Nischal Shrestha Perspectives in Music: Music 204 Concert Critique 2 Double Reed Recital November 21‚ 2014 It was Monday‚ November 17 cold and snowy outside Ophelia Paris Concert Hall‚ Truman State University but inside it was all warmth and light as Elaine AuBuchon started the Double Reed Recital. Having not been to any actual classical music concert‚ I was excited to hear the talent that we have in our campus. I took it upon myself to go with an open mind‚ without having any previous predispositions
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Comparison Between Piano Concert by Barbara Wieman and Sacramento Chamber Orchestra February 20‚ 1997 William Strang On Feb 20‚1997‚ I attended a piano concert that was performed by Barbara Wieman. The performance was held at the American River College Music Department choir room. The choir room holds about 100 people and every seat was taken and students were seated on the floor. The audience was dressed casual as everyone was students trying to do their concert papers. Barbara Weiman
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Mendelssohn Concerto in E Minor: A Staple of the Violin Repertoire “I would like to compose a violin concerto for next winter. One in E minor keeps running through my head‚ and the opening gives me no peace‚” German composer Felix Mendelssohn wrote to his friend‚ violinist Ferdinand David‚ in 1838. Mendelssohn would seek to collaborate on his last orchestral work with David‚ revising it painstakingly until its premiere in Leipzig in 1845. The first movement of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 The composer of this song is Johann Sebastian Bach (J.S. Bach). He was born on March 12‚ 1685 in Eisenach‚ Saxe-Eisenach‚ Germany. His first experience with a musical instrument is when his uncle‚ Johann Cristoph Bach (1645-1693)‚ introduced him to his first organ. He learned how to play the organ. His mother died in 1694 and his father died 8 months later. He was ten when this happened so he moved in with his eldest brother‚ Johann Cristoph Bach (1671–1721)‚ who was
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Music 105 March 7‚ 2012 Music Final Paper #2 DuPage Community Concert Band Concert Report On March 4‚ 2012‚ the DuPage Community Concert Band performed American Titled Songs at the College of DuPage. They performed a total of seven songs. I really enjoyed this concert. It featured many instruments like the trumpet‚ tuba and trombone. It was different from the concert I attended for my first concert report because it did not feature any stringed instruments. Something I found very different
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No. 1 in D‚ "Titan‚" written by Gustav Mahler. The concert was held in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra Center downtown on September 24‚ 2009. The conductor of this performance was named Jaap van Zweden‚ and the first part of the show featured a cello soloist named Nina Kotova. Although this was my first experience going to a symphony performance‚ overall I found the concert to be surprisingly entertaining and enjoyable. As I entered the concert hall I was overwhelmed by how large the building was
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major In my introduction to music class we were assigned to listen and evaluate a particular piece of music in order to reflect on our unique individuality. For my project I chose Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 and his work of the piano concerto No. 23 in A Major specifically the second movement that was created in 1786. In addition to listening‚ the piece must be broken down and organized into themes or motives. By the end of the project we should be able
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write a new work‚ one which gives him the necessary stimulus & drive to break his six year silence. The year is 19 OVERVIEW The concerto has several notable aspects‚ which the composer himself declared. He called it ‘symphony-like’ and indeed it is a genuinely symphonic composition in its large scale and unity. Bartok admits that the use of the title ‘concerto’ for orchestra reflects the virtuosic nature of the orchestral writing in which nearly all of the players become soloists. He also confirms
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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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Personal Cultural Narrative Essay Background Information This essay examines my aesthetic cultural background and main influences throughout my life. I was born in Istanbul which is the capital city of Turkey; however‚ my father and mother were born in Konya. Turkey has played a major role in the history of the world. In regard to the fact that Turkey is an Islam country‚ Turkey’s importance in the world is really high. The main underlying reason for that is because Turkey is the only country
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