Music is one of the most unique performing arts due to the way it has evolved. Styles and melodies considered unfit in one era are displayed prominently in another. The two concerts previewed in this report have two different and distinct techniques. The first performance that I attended was a symph...

In order to assess how important individuality was to composers of the Classical period the question of what exactly individuality is must first be tackled. It can be defined as "the aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others" and in a mus...

Analysis of Handel's Admeto In the beginning of the 18th century opera seria developed into a vibrant art form, and took a center stage in operatic performance of London. As a genre, opera seria takes its themes from classical myths and literature, building on the musical standards developed th...

Throughout its history, music has developed into cycle. This cycle is a return of fundamental and traditional ideas of an earlier time transposed into the present. It represents a "style revolution" in which a simple structure further develops to become a more complex system. At this ...