I attended the University Symphony Orchestra’s "An Evening of Handel‚ Schubert‚ and Haydn" on Thursday‚ September 30‚ 2003 in the Daniel Recital Hall. The hall was much more crowded than I expected. At the beginning of the concert‚ the orchestra was seated on the stage; the men wore tuxedos‚ and the women wore black dresses or pants. The concertmaster came out to tune the orchestra‚ and then the conductor made his entrance and gave a brief description of the piece that was about to be played. George
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chamber group‚ the NP eventually expanded into a diverse orchestra‚ which now plays everything from Tchaikovsky to Rodgers and Hammerstein. Going in‚ I was not sure what we were going to be listening to‚ but we saw them perform three Romantic French symphonies at the College of
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lyricism was included in instrumental writing. STYLE OF BEETHOVEN Beethoven was the first person to cherish cyclical structure. His compelling themes are still memorable today‚ such as the short-short-short-long theme from Symphony N.5‚ and Ode to Joy‚ in Symphony N.9. It took him lots of time to compose his music as he was constantly revising his music. His dynamics were very wide ranged. He influenced many people by starting new trends. He added new instruments to the orchestra‚ like the
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Ludwig van Beethoven 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827 [pic] [pic] Ludwig van Beethoven is perhaps the most famous and influential of all the pianist composers of his time. He was considered instrumental in the transition of between the classical and romantic eras in Western Art Music. Beethoven was born on December 16th‚ 1770 in Bonn (now called Cologne‚ Germany) to parents of Belgian descent. His father‚ Johann‚ was a musician at the court of Bonn‚ and his mother‚
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Have you ever heard a really exciting piece played by an orchestra‚ symphony‚ or even a band(meaning one made up of brass‚ woodwinds‚ and percussion)? I think of my cultural identity like a beautiful masterpiece made up of many different components and layers of voices. I hope after reading my essay you will be able to think of your own cultural identity in an exciting manner such as I veiw my own. One of the ways culture can be viewed as a musical piece of music is the many different
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Symphony No.5 in C minor‚ Op.67 Tempo - Beethoven has a sort of obsession with the metronome and used Maalzel metronome markings for all his compositions. The first movement‚ "Allegro con Brio" ‚ is very fast paced. The second‚ third‚ and fourth movements ("Andante con Moto"‚ "allegro"‚ and "Allegro") are also very fast paced. But the fourth movement is a little bit slower than the others. The tempo in the traditional symphonic performance is much slower than the tempo in the contemporary performance
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Review Questions 1. What is a symphony? A symphony is an elaborate musical composition for full orchestra‚ typically in four movements‚ at least one of which is traditionally in sonata form. 2. What is a sonata? How is it related to the sonata form? A sonata is a composition for an instrumental soloist‚ with piano accompaniment‚ in several movements with one or more in sonata form. Sonata form is a piece of music in three sections‚ in ABA form‚ which are exposition‚ development‚ and recapitulation
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“Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is one of the best known songs in The Nutcracker. Miles Hoffman‚ the music commentator for Morning Edition and a nationally renowned violinist‚ once stated‚ “And many of them [Tchaikovsky’s melodies] in this - just in this one ballet [The Nutcracker]- are immortal” (Hoffman). Tchaikovsky first began work on the music to the now internationally renowned ballet in February 1891 (Schwarm). While in Paris that year‚ he heard an instrument
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Ludwig van Beethoven Two hundred years ago one of the greatest composers ever to exist was born. His name was Ludwig Van Beethoven‚ but to the world he was best remembered as Beethoven. The talented musical composer Beethoven became one of best well-known composers and performers ever to exist. Starting his work in music at just a young age‚ Beethoven learned to become passionate for music in a hard way. It was told Beethoven’s father believed in his capability‚ which made Beethoven work that much
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under his father’s control‚ Beethoven determinately cultivated his own talents. Beethoven’s contemporaries at the time considered him an arrogant ill-tempered genius. Inspired by his own emotional turmoil he went on to compose the most intense symphonies which sparked the beginning of the Romantic era. His anguish regarding his health and hearing loss caused him deep depression and suicidal thoughts. Deciding that he would somehow overcome his disability and go on living; he channeled his emotions
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