On February 10th I watched the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Fourth and Fifth symphonies at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Even though the musicians were in Michigan‚ I had the full experience right inside my dorm room. The webcast was a really interesting experience that I enjoyed. I think I may have even appreciated it more than the real thing. Although you cannot replace getting dressed up and going to a concert‚ I liked this webcast because the different camera angles provided
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Bluebells of Scotland “Bluebells of Scotland” is a piece written and composed in the late romantic era around 1899 by Arthur Pryor. The piece was composed from a traditional Scottish folk song for the trombone and orchestral accompaniment. In the late 1800s the trombone was not viewed as an instrument that could perform particularly difficult pieces. Compelled by society’s negative opinion of the trombone‚ Pryor composed “Bluebells of Scotland” in order to display the capabilities of the trombone
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Review on Brahms’s Third Symphony Symphony No.3‚ Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Op.90‚ F Major Allegro con brio Andante Poco allegretto allegro Brahms was at the zenith of his powers when he wrote the third Symphony. He finished it during the summer of 1883‚ in Wiesbaden‚ whence in early May‚ soon after his fiftieth birthday. We can picture Brahms that summer‚ in the very prime of his life‚ his great intellectual and emotional powers fully developed
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BEETHOVEN CONCERTS The “Pastorale” Symphony and the “Emperor” Piano Concerto‚ one named by Ludwig van Beethoven and the other by a friend‚ are splendid examples of Beethoven’s musical acumen. These pieces are more formally known as Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 and Piano Concerto No. 5. This concert report will cover both pieces and will contain my impressions of each piece. Symphony No. 6 “Pastorale” was performed by the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen‚ and was conducted by Paavo Jarvi
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Tafimul Tasif British Literature: Romanticism to Present Professor Duncan Hasell May 4‚2017 The Clockwork for Free Will The best of literacy helps you to think about profound ideas that you haven’t thought of previously‚ instead of giving you a direct answer. It guides the individual to form their own individual opinion on a subject at hand. Where the individual will learn how to explore their mind is somewhere that break the norm. To able to start comprehending‚ get rid of the notion of a bright
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Beethoven’s number 7 in A major‚ Op. 92‚ is a piece of music composed by Ludwig van Beethoven amid 1811 and 1812. The second of the symphony’s four movements‚ the Allegretto‚ became popular and had to be supported. The 7th symphony’s premiere concert was performed to raise funds for injured soldiers in the Hanau battle. It is recorded as one of Beethoven’s most successful concerts. This performance was done by Supanee Sonchaiwanich who played the cello and Usa Napawan at the piano. The concert starts
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Introduction With a strong preference for Classical music styles‚ I chose Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2‚ more specifically the first movement Adagio molto of the symphony‚ from the Internet sources to listen to. Performed by a skilled orchestra‚ the symphony impressed me and completely absorbed me into a “conversation” with the composer. In fact‚ in addition to acoustically enjoying the rhyme and rhythm of the music piece‚ I could also catch a glimpse of the emotions and motives which the genius composer
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Of Studies: Bacon‚ Francis. Bacon’s “Of Studies” is not written like the typical essay you find today. We are taught that an essay must have an introduction paragraph‚ body paragraphs‚ and a conclusion paragraph‚ but Of Studies has only one. Instead we find a variety of statements about how studies can be used. The first thing he argues is that “Studies serve for delight‚ for ornament‚ and for ability.”‚ and then gives an explanation for each one. There is also quite a bit of parallelism in the
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Robert Falcon Scott was born on 6 June 1868 in Devonport. He became a naval cadet at the age of 13 and served on a number of Royal Navy ships in the 1880s and 1890s. He attracted the notice of the Royal Geographical Society‚ which appointed him to command the National Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1904. The expedition - which included Ernest Shackleton - reached further south than anyone before them and Scott returned to Britain a national hero. He had caught Captain Robert Falcon Scott in
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conducting in a few minutes. It is the other parts of conducting that take a lifetime to learn. Maxwell begins this chapter with a fascinating story about the South Pole explorations of two groups‚ one lead by Roald Amundsen and the other lead by Robert Falcon Scott. Amundsen spent months preparing and studying effective methods of travel in the Arctic while Scott did not invest his time in planning their navigation. Amundsen planned carefully their trip‚ he studied the methods of the Eskimos and other
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