The symphony orchestra‚ Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev is a story based concert with a variety of instruments. Sergei Prokofiev constructed this orchestra to help teach young children about what certain instruments sound like together and by themselves. A narrator instructs the audience what instruments represent each character or mood. The concert begins with a lento and mezzo-piano type of mood because the string family starts playing first. These elements combined with the beautiful blend
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On February 10th I watched the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Fourth and Fifth symphonies at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Even though the musicians were in Michigan‚ I had the full experience right inside my dorm room. The webcast was a really interesting experience that I enjoyed. I think I may have even appreciated it more than the real thing. Although you cannot replace getting dressed up and going to a concert‚ I liked this webcast because the different camera angles provided
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Beethoven’s Symphony No.9‚ Op.125‚ D minor “Choral” was completed in 1842 and premiered on Friday‚ May 7‚ 1824. Beethoven was already completely deaf at that time. His symphony No.9 is his final symphony and one of his greatest masterpieces. This symphony is seventy-four minutes long and consists of four movements. The first movement‚ Allegro ma non troppo‚ un poco maestoso‚ is in sonata form with a stormy mood. The opening theme which sounds like an orchestra tuning‚ is played softly over the
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during the classical era of music‚ but his compositions led to the end of that period and to the start of the romantic era. He helped greatly to develop tonal music. One of the amazing things about Beethoven was that he was deaf. At his last symphony‚ “Ninth Symphony”‚ he had to turn around and look at the audience to see if they were clapping. He was greatly influenced by the composers Haydn and Bach. He greatly influenced his music with the power of romanticism.  Beethoven’s father‚ Johann Van Beethoven
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since the composer decided not to continue the work on this piece while he was still alive. James M. David: AUTO ’66: for Solo Clarinet and Wind Ensemble I. Lamborghini Miura; II. Mini Cooper S; III. G.T.O. This clarinet concerto is scored for Piccolo‚ 2 Flutes‚ 2 Oboes‚ 2 Bassoons‚ Contrabassoon‚ 4 Clarinets in B-Flat‚ Bass Clarinet‚ B-Flat Contrabass Clarinet‚ 2 Alto‚ Tenor and Baritone Saxophones‚ 3 Trumpets in B-Flat‚ 4 Horns‚ 2 Tenor Trombones‚ Bass Trombone‚ Euphonium‚ 2 Tubas and 5 Percussions
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The Moran Woodwind Quintet was on Tuesday‚ November 17. The performers included John Bailey‚ William McMullen‚ Diane Barger‚ Jeffrey McCray‚ and Alan Mattingly. Bailey played the flute‚ McMullen played the oboe‚ Barger was on the clarinet‚ McCray played the bassoon‚ and Mattingly played the horn. The first piece was called Quintet in g minor‚ Op. 56‚ No. 2. It was by Franz Danzi. The first movement was an Allegretto. It was in a major mode and in triple meter. It started with polyphonic texture
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Review on Brahms’s Third Symphony Symphony No.3‚ Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Op.90‚ F Major Allegro con brio Andante Poco allegretto allegro Brahms was at the zenith of his powers when he wrote the third Symphony. He finished it during the summer of 1883‚ in Wiesbaden‚ whence in early May‚ soon after his fiftieth birthday. We can picture Brahms that summer‚ in the very prime of his life‚ his great intellectual and emotional powers fully developed
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Introduction With a strong preference for Classical music styles‚ I chose Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2‚ more specifically the first movement Adagio molto of the symphony‚ from the Internet sources to listen to. Performed by a skilled orchestra‚ the symphony impressed me and completely absorbed me into a “conversation” with the composer. In fact‚ in addition to acoustically enjoying the rhyme and rhythm of the music piece‚ I could also catch a glimpse of the emotions and motives which the genius composer
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BEETHOVEN CONCERTS The “Pastorale” Symphony and the “Emperor” Piano Concerto‚ one named by Ludwig van Beethoven and the other by a friend‚ are splendid examples of Beethoven’s musical acumen. These pieces are more formally known as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Piano Concerto No. 5. This concert report will cover both pieces and will contain my impressions of each piece. Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” was performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen‚ and was conducted by Paavo Jarvi
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“Utah Symphony and Utah Opera: a Merger Proposal” Financial Strengths and Weaknesses of the Utah Symphony Before the Merger The financial state of the Utah Symphony before the merger was grim. It was understood by the symphony’s chairman of the board‚ Scott Parker‚ that the situation was getting worse. This was aggravated by the downturn of the economy and the event of 9/11. However‚ even before the economic downturn and 9/11‚ the symphony was very close to a deficit situation (Delong & Ager‚
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