https://padlet.com/manganc19/syqvqok0s773 American Composer Padlet en-us 2018-11-13 15:15:58 UTC 2018-11-13 15:59:07 UTC hello@padlet.com manganc19 https://padlet.com/manganc19/syqvqok0s773/wish/303788409 Amy Beach was born Amy Cheney in Henniker, New Hampshire. Artistic ability ran in the family as her mother was an acclaimed pianist an singer, and her aunt taught voice and piano in Boston as well. Amy was a child prodigy, showing early at age 1 being able to sing 40 songs by memory and was able to improvise counter-melody by age 2. Throughout her life, she was encouraged to attend European schooling, however she refused. At age 16, she made her concert debut at Boston's Music Hall. At age 18, she was married to Dr. Henry Beach, a surgeon in Boston. The next year, she began work on her first compositional success, Mass in E-flat Major. The 75 Minute including Chorus, Quartet, Organ, and Orchestra was the first composed by an American woman. It was premiered in 1892 by the Handel and Haydn Society orchestras and received major critical acclaim. Years later, her Gaelic Symphony would be the first Symphony composed and published by and American woman. After the passing of her father and husband, Beach went to Europe in hopes to recover mental. After returning to the United States, she collaborated with several composers and chamber groups until her eventual retirement in 1940, and death in 1944. ]]> 2018-11-13 15:18:41 UTC https://padlet.com/manganc19/syqvqok0s773/wish/303788409 manganc19 https://padlet.com/manganc19/syqvqok0s773/wish/303814557 The Song was composed for the Women's Musial Congress in 1893. The three day congress featured the most prominent females in the classical music at the time including Elizabeth Curtis Greene, Lillian Nordica, and Maud Powell. The song, written by Amy Beach, was played the second day of the congress and was dedicated to Maud Powell by Beach to commemorate their shared life of music. Both were child prodigies with similar life events to this point and had both had serious recognition. ]]> 2018-11-13 15:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/manganc19/syqvqok0s773/wish/303814557 manganc19 https://padlet.com/manganc19/syqvqok0s773/wish/303821268 I am personally in love with the drama this particular piece has. Every section seems to glide effortlessly into the next. The mix of piano and violin seems almost modern and ahead of it's time in terms of classical music. The melody stays similar throughout the piece, yet had contrasting themes with the piano and violin. As the piece progresses, I can almost imagine the two instruments becoming more cohesive with the melody or "falling in love". The heavily romantic tone of the piece is also very soothing to listen to.]]> 2018-11-13 15:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/manganc19/syqvqok0s773/wish/303821268