10/18/2006 Dear Friend‚ I attended a classical music concert recently at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. The collection of artists seated uniformly by size of instrument went by the name of Seattle Symphony. The grand orchestra was mainly an older group and were dressed to occasion wearing black outfits. The conductor‚ Zuckerman‚ also played the violin in a primary position. It was very interesting how he balanced the position of being the conductor and playing and instrument
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The Personality and Gender Correlation to Instrument Choice Introduction Do personality and gender correlate to instrument choice in band‚ orchestra‚ and chorus? I chose my research question because I have interest in psychology and music. Also while in band and chorus classes‚ I have seen stereotypes all over and I wonder if they were real. If personality correlates with instrument choice‚ then people could have the best instrument chosen for their personality. Gender Correlation Gender definitely
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interesting observation‚ since he doesn’t use a baton. He stands in front of his orchestra‚ sans instrument himself‚ without even a podium or stand‚ and conducts using gestures‚ hand movements and facial expressions‚ that inspire and delight. I played the performance a second time just to watch him without distractions. Simon often departed from the standard patterns‚ and at times waked so closely to the first row of the orchestra‚
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because of the weakness within the Utah Symphony Orchestra and the Opera. Both are great companies but both could use the strengths of the others to improve. This paper will explore the leadership and financial strengths of both companies as well as a complete overhaul of the balanced scorecard of the businesses. Below I have listed the strengths and weaknesses of the leaders and financial aspects of the Utah Symphony Orchestra. Utah Symphony Orchestra Financial Strengths Financial Weaknesses
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followed by one long note. The diversity of the simple unifying idea therein is generated by the use of timbral development techniques and expansion of the orchestra; however‚ there are several performance practices and technical issues that impact the work’s total realization. The score referenced throughout this essay is the Kalmus Miniature Orchestra Scores version. Beethoven takes his initial motif‚ which is quite simple‚ and fleshes it out via timbral orchestration. Throughout each movement‚ he
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talent at an early age. But he persevered‚ and became interested in different ways to use the orchestra and the different combinations of instrumental sounds. In 1844‚ he wrote a book on orchestration which he named‚ “Traite de l’Instrumentation” which is still widely appreciated and used today. Berlioz’ advances in this area contributed greatly to the growth and development of the modern symphony orchestra. Berlioz was the first composer to closely associate his symphonies with extra musical ’programmes’
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Twentieth and Twenty-first Century Music Music would forever be changed by the developments of the 20th and 21st centuries and through the invention of the internet‚ music has become a global median for all languages. The twentieth and twenty-first centuries brought about major changes in the world of music as many people knew music up until then. For centuries before‚ music was mainly made up of instrumental music from stringed and wind instruments with the exception of Operas
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In the passage‚ composer Igor Stravinsky describes orchestra conductors by using rhetorical devices and detailed language to convey his feelings on the subject. He is obviously unimpressed with the "skill" that conductors are praised for and cynical of their talent in general. The author uses bitter metaphors and pessimistic language to perceptibly make his opinion known. The author frequently compares conductors to politicians in the first paragraph. In the first sentence he makes his first strike
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situation. The average endowment or contributions for a Group II orchestra like the Utah Symphony is $8.8 million in FY 2001-2002. The endowment for the symphony is considered in the top end within its group. To be able to accumulate more than the average Group II orchestra is a financial strength. In January 2002‚ the total endowment for the Utah Symphony was $10 million. At the same time that the symphony is above the average orchestra within its group‚ it is also spending substantially. Artistic
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Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian Baroque composer‚ virtuoso violinist‚ teacher and cleric. Vivaldi‚ who is considered the father of the concertos‚ published the concerto with accompanying poems that were based off of the seasons. “La Primavera” or “Spring” is a violin concerto composed by Antonio Vivaldi and consist of three movements meant to express the season of spring. Vivaldi captures the effervescent feeling of spring by using symbolization to convey images representative of the season. The instrumentation
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