Essays on Baroque Music
Gaspar Sanz was a Spanish baroque guitar composer who was at the time very well-known and has influenced many, many classical guitarists and composers right up until today. Although the birth date of Gaspar Sanz is unknown the composer was baptized as Francisco Bartolomé Sanz Celma in the church of Calanda de Ebro, Aragon on...
Improvisation is defined as “the extemporaneous composition or free performance of a musical passage,” by Britannica. However, the definition of improvisation has greatly changed over time and through different contexts. For example, in a Jazz context improvisation includes improvised solos. While in a Baroque context it includes ornamentation, figured bass and articulations, and in a...
The Fibonacci sequence The Fibonacci sequence is the core structure of this composition. This artefact will not have been successful unless the mathematical concept of this sequence is followed in order to produce a musical version of the Fibonacci sequence. There is often talk of the Fibonacci sequence in nature such as in plants, however...
Critical Analysis Paper for Completing the Picture: the Importance of Reconstructing Early Opera Frans and Julie Muller identified the primary challenges associated with the reconstruction of early opera performances. The importance of these reconstructions could hardly be questioned as they may shed light on the complexity, meaning, perception, and impact of the early opera performances....
