History of Jazz Midterm 1.) Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington was an American jazz composer‚ pianist‚ and bandleader who has been one of the most influential musicians in jazz. The Duke has released countless albums and songs‚ but not many know of his triumph as a musical theatre composer. Duke Ellington’s 1941 Jump For Joy was the first theatre show to openly discard the African- American stereotypes which prevailed in the arts at the time. In fact Jump for Joy openly discussed these stereotypes
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Op. 35‚ the Serenade for Strings in C Major‚ Op. 48‚ and the Capriccio Italien‚ Op. 45. Geoffrey Simon conducted and William Barbini appeared as concertmaster and soloist. Although I was impressed by the whole concert‚ the second half made a more lasting impression on me. The concert opened with the Festival Overture. This piece began quietly. As the string instruments plucked in unison‚ the brass instruments entered with a slow melody. The mood became more dramatic as it progressed. The pace
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Music 110 Concert Report 18 Nov. 2010 Nov. 18: Strauss and Brahms Intro The concert that I attended at Yale University on November eighteenth was called Symphonie Fantastique. During the concert‚ the band played Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4‚ William Tell Overture‚ and Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique. The music was excellent and played with much expertise. Each piece was performed well. I enjoyed listening to the extravagant music with very few mistakes. Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 4
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Report Jazz Guitar and all about it Intro Jazz guitar term can mean two things: either it’s a type of guitar or a style of playing the guitar. Jazz guitar made an appearance in Jazz in around 1930’s. Due to its predecessor a.k.a. acoustic guitar being too quiet‚ musicians had it hooked up to amplifiers and that’s how the electric guitar was born. Ever since‚ electric guitar has been the standard of guitars in Jazz and it eventually went on revolutionizing the music industry and making it the corner
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and Rebellion. Those were my low expectations of the heavy metal rock concert that took place on 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley‚ California. Due to my lack of knowledge with attending Rock Concerts‚ (mind you this was my first-ever concert in general)‚ my expectations of the concert were based off of stereotypes and television shows that I scrutinized and judged when I was in elementary school. However‚ my thoughts about the concert‚ the people that I was going to encounter‚ and the venue scene were
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Alex Lee 5/8/14 Smith Concert Report On August 31‚ 2013 from 2:00 - 4:00 PM‚ I attended my very first live concert at the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. Unlike most performers‚ the performer I watched actually doesn’t exist‚ confusing right? The performer I watched was Hatsune Miku. She is a humanoid persona voiced by a singing synthesizer application called Vocaloid (Vocal‚ Humanoid)‚ Hatsune Miku was developed by Cypton Future Media. The developers of Hatsune Miku commemorate her 7th
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Concert name: Albert Au 35TH Anniversary Concert Date and Time: April 27‚ 2012 (Fri)‚8:00pm -11:45pm Place: yuanze For this concert report I chose to go to a performance of student composers held at YUANZE UNIVERSITY auditorium in building 6. I chose this one because I wanted to see some of the talent that my peers have in the music realm‚ and also it was one of the only concerts I have been able to attend because of religious restrictions. It was impressive to hear pieces composed by
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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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offer reasonable prices and deliver top quality papers on virtually any topic. Our service is available 24/7. Be sure that we are reliable and consistent. Order your custom term paper for only $12.95 a page! Concert Report This past Sunday I attended one of many classical concerts that the Lake San Marcos Chamber Music Society (L.S.M.C.M.S.) hosts. The one I sat in on was their season opener at the San Dieguito United Methodist Church. It featured Michele Zukovsky (clarinet)‚ Daniel Rothmuller
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Concert Report On Saturday‚ April 24‚ 2010‚ Stony brook University department of music organized a concert conducted by Rossen Millanov. I enjoyed the beautiful and harmonious orchestra and learned a lot as follows. Rainbow Body was composed by Christopher Theofanidis‚ an American composer who teaches at Yale University music department. This orchestral work was created in April‚ 2000 and won the British Masterprize competition in 2003. This chapter is made of major key melodies and performed
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