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Sep 16, 1098
Hildegard of Bingen
Birth: 1098
Death:1179
Piece of music: Alleluia, O virga mediatrix
Genre of piece: Alleleluia plainchant, from the Proper of the Mass on feasts for the Virgin Mary.
Expression of piece:
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Dec 7, 1300
Notre Dame School
Date: Early 13th century
Piece of music: Gaude Maria virgo
Genre: Organum
Texture: Three-part polyphony, alternating with monophonic chant.
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Dec 7, 1350
Machaut
Birth: 1300
Death: 1377
Piece of music: Ma fin est mon commencement
Texture: Non-imitative polyphony.
Meter: Duple meter, syncopated.
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Dec 7, 1538
Jacques Arcadelt
Birth: 1507
Death: 1568
Piece of music: Il bianco e dolce cigno
Meter: Simple movement in duple meter.
Texture: Mostly homophonic: imitative entries on the last line.
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Dec 7, 1551
Tielman Susato
Birth: 1515
Death: 1571
Piece of music: Three Dances
Genre: Ronde
Meter: Lively duple meter
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Dec 7, 1567
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Birth: 1525
Death: 1594
Piece of music: Gloria, from Pope Marcellus Mass
Meter: Slow duple meter, weak pulse.
Genre: Gloria, from his setting of the Mass Ordinary
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Henry Purcell
Birth: 1659
Death: 1695
Piece of music: Dido and Aeneas, Act III, Opening and Lament
Meter: Free recitative, slow aria in triple meter.
Genre: Opera, English
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Antonio Vivaldi
Birth: 1678
Death: 1741
Piece of music: Spring, from The Four Seasons, Op. 8, No. 1,I
Genre: Programmatic concerto for solo violin, based on an Italian sonnet
Expression: Musical images from poem
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George Frideric Handel
Birth: 1685
Death: 1759
Piece of music: Messiah, Nos. 18 and 44
Genre: Oratorio, in three parts
Expression in Part II: Varied dynamics for dramatic effect.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Birth: 1756
Death: 1791
Piece of music:Don Giovanni, Act I, scene 2
Genre: Opera buffa
Meter: Accented duple meter
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Joseph Haydn
Birth: 1732
Death: 1809
Piece of music: String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 3 (Emperor), II
Meter: Simple rhythms in quadruple meter; some syncopation in later variations.
Expression: Tempo is rather slow, in a singing style; subtle and contrasting dynamics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Birth: 1770
Death: 1827
Piece of music:Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
Meter: Four-note rhythmic idea shapes the movement.
Texture: Mostly homophonic.
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Schubert
Birth: 1797
Death: 1828
Piece of music: Elfking
Genre: Lied
Meter: Almost constant triplets in the piano; duple meter, more lilting feel for Elfking.
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Chopin
Birth: 1810
Death: 1849
Piece of music: Mazurka in B-flat Minor, Op. 24, No. 4
Genre: Mazurka for solo piano
Texture: Largely homophonic, with regular left-hand accompaniment in quarter notes.
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Richard Wagner
Birth: 1813
Death: 1883
Piece of music: The Valkyrie, Act III, Opening and Finale
Genre: Music drama: second in a cycle of four
Expression: Excited mood; huge dynamic contrasts; evokes battle cries and flying warriors.
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Tchaikovsky
Birth: 1840
Death: 1893
Piece of music: The Nutcracker, Two Dances
Genre: Ballet
Expression: Quiet and mysterious mood.
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Debussy
Birth: 1862
Death: 1918
Piece of music: Prelude to "The Afternoon of a Faun"
Genre: Symphonic poem
Expression: Evocative mood; sensual.
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Stravinsky
Birth: 1882
Death: 1971
Piece of music: The Rite of Spring, Part I, excerpts
Genre: Ballet
Meter: Free shifting meter; the four-note rhythm mic idea establishes a duple pulse.
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Copland
Birth: 1900
Death: 1990
Piece of music: Appalachian Spring, excerpts
Genre: Ballet suite in seven sections
Texture: Individual instruments are featured.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVahuS9hk_s