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Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major Op.29, Frédéric Chopin ; Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley

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Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major Op.29, Frédéric Chopin For my first example I chose Chopin's Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major Op.29, the reason I chose this piece was because it directly relates to what we have learned in our model this week and it is also a part of the western music era. In this module we learned about virtuosity, what it means and the composers in the western music era that were considered a "virtuoso". Virtuosity means to be the best at what you do, and for Chopin he was considered the most renowned piano player of the 19th century. He was a part of the romantic era that was embedded in the Western music era. The meaning behind this piece to me is I have always loved music and specifically the piano, my mom is in an orchestra band and I always loved the music she played and showed me. That is how I fell in love with Chopin and he is one of my favorite piano artists, this song is loved by many because of its carefree sound and uplifting beat in the bring...

Chopin, Nocturne op.9 No.2 ; Elton John, Tiny Dancer

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E6b3swbnWg&list=RDQMc3-Nhw8EESM&index=1  I chose this piece by Chopin that is directly related to western music. This piece relates directly to the module topic because it is one of the most known and famous pieces to come out of the western music era. The western music era started in Europe between the 1800 and 1900. This piece was created in France and published in 1832. He created pieces that resembled the night. Chopin was a part of the romantic era of music that was a subcategory in western music. He created and dedicated this piano song to Marie Moke-Pleye, a pianist.   This piece in particular was created to represent a romantic night and it has beautiful meaning to people and played a lot for romantic dances and scenes like weddings. To me it shows the beautiful relationship between 2 people when they're in love  and that is why I chose this piece because of the meaning behind it. This song shows the meaning of love b...