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    work in the Messiah is ‘oratorio’. An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestras and choirs. Operas is in a musical theatre‚ whilst oratorio is a concert piece. The piece starts with an orchestral introduction‚ known as a ritornellos. The piece is based on four main musical structures such as SATB‚ which is soprano‚ alto‚ tenor and bass. The alto can also be sung by a man. This is a choir with strings and continuo – the continuo is a part which continues all the way through the music

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    Music Critique

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    MUSIC CRITIQUE – HANDEL’S MESSIAH – A SOULFUL CELEBRATION Producers Qunicy Jones and Mervyn Warren took George Frederic Handel’s Messiah for a spin and did a wonderful job with it. They took a classical masterpiece and funk-defied it. This was one of the most important pieces of music to come across in decades‚ taking Handel’s Messiah to the masses of R & B lovers. In true style‚ the composer re-arranged Handel’s Messiah‚ to produce a classic collection of black music‚ while at the same time

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    Zoltan Kodaly

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    times. From 1884 until 1891 they lived in Galánta‚ which was later immortalised in the orchestral dances Kodaly based on folk music from the area. The Kodaly family moved to Nagyszombat‚ where Zoltan studied violin and piano and sang in the cathedral choir. He studied the musical scores in the cathedral music library‚ and then taught himself the cello to write the numbers for his father’s domestic quartet-evenings. After his practices of composing‚ in 1897 the school orchestra played an overture of his

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    What Is Choir

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    CHOIRchoir is a group of singers who perform together‚ with or without accompaniment from musical instruments. You may also hear a choir referred to as a chorus. Choirs around the world are incredibly varied‚ from casual secular groups which meet and perform periodically to highly organized church choirs featuring an array of very disciplined singers. Both secular and religious music is composed for the choir‚ and some choirs also adapt existing musical pieces for performance. The history

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    And the Glory of the Lord – G.F Handel ‘And the Glory of the Lord’ is a chorus taken from Handel’s oratorio Messiah (1741) written for SATB choir and orchestra. The movement opens with a short orchestral introduction. The first entry is by altos singing the melody of the orchestral introduction. There are 4 main ideas in the piece; “And the glory of the lord” (Opening words in the piece‚ sung by the altos)‚ “Shall be reveled”‚ “And all flesh shall see it together” and finally‚ “For the

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    The Piedmont Choirs

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    The members of the Piedmont Choirs prioritize the tuning of the choirs above almost all other aspects of the music we sing. Some people I have sung with in choir have absolute pitch‚ which means they can identify or sing any given note without the help of any instrument‚ and a multitude of people I have sung with have relative pitch‚ which means they have some notes memorized. I was in the flagship ensemble of the Piedmont Choirs the year a choir I was in was the most consistently in tune. We spent

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    Choir Version

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    I Have a dream CHOIR & EVERYONE ELSE I have a dream‚ a song to sing To help me cope with anything If you see the wonder of a fairy tale You can take the future even if you fail I believe in angels Something good in everything I see I believe in angels When I know the time is right for me I’ll cross the stream‚ I have a dream I’ll cross the stream‚ I have a

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    Project Proposal Temp

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    PROJECT 1. TITLE OF PROJECT The Choir Bursary Project 2. MOTIVATION FOR PROJECT’S EXISTENCE The Choir Management wishes to ensure the future of the University of Pretoria Camerata by implementing a Choir Bursary in the very near future. Each year there are choir members who need financial assistance in order to participate in choir activities. As a result of budgetary constraints the choir’s activities are increasingly limited and pressurized. Thus‚ we would like

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    Public Speaking and Debate

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    SYMPOSIUM (Social Science / Education) a conference or meeting for the discussion of some subject‚ esp an academic topic or social problem (Social Science / Education) a collection of scholarly contributions‚ usually published together‚ on a given subject A meeting or conference for discussion of a topic‚ especially one in which the participants form an audience and make presentations. (Historical Terms) (in classical Greece) a drinking party with intellectual conversation‚ music‚ etc

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    Mississippi Baptist AllState Youth Choir and Orchestra. It consisted of an over 150-member choir and a full orchestra made up entirely of ninth through twelfth grade church going students from all over the state of Mississippi. It is meant to strengthen these students musically‚ as well as spiritually. Not only did I meet many new people and make many new friends‚ I had a few new experiences and new emotions that came with them. It was the first time I had sung with a large choir‚ the first time I had performed

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