to first violin and before long‚ he was invited to join Pete Saez’ band and perform in one engagement after another. He was happy to earn money through his own skill‚ although it was with utter bitterness that he had to endure rehearsals despite the outward disapproval of his aunt against his chosen field. She thought musicians are no better than dogs scurrying to get their mouths on food scraps in trash bins. But he didn’t mind‚ thinking that the money he’ll earn from playing the violin will allow
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The first piece performed was the Violin Concerto in D major‚ Op. 35‚ by Piotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky‚ with the famous violinist Midori as the featured soloist. The piece was divided into three movements‚ the first being Allegro moderato. The Concerto opened with the orchestra playing a crescendo until the appearance of the soloist‚ who presented the principle themes. From this point‚ the texture varied between the monophony of the solo violin and the homophony heard from the full orchestra
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Maroon curtains were drawn on the play’s performance. People stood up and clapped their hands‚ for what they assumed to have been a brilliant performance of the high school students. The dimly lit auditorium was flooded with color when the lights flickered back on. Everyone‚ except for me‚ started to stretch and mingle about the room. Some people went to the refreshment stand or to the washroom during the intermission. Conversations started to ignite as well as ringing phones made the place feel
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worried about not being able to understand the musical techniques being used. I was struggling on taking notes because I did not know what to take notes on. As the performance went on I felt relieved because I was enjoying the performance especially the violin soloists which were playing in a fast tempo. I started to feel more comfortable afterwards during the intermission because everyone seemed to be
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accompanying poems that were based off of the seasons. “La Primavera” or “Spring” is a violin concerto composed by Antonio Vivaldi and consist of three movements meant to express the season of spring. Vivaldi captures the effervescent feeling of spring by using symbolization to convey images representative of the season. The instrumentation for this piece incorporates a solo violinist with a string orchestral accompaniment (violin‚ viola‚ cello‚ bass‚ and harpsichord). The conductor for this piece is Kenneth
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One Family might change the way of playing violin in the United States. Markov family‚ a Russian musician family‚ emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1976 to United States. Albert Markov‚ the father‚ is a violin player and teacher. The mother is violin player in New York City Opera (1982). In addition‚ their son Alexander Markov is extraordinary violin soloist‚ who won the Paganini international violin competition in 1981. They lived in the Soviet Union which had Communist Party government and the
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to play the violin in a summer‚ when my classmates had been playing for at least two years? I played softly‚ cringing at the scratchy squeaks my violin emitted and wondering what I could possibly be doing in a room filled with sixth graders who‚ to me‚ seemed better than any Carnegie Hall performer. Six years ago‚ I was an intimidated beginner violinist‚ surrounded by peers who could read music‚ which to me‚ was an impossible feat. I never thought that I would continue playing the violin‚ for I was
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She suggests this idea in the sentences that open the poem: "First fight. Then fiddle." One must fight before fiddling. Playing the violin wouldn’t be a pleasure if an enemy was threatening one ’s safety. And also‚ fighting the war might eventually secure a safe place to pursue the pleasures of music if one wins. One has to "civilize a space wherein to play your violin with grace." The author seems to be using this playing as an image for art in general‚ as her more expansive references to "beauty"
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mechanical improvements were being made to the instruments of the past which developed into the instruments that most of us are familiar with today. Originally‚ the main string instruments were of the viol family; however‚ the violin family began to replace them. Even though the violin family began to replace the viol family‚ the bass viol‚ more commonly known as the contrabass or double bass‚ was still used. Throughout this time period‚ the cores of the ensembles were string orchestras(5)‚ orchestras consisting
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Shostakovich Piano Trio No.2 mov.1 Analysis The Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor‚ for violin‚ cello and piano‚ Op. 67‚ with four movements‚ by Dmitri Shostakovich was written in 1944‚ in the midst of World War II. The work received its premiere in Leningrad on 14 November 1944. After 1936‚ Shostakovich separated his compositions to two parallel sections‚ one for public consumptions‚ the other one for personal expressions. Therefore‚ Shostakovich’s chamber music probably constitutes the most complete
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