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    Dear Mr. Arrayan Last weekend my Fine Arts class attended the Oregon Symphony’s presentation of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The piece was monumental and included a tribute to the recently departed conductor James DePreist. The symphony played one of his favorites‚ “Adagietto” from Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony‚ and Benjamin Britten’s “Ballad of Heroes”. The piece from Gustav Mahler was very dynamic and only included a timbre of string instruments that were well blended. The piece included very

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    Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony is arguably one of his greatest and most popular symphonies. As Beethoven’s last symphony‚ the Ninth contains many great musical ideas that takes the symphony to new levels while ensuring that its structure meets the traditional expectations of the symphony. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony represents the culmination of the Viennese Classical tradition through its increased emphasis on musical space‚ alteration in the ordering of the scherzo and slow movement‚ and the presence

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    symphony number 94

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    Throughout this paper I will be analyzing the “Symphony No. 94 in G Major” composed by one of the best composers of the classical period joseph haydn. i watched the event on youtube.com‚ this musical event took place in copley symphony hall on june 5 2011. the copley music hall was established in 1929 but at that it was called the “fox theatre movie palace‚ but later on it became under the property of the san diego symphony‚ this acquisition took place in 1984‚ they renovated the hall dramatically

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    Beethoven's Sixth Symphony

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    Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony “He (Beethoven) was a pivotal figure in the transition from 18th century musical classicism to 19th century romanticism‚ and his influence on subsequent generations of composers was profound” Kerman and Tyson. Beethoven’s sixth symphony (also known as the pastoral symphony) has qualities of both the classical and romantic periods and illustrates Beethoven’s revolutionary ideas as well as highlights his classical influences. The programmatic nature of the piece is the dominant

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    3rd the Toronto Symphony Orchestra preformed at the Roy Thompson Hall. This concert highlighted the brass section in the orchestra and even included the world famous tuba soloist‚ Øystein Baadsvik from Norway. He is the only tuba virtuoso to make a career out of being a tuba soloist. The conductor for this performance was Sameer Patel‚ who is known as one of America’s best young conductors. Sameer Patel is newly appointed the position of assistant conductor for the San Diego Symphony and has had previous

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    "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" asked Michael Tilson Thomas. It’s an older gag but the conductor had a fresh answer: "Upload‚ upload‚ upload." After months of virtual auditions via webcams across the world‚ the YouTube Symphony Orchestra had its first performance at Carnegie Hall in New York. Michael Tilson Thomas was the maestro of proceedings‚ curating a global tour of classical music through the ages‚ from Gabrieli and Bach to Dvorak‚ Brahms‚ Villa-Lobos and Lou Harrison. Months of interactive

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    Beethoven Symphony 5

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    Concert Review Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. Five Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. five concert was held in Vienna’s Musikverein Golden Hall in 1970. The concert lasted roughly forty minutes. Beethoven’s symphony No. 5 in C minor was composed by Beethoven himself and conducted‚ in this case‚ by Leonard Bernstein. The piece of work was performed by the extremely talented Vienna Philharmonic and consisted of four movements – Allegro con brio‚ Andante con moto‚ Scherzo Allegro and Allegro. This

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    musical performance “Harp Magic” by the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra at the Michigan Theater and the performance of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at Hill Auditorium. Though the two orchestras‚ repertories‚ and venues were all different‚ experiencing the two performances in the same month allowed me to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the role that symphony orchestras play in today’s society. By attending live performances of symphony orchestras in Ann Arbor‚ one can become engaged

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    Erin R Eddins Mozart Symphonies 39‚ 40‚ 41 Performed by The Berlin Philharmonic‚ conducted by Sir Simon Rattle My first impressions of the conductor held fairly true throughout the performance. Sir Simon Rattle is perhaps the most enigmatic master of the baton I have had the pleasure of watching. This is quite an 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

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    First Symphony Mahler

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    The melodies written for the second and fourth songs in Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen became the basis for themes Mahler later used in his First Symphony‚ composed during his time as the conductor of the Leipzig Opera in Germany. The original piece premiered in Budapest with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra‚ conducted by Mahler himself‚ and was received very negatively overall. In fact‚ an additional movement titled “Blumine‚” the original second movement of the piece‚ received so much harsh

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