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When I began this project I thought that we would be able to choose our concert. Obviously I found otherwise. However, I have always been in love with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. I once heard a piano concerto in B flat minor by him that I fell in love with. That being said, when I saw him on the list of people I could choose from I once again became excited. I listened to symphony number four, analyzed by Gerard Schwarz. Symphony number four was a beautiful piece that was made up of four parts and varied in tempo and instruments. To begin with, the symphony was made up of an orchestra, several instruments. The instruments included a brass section - tenor trombones, trumpets, French horns, and tubas. A woodwind section - the piccolo, flute, …show more content…
The first favorite part was the second part, the andantino. This was one of my favorites because of how beautiful it was. I enjoy slower classical music. I liked that it made me feel at ease and relaxed. The melody was simply and repetitive, but it reminded me of utter bliss. My second favorite part was the third part of the symphony, the scherzo. I fell in love with this part because it reminds me of a time when people wore huge gowns for balls and would dance all night long. The end of this part is pretty fast and upbeat so it reminds me of a scandalous ending to the night at the ball, like a kiss from a strange man or two forbidden lovers running into a garden to spend a fleeting moment together. This symphony was perfect to me; I didn't dislike any piece of the …show more content…
Africa had polyrhythmic music, meaning it had many rhymes. Typically the Rhymes were repetitive. The music, even then, was used to make people feel something. Then jump over to the Renaissance where music flourished under Kind Henry's rule. Churches were heavily involved with music. However, their music was taught to the people because it was believed that if they sang the words that they would have a better understanding of them. This spread to Europe which is where the famous Bach was created. He wrote and played music for churches; later this spread to New Spain. In New Spain they added something kind of new. New Spain took poems and added music to them. New Spain also created a new type of music called Villancios. Villancios included a guitar and vernacular. During the Boroque time Opera was developed. Later in the same time periiod Antonio Vivaldi created concertos, but more importantly created the allegro. This was used heavily in the Finale, allegro con fuoco, of the symphony number four. The one thing that 100% stayed consistent was that all of the music in all time periods was meant to make people feel something. I feel like humans will always have to ability to create something beautiful, especially in music. Mathematically there are too many variable for every melody to ever be discovered. Humans are strong when it comes to their ability to create. That being said, they have

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