Last Saturday‚ I attended the All-Region concert at Berkner. My family and I arrived 20 minutes late‚ but surprisingly came right on time to watch the beginning of the high school concert. In the end‚ I was surprised by how short the whole concert had felt. One minute I was hearing the orchestra perform and the next we were on our feet clapping. Now‚ as I try to actually remember the concert‚ the first piece was not as memorable as the second and then third. They played with energy and the endings
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Tomás Luis de Victoria was born in Avila Spain in 1548‚ he was the seventh of 11 children. At a young age‚ he became a choirboy and studied under many Spanish composers. In 1562 Victoria went to Rome to study music at Jesuit Collegio Germanico. While in Rome many believed‚ Victoria studied under the maestro di cappella Palestrina. In September 1571 Victoria began teaching music at Jesuit Collegio Germanico‚ and shortly after became the maestro di cappella. In 1583 Victoria expressed his wishes of
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The scholarly journal I read was called Music of the Great War 1914-18 by Wayne Norton. I pick this journal because I am very interested into music. I want to learn more history behind music and why certain pieces were made. This article also helps with my major because I am a Music Education major. Within the next year or two‚ I will have to take Music History and this article gave some history of pieces. Wayne Norton starts his journal with discussing how the First World War affect the Canadian
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The Medieval period of music lasted from 500–1400 A.D. In this time period there were two main categories of music: secular and religious. Most of the secular music was sung by traveling musicians called troubadours. The Troubadours usually sang ballads or folk songs of love or heroism. The secular musicians’ used string instruments such as psaltery‚ lyre‚ and the Vielle‚ the secular musicians used percussion instruments such as the drums. The religious music of that period was almost the opposite
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra is a multi-orchestral rock band‚ that composes of many different instruments and musicians‚ such as a pianist‚ violinists‚ guitarists‚ and vocalists. TSO began in 1996‚ when Paul O’Neill‚ TSO’s manager‚ was given the opportunity to start his own rock band. His vision later transcended into the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. The rock opera played at their Richmond concert was titled “The Ghosts of Christmas Eve”‚ produced and written by Paul O’Neill. One piece they performed
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Anne Mette Iversen‚ a modern bassist‚ composer‚ and bandleader based in Berlin‚ releases her seventh album on the Brooklyn Jazz Underground label with the suggestive title Round Trip. This idea of leaving and return to the same point is scattered throughout the eight original compositions whose exciting arrangements and interplay won me over. Most of the tunes on the recording thrive with a groovy‚ pulsing rhythm that feels contemporarily urban and provocative to the ear‚ gaining even more emphasis
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Elton John‚ also known as Reginald Kenneth Dwight‚ was a famous English musician who always strived for greatness. John was born of his mother and father‚ Stanley and Shelia Dwight‚ on March 25‚ 1947 in Pinner‚ Middlesex‚ England. The parents of this artist had different views of his career. Johns father was in the Royal Air Force and was not supportive‚ but his mother was the one who introduced him and helped him start his career in rock music. His passion for music all started at the early age
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Omar Jimenez Mid-Term Paper I chose to research the violin because I feel like this instrument can be played in many different ways. The violin was first introduced in the 16th century in Italy‚ but evidence was found in painting’s as early as 1530’s. The violin has been known to evolve over time; from three strings and a short base to four strings and a longer base. It became most popular in Europe because of it’s small size‚ versatility‚ and its sweet‚ melodic tone. It was played by both the
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The Houston Symphony is an orchestra from Houston. On May 29th the Houston Symphony performed the third part of their trilogy “The Cosmos” at Jones Hall. The first half of the performance had three movement 1. Intrada: Allegro maestoso‚ 2. Capriccio: Notturno e Arioso: Vivace‚ and 3. Passacaglia‚ Toccata e Corale: Andante con moto-Allegro giusto- Molto Allegro-Presto. For the second movement they performed a four movement piece “Symphony No. 9 in E minor‚ Opus 9 (From New World)”. The first part
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21‚ 1635 in Eisenach‚ Thuringia‚ Germany. At a young age‚ his father‚ Johann Ambrosius‚ taught Bach how to play violin‚ considering he was the town musician in Eisenach. He attended a school with religious instruction and studied Latin. Lutheran faith later influenced his music. After the death of both of his parents‚ he became an orphan at the age of ten. Luckily he was taken in by his older brother Johann Christoph. Living with his brother‚ he was enrolled
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