Baroque Cello and Its Performance
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A 22 page research paper that examines both the Baroque cello (differences between the Baroque and modern instruments, its history and development) and the nature of Baroque performance (the various requirements for playing Baroque cello, practical performance tips). Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Baroque Music/Concerto No. 2 in F Major
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A 4 page research paper that examines the major features and characteristics of Baroque music. The writer also analyzes Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in F Major as an prime example of Baroque music. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Baroque, Classical and Romantic/Comparing 3 Works
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A 6 page essay that examines three great musical works, and compares, first of all, the overall characteristics of each work and then specifically analyzes them in terms of their differences, similarities and unique elements. The selections chose are Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor from the Baroque period; Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from the Classical; and Chopin's Polonaise in A-Flat from the Romantic. The paper concludes with the writer's personal impressions of Chopin's Polonaise. No bibliography is offered.
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Beethoven and Influence
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A 6 page research paper that discusses the influence that Beethoven's music has had on the composers that came after him. The writer argues that the hypothesis formulated by Harold Bloom in his book The Anxiety of Influence that such influential artists of the past have an Oedipal-like relationship with those in the present does not apply in this case. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Beethoven's 6th/The Pastoral Symphony
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A 6 page research paper that offers a comprehensive analysis of Beethoven's 6th symphony. The writer includes details from the work's debut, a discussion of the work, movement by movement and a brief commentary on its critical reception. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Beethoven's Ninth & The Classical Era
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A 6 page research paper/essay that argues that Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, coming as it does at the end of the Classical period, foreshadows Romantic concerns, it, nevertheless, is a classical work. Throughout the Ninth, traditional forms and structures are evident and provide a solid framework upon which the emotionality of the work rests. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
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An 11 page research paper that examines and analyzes Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, with particularly emphasis on the chorale finale. The writer discusses the sonata-allegro structure and how Beethoven adapted this structure in the Ninth, as well as the emotional qualities of the work that foreshadowed the development of music during the Romantic era. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Beethoven's String Quartets
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A 5 page research paper that offers an overview of Beethoven's early, middle and late quartets. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony/An Analysis
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A 4 pages research paper that offers a detailed, analytical description of the four movements of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which is drawn from Joseph Machlis’s text The Enjoyment of Music. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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