all students from La Conservatoire de Musique de Montreal. The compositions presented were three pieces by Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F major for ‘Cello and Piano‚ Op. 99‚ Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano‚ Op. 120 No. 1‚ and Trio in A minor for Clarinet‚ ‘Cello and Piano‚ Op. 114. The performance of Sonata in F major for ‘Cello and Piano‚ Op. 99 Allegro Vivace was truly an amazing experience and was my favorite piece of the concert. The piece started out fortissimo: violent and frantic. Within
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featured Michele Zukovsky (clarinet)‚ Daniel Rothmuller (慶ello)‚ and Joanne Pearce Martin (piano) as they performed an all-Brahms program. The musicians presented three pieces by Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F major for 慍ello and Piano‚ Op. 99‚ Sonata in F minor for Clarinet and Piano‚ Op. 120 No. 1‚ and Trio in A minor for Clarinet‚ 慍ello and Piano‚ Op. 114. The performance of Sonata in F major for 慍ello and Piano‚ Op. 99 Allegro vivace was truly an amazing experience and was my favorite piece of the
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Quartet”. While spending most of his career as a court musician for a wealthy family‚ he also made important contributions to the development of “piano trio” and evolution of “ sonata form”. In his 77 years‚ he became one of the most celebrated composers in Europe. In this paper‚ the main
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pianist alone as a solo‚ Mr. Robert Levin. The program’s title was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart‚ Chaconne from Idomeneo. The first piece was Concerto No. 24 in C minor for Piano and Orchestra‚ K. 491‚ Allegro‚ Larghetto‚ and Allegretto. The second piece was Symphony No. 36 in C major‚ K.425‚ "Linz"‚ Adagio-Allegro spiritoso‚ Andante‚ Menuetto-Trio‚ and Presto. This concert was unique in that the focus seemed to be as much on the instruments as in the music itself. As the pianist and conductor expressed the
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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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1989‚ the city of Berlin got to enjoy a concert for the ages: the "Ode to Freedom‚". A composite event‚ covering centuries worth of work by the composers Schiller‚ Beethoven - and Leonard Bernstein. The purpose of the concert was to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall in a way that would be remembered forever. Bernstein had the soloists and chorus sing in the final movement of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that truly symbolized freedom‚ as a gift from the gods to the Germans. Not only the Bavarian Radio
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MUS 100 FINAL STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 17: - Fortepiano: early piano‚ named for its range of dynamic levels; it was smaller and less sonorous than the modern instrument. - Classical style: restrained‚ objective style of art. Classical refers to Western music characteristic of the period from 1750-1825. Composers: - Mozart: Invested much of his music with a degree of emotion expression unusual for his time. Never allowed emotion to dominate his art. - Haydn: Wrote pleasant‚ good-natured music throughout
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3. How is the melody of the second subject different from the first? The first movement opens quietly with lyrical cello theme over piano accompaniment which is followed by a series of elaborate transformations. The second movement is labeled Dumka which is a form that Dvořák famously used in his Dumky piano trio and features a melancholy theme on the piano separated by fast‚ happy interludes 4. Why do composers often use exposition repeats? Exposition Repeats to help the audience familiarize
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Interview: Marin Alsop‚ music director of the Bournemouth Symphony‚ discusses the power in music and the power in the position of conductor October 7‚ 2003 BOB EDWARDS‚ host: Voters in California today decide who will be governor of the most populous state in the nation. There may be a shift in power from a Democrat to a Republican; maybe not. This month‚ NPR special correspondent Susan Stamberg explores the idea of power--what it is‚ how it’s used and what happens when it’s gone. Today‚ her
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Have you ever wondered why Roman and Greek religion is so similar? Early Rome was very close to the Greeks and the Etruscans‚ two very powerful and intelligent empires. Both of those empires were flowing with culture‚ and when Rome came into contact with Greece around 700 BCE Rome adopted many Greek ideas. Many religions are passed down from culture to culture‚ civilization to civilization. For example‚ Greek religion was founded upon Mycenaean gods and mythology. Did Greek religion influence Roman
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