Mozart so he would incorporate it for the next piece. ...

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• Grade Level: High School