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Essay 1: BeethovenSymphony no. 3 in E-flat major ("Eroica"), 1st movement (1802) and
PucciniExcerpt from Act I of Madame Butterfly (1904)
The two pieces have numerous characteristics of music from the romantic period. The
greatest is that the pieces are programmed music which means that the authors aimed to tell a
story. In Eroica, Beethoven communicated how he felt and what being alive meant to him
(Downs, 1970). The piece was very personal, which can be inferred from the pieces' name,
"heroic." Madame butterfly also tells a story about the author's history and difficulties with
women, which prompted him to explore and write about the theme of love. The piece discusses
desire in the form of immature love and passion that only yields birth, death, and remorse. The
two pieces compare in terms of emotional and cultural content. In Beethoven's Eroica, this is
visible through the specific wording, while in Puccini's Madame Butterfly, the same is visible
through the use of temperamental sections that are intended to provoke emotions (Long, Eaton &
Watanna, 2002). However, the two pieces focus on romanticism at two different levels, which
was an example of an evolution over the years in the same genre. In Beethoven's Eroica, the
author focuses on personal feelings and his growth, while in Madame Butterfly, the author talks
about abstract things: love and women. The second piece is more about thoughts, things, and
issues that affect the author and other people. The evolution in romantic music involved the
expansion of the topics or issues addressed in various pieces. Puccini's Madame Butterfly
demonstrates a brutal contrast different from Beethoven's Eroica, which possesses harmony
throughout the verse. The brutal contrast was also due to the evolution of the music during the
period towards a more aggressive form that was not there previously.
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1 Music history. Name University Affiliation Course Name and Number Instructor’s Name Date 2 Essay 1: Beethoven—Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major ("Eroica"), 1st movement (1802) and Puccini—Excerpt from Act I of Madame Butterfly (1904) The two pieces have numerous characteristics of music from the romantic period. The greatest is that the pieces are programmed music which means that the authors aimed to tell a story. In Eroica, Beethoven communicated how he felt and what being alive meant to him (Downs, 1970). The piece was very personal, which can be inferred from the pieces' name, "heroic." Madame butterfly also tells a story about the author's history and difficulties with women, which prompted him to explore and write about the theme of love. The piece discusses desire in the form of immature love and passion that only yields birth, death, and remorse. The two pieces compare in terms of emotional and cultural content. In Beethoven's Eroica, this is visible through the specific wording, while in Puccini's Madame Butterfly, the same is visible through the use of temperamental sections that are intended to provoke emotions (Long, Eaton & Watanna, 2002). However, the two pie ...
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