it’s a little chilly outside. It was the 4th or 5th day of 6th grade and today we would choose new instruments for the band. I was considering switching to french horn‚ but my first pick was the tuba. In elementary school we could only play trumpet‚ clarinet‚ or saxophone. When I get out of bed‚ I change and tell my family good morning as I walk into the kitchen‚ my body filling with adrenaline. After I eat my toast I tell my parents goodbye and race to school. The day goes by very fast. First period
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increasing distress of the Russian people at the hands of the invading French. The atmosphere started to be tense when woodwind and brass instruments joined the strings‚ it seemed that the war was declared‚ the Battle of Borodino. The oboe‚ clarinets and flutes had alternate interactions with double basses‚ with a lot of brass instruments and percussions as the support of the piece‚ I could feel that how chaotic the situation in Russia was and how tiring the soldiers were. Houses were destroyed
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Kreuzspiel is a composition written by Karlheinz Stockhausen in 1951 scored for oboe‚ bass clarinet‚ piano and four percussionists. The work starts off with sparse piano and percussion and gradually get thicker. The notes the piano plays are separated by huge distances of more than a few octaves. The interplay between the percussion and the piano continue for some time until the woodwinds enter. The woodwinds continue the same thematic principle that is exemplified in the opening measures with the
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3.1 Introduction – Getting your Stuff Together Composers require a certain degree of research going into any film-scoring project. Once you have convinced the producers that you are the right composer for their project the quest for answers begins. Finding the most suitable way of scoring the film requires input from many layers of the projects creative team. (Wright & Karlin‚ 2004). Knowing the genre‚ the film‚ the artistic and practical possibilities for the film‚ who is involved and to what
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Music has evolved too many different forms that we recognize today. We trace this development throughout time. Beginning in the middle ages‚ we have seen advancement from the Gregorian chant all the way to the Jazz of the 20th century. The current events‚ politics‚ religion‚ technology and composers can shape musical eras during time. Here I will look at the middle ages‚ renaissance‚ baroque‚ classical‚ romantic and twentieth century periods. I hope that a better understanding can be reached
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violino‚ is derived from the word viola‚ although no one knows who invented it or when it was invented. To answer anyone’s question on what exactly a viola is‚ a viola is the alto in the violin family‚ which evolved from the viol‚ an instrument with many strings that is bowed and held across the knees. They used to be called the "alto-tenor" violin. The viola we know today is the result of the gradual merging
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accompanimental material within each section to generate the most impact over the course of the symphony. The first movement naturally bears the first examples of that practice. After giving the theme a rather loud introduction with strings and (curiously) clarinet in the opening measures‚ the string section bounces the repeated section from violin to viola to violin and so on (mm. 6 – 17) before including the entire orchestra in a harmonized statement of the theme which is itself incased in a macro series
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of film that exceeded the characteristics of a sci-fi film. Before this time‚ sci-fi films generally featured atonal and 12-tone techniques to compliment what may represent the sound of the future. Horns played without mouthpieces and key taps on clarinets were typical sounds used for this type of film. Music that sounded mysterious and dissonant was accepted by a large viewing audience. However‚ Lucas’s idea was to bridge the classical romantic dialect with his new movie. In fact‚ Lucas had written
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After about half of the piece‚ the tempo slows dramatically‚ the volume dropping with it‚ as the bass clarinet becomes the only bass line‚ and the clarinets play a calm‚ soothing version of the main melody that is heard throughout the piece. Another quarter of the piece goes by before the tempo resumes its earlier speed‚ returning to its previously tumultuous levels. Close to the
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activity has shown me success that I hope to duplicate college and beyond. Wanting to succeed has never been an issue. When I recall my first band audition‚ which was a disgrace‚ I pushed myself to become a better clarinet player. I came from last chair out of thirty clarinet players my freshman year to second chair my senior year‚ and I still thrive to master my instrument past high school. My untiring involvement in Med Club has also provided me many experiences that changed my prospective
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