音乐英语演讲

参考了：）~All over the world people listen to classical music. Classical music is difficult to describe. It means different things to different people.Some famous classical composers were Bach, Vivaldi, Haydn and Mozart. In their music, they did not tell a story or show strong emotions. They wanted to make beautiful and interesting music with lovely sounds.Then composers started to express ideas. They told stories about love and war. They also wrote about religion. Sometimes they composed music for holidays. Through their music composers showed strong emotions. Some of these composers were Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Wagner and Tchaikovsky.Classical music has been popular for hundreds of years. Bach wrote about 300 years ago. Beethoven wrote about 200 years ago. And Tchaikovsky wrote over 100 years ago.Sometimes people close their eyes while listening to classical music. It is difficult to understand sometimes. When they close their eyes they have to think about the music.

这是古典音乐的介绍：classical musicdo not be bored. classical music can be very stimulating. classical music began in europe in the middle ages and continues today.classical music is the art music of europe and north america. when we call it art music, we are distinguishing classical music from popular music and folk music. art music generally requires more training to write and perform than the other two kinds.from orchestra to soloistclassical music can be written for orchestras (large groups of musicians) and for smaller groups. some classical music is written for people to sing.orchestras usually play in concert halls. a conductor leads the musicians in an orchestra. the number of players can range from about two dozen to well over 100. an orchestra has several sections made up of different instruments: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.the string section of an orchestra consists of violins, violas, cellos, and basses. woodwinds are flutes, clarinets, oboes, and bassoons. brass instruments include trumpets and trombones. percussion instruments include drums and cymbals.classical music for small groups is called chamber music because it was once played in chambers, or large rooms in people’s houses. examples of chamber music are quintets (for five musicians), quartets (for four musicians), and trios (for three musicians).some classical music is written for a soloist, a single performer who may play an instrument, especially the piano, or sing. opera is written for an orchestra and singers.from opera to symphonyopera combines music and drama. it tells a story, and the singers must also act. operas have lavish stage sets (scenery) and fancy costumes. many operas also feature huge choruses, dance numbers, and brilliant displays of the singers’ voices.thrilling operas include madame butterfly by giacomo puccini, carmen by georges bizet, and rigoletto and aida by giuseppe verdi. these operas all have tragic endings.some operas are lighter in spirit and even comic. they generally end happily. gioacchino rossini’s the barber of seville is an example of a comic opera. the light operas of gilbert and sullivan and other composers are sometimes called operettas. in the united states, operetta changed into a popular form?dthe musical. the musical is a play that has songs, choruses, and dances in its story.many operas feature dances or long passages played by instruments that actually interrupt the action. that’s how the symphony originated. it started out as an instrumental introduction to 18th-century italian opera. symphonies then became all the rage in germany and austria.the symphony is a composition written for orchestra. it generally has four contrasting sections, or movements. in a performance, there is plenty to look at because of the fantastic array of instruments.famous symphony composers include ludwig van beethoven, johannes brahms, peter tchaikovsky, gustav mahler, and dmitry shostakovich.classical stylesthere are different styles in classical music, depending on when the music was composed. froo