Classical musicLucia Petrikovicova – leader, Jozef Halaj, Radka Bohacikova

What is classical music?  Do you know?

Classical music-one of the oldest musical styles -The symphony orchestra The major time divisions of classical music are the early music period,

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which includes: Medieval (500–1400) and Renaissance (1400–1600), the Common practice period, which includes the Baroque (1600–1750), Classical (1750–1830)

and Romantic (1815–1910) periods, and the modern and contemporary period, which includes 20th century (1900–2000)

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BaroqueAntonio Lucio Vivaldi (4 March 1678 – 28 July 1741)

- the greatest Baroque composer

Vivaldi is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin, as well as sacred choral works and over 40 operas.

-The Red Priest"

His best worr are:-Four seasons: it is a set of four violin concertos -The texture of each concerto is varied

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 24. január 1705, Andria – † 15. júl 1782, Bologna

-Undergone a castration -When he was fifteen years old-He made his famous name  - Tour Europe -Music therapy -Royal favourite

Farinelli was celebrated Italian castrato singer of the 18th century and one of the greatest singers in the history of opera.

Impressionism Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937)

He disliked the overtly religious themes of other composers- Bolero- Ravel wrote two piano concertos: frst was for Paul Wittgenstein second - When Ravel was 24........ Pavane for a dead princess -Who was this dead princess?

Ravel always assured listeners that the title was nothing more than a fancy of his, that he imagined the tune to be "a slow Spanish dance to which a little princess may once have danced."

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ImpressionismGabriel Urbain Fauré(12 May 1845– 4 November 1924) -one of the foremost French composers of

his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers.

-Pavane, Requiem. -Debussy's Passepied in his Suite

bergamasque-Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte.

Modern orchestral music

Craig Armstrong (born 29 April 1959)

-the Royal Academy of Music from 1977 to 1981-Royal Shakespeare Company -He has collaborated with many profesionals....for example: U2,Madonna,Pavarotti etc...-many awards

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EscapeOne of the most popular tracks composed by Armstrong

He has more worldhearded tracks like Weather Storm

this love and so on...

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Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

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Joseph-Maurice Ravel

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Urbain Fauré

Craig Armstrong

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