Anne Mette Iversen‚ a modern bassist‚ composer‚ and bandleader based in Berlin‚ releases her seventh album on the Brooklyn Jazz Underground label with the suggestive title Round Trip. This idea of leaving and return to the same point is scattered throughout the eight original compositions whose exciting arrangements and interplay won me over. Most of the tunes on the recording thrive with a groovy‚ pulsing rhythm that feels contemporarily urban and provocative to the ear‚ gaining even more emphasis
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Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21‚ 1635 in Eisenach‚ Thuringia‚ Germany. At a young age‚ his father‚ Johann Ambrosius‚ taught Bach how to play violin‚ considering he was the town musician in Eisenach. He attended a school with religious instruction and studied Latin. Lutheran faith later influenced his music. After the death of both of his parents‚ he became an orphan at the age of ten. Luckily he was taken in by his older brother Johann Christoph. Living with his brother‚ he was enrolled
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Ever since 2013‚ Frank Sinatra has been the artist that most interests me. As one of the most influential artist of the twentieth century‚ Sinatra started singing professional only in his teens. After his first performance with a hometown band; in an audition‚ which they passed. Sinatra quickly outshone his fellow bandmates and became the lead singer. However‚ this was only the start of a long rather fulfilling career in music. Even in the afterlife‚ he was acclaimed to be “the greatest singer of
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What are your impressions of Beethoven as a person? Was he a product of his times‚ a great artist‚ or a deeply troubled and conflicted individual—or all three? Support your response with specific allusions to his life and music. Clearly evident throughout his life Beethoven was not only the product of his times but also a great artist and a deeply troubled and conflicted man. Encouraged to achieve child prodigy status‚ from a very early age Beethoven felt an immense amount of pressure to succeed
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed this symphonic poem in a mere 3 weeks. Under the suggestion of the music critic‚ Henry Laroche‚ Tchaikovsky created this symphonic work on the most famous incident in Dante’s Divine Comedy – the tragedy of Francesca and Paolo. Tchaikovsky dubbed this piece as a “symphonic fantasy.” On a letter to his brother‚ he wrote‚ “I have worked on it con amore‚ and I believe my love has been successful.” It was indeed an instant sensation. The symphonic fantasy premiered in
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This movement is called ’Introduzione.’ It is based on the key of F minor and in sonata form. It begins with an ’andante non troppo’ section and moves into ’allegro vivace.’ Within the movement‚ evidence of Bartok’s organisational compositional approach can be seen in the precise timings given for each section and his organic approach can be seen in the natural growth of his ideas. This style has been influenced by classical and baroque concerto forms‚ with it’s slow introduction and elements of
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In his compositions‚ Shostakovich has long been hailed as a brilliant innovator with complex melodies‚ counterpoint‚ and tonality. Any one of his works can range from aggressive dissonance to subtle complexity. The score for The Nose is no exception. The melodies and orchestral accompaniment are‚ for the most part‚ very dissonant but when they do enter into the realm of consonance‚ even if it’s only very briefly‚ it creates a striking and noticeable contrast. Underpinning these contrasting elements
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Madison Pender Hour 2 Senior Listening Loua Vang Violin Sonata No. 9‚ “Kreutzer” By: Beethoven Loua chose this piece since he found it on Youtube late at night and it caught his attention. He likes the sudden bursts of joy‚ anger‚ and the passion of this piece. Which these attitudes explain his passion for the piece. The beginning starts with a violin. There are many sforzandos with the eighth notes and whole notes. The tempo is moderato as the piano plays a couple measures of staccato quarter
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First Selection: Symohony No. 40 in G minor‚ K. 500‚ first movement- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) First Heading: Strong‚ Exciting‚ Completive Second Heading: The composer created this piece for public concert. I can picture myself at a concert listening to this centerpiece. It is a very exciting piece to me. Third Heading: Violins are being played to start off the music that makes a G-minor sound. Harmony is repeated due to the loudness of the orchestra. The dynamic start off loud then
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Yiyi (Ricci) Wang Dr. Ester Sheinberg MUNM 276G Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra Concert Report Friday night‚ Oct 3‚ at Lied Center‚ a fantastic concert featured by Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra performed here. It was the best concert I have ever listened to before because of its special performing style. I discovered that performers who played the strings‚ adjusted the tones of their instruments carefully before the concert began. After short opening words by the host‚ two speakers‚ and the conductor
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