Orchestra

Introduction Have you ever loved something so much that you will do anything for it? Do you play an instrument? Maddison Bell is a talented, skilled and dedicated musician. She is also a fantastic person who loves to express herself through music. She plays the violin, acts, as one so many awards, and has a very embarrassing dad! The following paragraphs ties a knot around Maddie, and her love for music. Everything from embarrassing moments involving music, to her first violin solo, and

Have you ever heard a flute and an oboe play in an orchestra? They sound extremely different from one another even when they are playing a tone at the same frequency and for the same duration of time. This is called known as tone color, or timbre. “Tone color (timbre) is defined as the quality that distinguishes one musical instrument from another”(Book). Tone color is impacted by different components, but the most common is the material in which the instrument is crafted (Source 1). Some instruments

Next, Beethoven’s Fidelio (1814) is the final overture that Beethoven wrote and is meant to use in the opera. This overture is about 6 to 9 minutes long. The instrumentation “calls for an orchestra consisting of two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, two trombones, timpani, and strings. (Huscher par. 1).” This overture is the shortest overture as Beethoven cut down the length so it can be used in the beginning of the opera and nowhere else. From the start of

tarantella dance rhythm, contains characteristics of both sonata and rondo form. How does the piece fit into the orchestral literature of the 19th century? First and foremost, the piece reflects the development of the clarinet that its role in the orchestra became more and

The instrumental piece I chose to create a visual accompaniment for was the first movement of Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata called Adagio sostenuto orchestrated by Georgii Cherkin for the piano and orchestra. I selected this work because I am a classical enthusiast when it comes to Beethoven’s masterpieces. I was drawn to the Moonlight Sonata, and I wanted to be able to create a visual accompaniment for such a somber, dramatic work. The Moonlight Sonata was Beethoven’s fourteenth sonata, and Adagio

Widely distributed, Haydn 's symphonies challenged his contemporaries and aroused his juniors — notably Mozart, whose first important symphonies date from the mid-1770s: the ‘Little’ G minor and No.29 in A. Haydn went on producing two or three symphonies a year, whether for his Esterházy patrons or for the new public concerts in Paris (Nos.82–7, 1785–6) and London (Nos.93–104, 1791–5). The rise of the symphony was accelerated by the arrival of public concert-giving, and several of Haydn 's contemporaries

1. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, BWV 1049, III By Johann Sebastian Bach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JQm5aSjX6g This music by Bach portrays all the characteristic of early Baroque Music which includes melody, texture, and timber. It is one of the Bach’s sets that forms a master anthology that demonstrates all possible possibilities inherent in a specific musical form. It is scored for violin, continuo, two flutes, and strings. The flutes was called “fiauti d’echo“, which represented the softer

The Concert The spotlight gleamed on my sticky face as I faced the audience in the church hall. Mrs. Mullins and Evan stood prepared to play alongside me. THUMP, THUMP! My heart raced faster, as if it could explode out from my chest. Sweat dripped down and covered the scroll of my violin. It felt like the whole world was listening, waiting for me to make an epic fail to happen so they could get more likes on Snapchat. As the conductor lifted his baton I raised the violin to my shoulder. “Vikram

dictatorship in a bad way, like in most ensembles it’s good to have a musical director who runs everything. It’s not uncommon and it’s not bad.” The members of the Tito Puente Orchestra that Baxter previously taught in New York City performed for her 6th grade ensemble, The Four Aces. Baxter was then able to bring the music from this orchestra to the Latin Ensemble here at Crane. Latin Ensemble has access to all the tunes and charts that Tito Puente wrote, which usually cost around $1,500. Latin music is now

General reaction: I was fascinated by the magnificence of David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center and elated by the magnitude and grandeur of the sound that the New York Philharmonic succeeded to produce. Composition I liked best: The piece that enchanted me most was Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, a four-movement work composed of Adagio – Allegro non troppo in sonata form, Allegro con grazia in ternary form, Allegro molto vivace in sonata form, and Adagio