Pierce 2 Conducting an Orchestra “I can’t describe how cool it is to make a movement with my arm to speak to the musicians and hear back the sound I wanted” - Tara Simonic. Conducting an Orchestra has always been fascinating to me. The way the conductor moves and follows the beat with the baton is amazing to watch. I always tell myself that i’m going to learn how to do that one day‚ and this is the perfect opportunity to do so. I’m so excited to get to work with my mentor and finally learn
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OVERVIEW The concerto has several notable aspects‚ which the composer himself declared. He called it ‘symphony-like’ and indeed it is a genuinely symphonic composition in its large scale and unity. Bartok admits that the use of the title ‘concerto’ for orchestra reflects the virtuosic nature of the orchestral writing in which nearly all of the players become soloists. He also confirms another interesting aspect of the work‚ its mild sense of ‘programme’. “The general mood of the work represents‚
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Katlyn Carter Intro to Music Reaction Paper MW 8:30-9:45AM I attended a symphony orchestra at Alexander Kasser Theater in Montclair State University on Wednesday‚ December 8th‚ 2010 at 7:30 pm. The program was approximately an hour and a half long‚ with two parts and a short intermission. The Rite of Spring (Le Sacre du printemps- 1913) by Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was performed. There was an assortment of musical energy in parts of the first section of the symphony with a quantity of
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Concert Review MT101 Boston Symphony Orchestra Nov.7th Saturday night Show To begin my review of this concert‚ I would like to first briefly talk about foundation history of Boston Symphony Orchestra. This orchestra was founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson. The first conductor was George Henschel who was a famous bastion as well as an orchestra conductor. He was also a close friend of famous composer‚ Johannes Brahms. The current conductor of the orchestra is Andris Nelsons who is also the music
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Brittan’s “The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” Kamien gives the reader his observations on The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra‚ by introducing the reader to Brittan’s guide as an introduction to the instruments of an orchestra. Kamien explains in his writing how the theme composed by Henry Purcell is used as the base melody for Britten’s composition. Kamien also explains how the theme is presented by the entire orchestra and then highlighted by woodwinds‚ brasses‚ strings‚ and percussion
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The Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra and Fady Deeb Saturday‚ October 6‚ 2012 Lontano by György Ligeti This piece has an eerie and dissonant aura throughout the piece‚ without having much musical resolve in its sounds. The entire orchestra was included in this piece‚ except for the percussion section. These polyphonic sounds of this piece were played extensively‚ reflecting no noticeable tempo or rhythm‚ therefore creating ambiguous sounds. However‚ the dynamic range was wide enough to create
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became very obvious that even the prestigious Louisville Orchestra and their devoted following could let their hair down and rock and roll for one evening. Admittedly‚ I was unsure of how the Orchestra would pull off an arrangement of Led Zeppelin tunes. I had so many questions prior to the performance. How would they incorporate Robert Plant’s vocals‚ which are so integral to the music? How would they
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Chiderah Onyeukwu Professor Rhea Jacobus MUSIC 210 25 April 2013 Clemson Symphony Orchestra Concert Paper The first piece I chose to write about is Symphony No. 38 (“Prague”) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Clemson Orchestra did a wonderful job of doing this piece; I really enjoyed it. Because it was the first piece played‚ my ears were perked and I was listening very intently. The first movement has a mysterious and dark feeling to begin with but picks up and becomes more energetic as the piece
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Introduction The orchestra concert that I had watched and enjoyed was the school concert‚ which has performed at 25th October 2014‚ 12:30 pm. The concert was conducted at PERTRONAS Twin Tower (KLCC)‚ MPO hall‚ which also known as Malaysian Phiharmonic Orchestra. The school concert has conducted for nearly 1 hour‚ which ends around 1:30 pm. The title for this concert was “The Mysterious Maestro”. There were total of twelve pieces that have performed by the orchestra. The first piece was named “Overture
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Marketing Proposal Rockford Symphony Orchestra th 80 Anniversary MARKETING PROPOSAL Prepared for RSO Executive Director Marketing Professor Executive Summary The Rockford Symphony Orchestra is one of the leading cultural institutions in northern Illinois‚ performing over sixteen classical and pop concerts annually. The RSO was founded in 1934 and incorporated in 1943. The RSO’s first Music Director and Manager‚ Arthur Zack‚ led the orchestra for twentyseven years. During this time
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