full orchestra at the Conservatory‚ at the urging of his friend Nikolay Rubinstein. The Quartet was written on the fly just weeks before the concert. The concerto has four movements: 1. Moderato a semplice (D major) - This movement begins with a sonata and its opening theme is played by the whole quartet in unison and Tchaikovsky uses this unusual meter of 9/8. Next the string quartet is divided in contrapuntal lines‚ and the ensemble joins together to play the second theme‚ and then split again
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Concert 3: Tchaikovsky On the 28th April 2011 I participated with the Iowa state orchestra on the last performance for the year. The orchestra included works by Tchaikovsky. The orchestra performed the 5th Symphony in E minor. This piece is in sonata form‚ which has a theme that is heard throughout the piece. The overall trajectory of the Tchaikovsky’s 5th reminds the listeners to Beethoven’s 5th symphony as they were both during the times of war and it is illustrated in both symphonies. This
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Changes within the flute from classical to romantic to neo romantic era’s Flute instrument When a jet of air is directed across one of the open ends at the appropriate speed‚ pulses of air set up a standing wave within the pipe. Some of the energy from the standing wave escapes and propagates to the ear‚ where it is perceived as sound. Holes in the side of the flute can be opened or closed by the player’s fingers‚ which changes the effective length of the pipe and the frequency of the notes that
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AS A BOY I used to observe certain grown-ups of my acquaintance with awe. They seemed to me to be wonderful people. Always they were kind and pleasant. And they were never patronizing‚ like some of the other grown-ups that I did not care for at all. I remember the shock I received when I saw one of those heroes of mine show anger. It was as if he had suddenly become a demon. Then I had my first realization of the extraordinary change that anger could create in a human being. I SUPPOSE that all
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Beethoven’s 9th Symphony Notes Writing of Symphony: Beethoven’s Life • Symphony No.9 in D minor was his last symphony • 12 years after his previous symphony • Lived through three major life crisis o End of romance “immortal beloved”‚ an unknown woman Identified as Antonie Brentano by Maynard Soloman 1811‚ dedicated “An die Geliebte” to her Beethoven often rejected by women‚ sought unavailable women Send Antonie letting proclaiming he was unable to enter lasting relationship
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violins‚ two violas and a cello‚ which is an unusual combination. The piece provides a good example of Brahms’ style – it contains a complex sonata form in the first movement‚ and the final fourth movement portraying a Austrian-Hungarian dance influenced by the Czardas. This piece is also in cyclic form. The first movement‚ allegro non troppo‚ is in sonata form‚ but contains two long transition sections where Brahms develops his musical ideas. Brahms included material in the movement from his planned
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Beethoven’s Leonore No. 2 overture also overture was composed in the sonata form like Leonore No. 1 overture‚ and Leonore No. 2 revised from Leonore No. 1 with new musical ideas. Even though Leonore No. 1 has large scale and heavy structure than the contemporary formal overtures‚ Beethoven’s Leonore No. 2 has larger scale and heavier structure than Leonore No. 1‚ and it was composed like independent symphonic work for concert. Further‚ Leonore No. 2 includes five hundred thirty measure with fifty-six
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Beethoven MUS HST 70 Mindy LaTour O’Brien Listening Journals #1 Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 1 in F Major (1st movement) I enjoyed listening to this piece. All throughout the first movement‚ I constantly felt tension rising and relaxing (tension rising because of the repetitive melodies with crescendo and changing the melody key to a minor key and tension relaxing when it has descend or a key changes to a Major); I think this was Beethoven’s intention to have the audience
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accented rhythm. ✓ Overture: An instrumental composition intended especially as an introduction to an extended work‚ such as an opera or oratorio. ✓ Waltz: A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat. ✓ Sonata: A composition for one or more solo instruments‚ one of which is usually a keyboard instrument‚ consisting of three or four independent movements varying in key‚ mood‚ and tempo. ✓ Aria: A solo vocal piece
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Music Performance – Unit Three Outcome One and Two: Criteria One: Knowledge of Work Selected for Performance. WORK: | Piano Quartet in Eb major Mvmt’1 Op.47 By Robert Schumann | <Instrumentation: Violin‚ Viola‚ Cello and Piano> Robert Alexander Schumann was a German Romantic composer and music critic who lived from 8 June 1810 to 29 July 1856. He composed this piece in 1842‚ also known as his ‘Chamber Music Year.’ Schumann had never written a chamber work until this year except an early
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