Composers

Introduction Western Art Music has a long history that dates way back in the medieval times, which was the beginning of lots of music, which has survived. The Baroque period saw the rise of musical genres that maintain a hold for the musical composition in the future, yet the classical period came with the development…

K’naan whose real name is Keinan Abdi Warsame was born in Mogadishu, Somalia in the year 1978. He moved to Canada at the age of 12 as a refugee where he managed to stabilize his career in poetry and music. K’naan specializes in rapping, poetry, songwriting, singing and instrumentalism. All of K’naan’s songs target the…

Introduction The very famous “Riot” in the history of the arts broke out on the night of May 29th 1913, the premiere of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The opening night with a full house of excited audience members at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris soon became a scandalous evening. Stravinsky’s…

What is the difference between music and noise? In a personal point of view, one important difference is that music makes sense. It has its own structure, basic patterns and it shows how composers made the pieces by their logic as well as their elaborate management. Therefore I would say, a piece without any structure…

Question 1: Leitmotifs or leitmotiv is a word meaning leading motif in German.  A musical theme, which usually recurs, it mostly appears in operas but at times also in symphonic poems. Leitmotif is associated with a particular person, place, or idea. It might be a short tune, but can also be a chord or a…

Introduction Classical music has a long history that dates way back in the medieval times, which was the beginning for a great deal of music which has actually survived. The Baroque period saw the rise of musical genres that maintain a hold for the musical composition in the future, yet the classical period came with…