Assignment 5

Video 1 Minute 1: A guy starts playing the cello very fast Minute 2: He keeps playing fast and varying the notes from low to high and vice versa Very interesting and energetic music; I really enjoy classical music Video 2 Minute 1: He starts playing the same song as video 1 but slower Minute 2: He varies the notes from low to high and vice versa Impressive and more relaxing than the first video

Video 3 Minute 1: He starts to play the lower keyboard Minute 2: He moves to the upper keyboard for a bit and then he goes back and plays faster Minute 3: He keeps playing the lower keyboard until the song ends Minute 4: He starts playing a new song with both keyboards Minute 5: He keeps playing the song with both keyboards until it ends Very good song but personally I dont like that type of instrument

Video 4 Minute 1: The violins and the cello start playing and two ladies start singing at the middle of the minute Minute 2: The girls keep singing and the violins and cello are playing and stopping Minute 3-4: The girls stop for a little while and then they keep singing. Minute 5: The girls keep singing and then they stop to let the violins and the cello finish the song I didnt like this song at all the singing was annoying

Video 5 Minute 1-2-3: He starts playing the toccata with an electric guitar This is one of the best videos Ive ever seen. I cant describe the video because I dont know whats happening, it is awesome Video 6 Minute 1: he starts playing the violin concerto with an electric guitar Minute 2-3-4: He keeps playing the guitar Another awesome song. Chapter 5 Overview Chapter 5 talks about the classical period from 1750 to 1825; this era is very important because it includes the careers of Mozart and Beethoven. It is a very important period because the world saw a lot of changes such as revolutions and the way people think. This period is known as the age of reason or enlightenment because the world in general grew not only in the arts but also technologically. Music became important because the nobles were interested and some of the emperors were good instrument players so they dedicated a lot of time to music. The chapter also talks about the lives of the best musicians of that era such as Mozart who was already playing the piano at age three, his first opera at age nine and that his career spiked at age 33. It also talks about Beethoven who also showed early talent that was exploded by his father in his early life. An interesting fact is that Beethoven was a terrific piano player but due to his hearing loss he had to become a composer