While in the New York‚ the conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra commissioned a piece. This piece was "Concerto for Orchestra" in 1943 which included many pentatonic collections of notes. At the same time that he was composing this piece‚ he was battling leukemia. This battle was seen in the mood of the piece. Béla Bartók died of leukemia
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Yoda’s theme is a piece that personified the character. It starts off slowly with a mystical quality in the texture‚ which reflects Yoda’s appearance‚ then it erupts into a large‚ full orchestra piece that reflects Yoda’s beliefs and abilities. His part
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William Grant Still became the first person of African descent to conduct a major American Symphony ("William Still"). Still is most famous for his Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American”. He was the first African-American man to write a symphony and then have it performed by the leading Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Still also wrote Operas‚ but they never gained the notoriety of his aforementioned symphony. He composed such operas as Troubled Island and A Bayou Legend. Still made a name for himself
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positions. There is unlawful sex discrimination in place that prohibits women from exceling in their fields. This discrimination of sex in the work place is demonstrated through the orchestra‚ restaurant‚ and MIT study. For example‚ in the orchestra study‚ women were underrepresented in the major American symphony orchestras. Blind auditions were introduced to see if that influences who gets chosen. The results showed that blind auditions increased the likelihood that a female would be chosen compared
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in concerts throughout the world including Washington International School! In 2003‚ Shore conducted his own masterpiece‚ The Lord of the Rings‚ at the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the world premiere of its new symphony in Wellington. Since then‚ the work has had over 140 performances by the most prestigious orchestras in America. His work with Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings trilogy stands as his best achievement‚ earning him three Academy Awards. He has also been honored
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Schoenberg‚ Theory of Harmony (London‚ 1983) O D. A. Lee‚ Masterworks of 20th-Century Music: The Modern Repertory of the Symphony Orchestra (New York‚ August 2002)‚ 1-7 Watkins‚ 572 John Adams‚ quoted in Michael Steinberg‚ “Harmonium‚ by John Adams‚” program notes for the San Francisco Symphony‚ Stagebill‚ 4‚ 6-7 Jan. 1987‚ 20B. Philip Clark‚ Programme Notes for the BBC National Orchestra of Wales‚ 28 Jan 2011 The discussion between Jonathan Cott and Adams concerning Harmonielehre in liner notes to Harmonielehre
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his natural talent and musical intellectually was noticed by his father‚ he was given a baby grand piano on his 16th birthday. He attended Boston Latin School and Harvard University‚ where he majored in business. In 1937‚ while attending a Boston Symphony concert‚ Bernstein was immensely touched by the passionate performance of conductor Dmitri Mitropoulos that Bernstein decided to devote his life to music. Around the age of 22‚ Bernstein started to expand his musical training by attending the Curtis
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he later married in 1833. Berlioz enjoyed a successful career as a conductor‚ garnishing international success in England‚ Germany‚ and Russia. Some of his major works as an author‚ writer‚ and critic are Treatise on Modern Instrmentation and Orchestra‚ and the autobiography‚ Memoires. He was awarded the prestigious Legion d’honneur in recognition for his accomplishments. In 1844‚ Berlioz’s marriage to Smithson ended. Ten years later‚ following her death‚ he married Recio‚ a singer. In 1869‚ he
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His symphony no. 5 in D Minor‚ op. 47 premiered on November 21‚ 1937 with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra under Yevgeniy Mravinsky (99). Shostakovich’s 5th is comprised of four movements: Moderato allegro non troppo‚ Allegretto‚ Largo‚ and Allegro non troppo. Shostakovich composed the 5th to save his life. He was under scrutiny after his opera Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District was accused of having anti-Party themes (84). He also pulled his 4th symphony the day before the debut
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1. The four main properties of musical sounds are; Tone Color (Timbre)‚ Pitch‚ Dynamics and Duration. Tone Color also known as timbre pertains to the distinguishing attributes of one voice or instrument from another. A good example is the tone difference between a saxophone and a guitar‚ or even between a nylon and steel string guitars. Pitch mainly has to do with the relative highness or the lowness of a sound. It is determined by the frequency of the vibration of sound. Smaller objects (shorter
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